00000namaa22000004a 4500 UP-99804511818667496 Buklod 20230714094406.0 a gr ||| u ta 230714s2020 ph a rm 00| 0|engdd DEDUC rda eng DMLUC LG 995 2020 E33 L33 Lacuesta, Francheska Marie V. author Student engagement, non-cognitive variables, and career choice of grade 12 STEM students Francheska Marie V. Lacuesta ; thesis adviser, Grace S. Koo ; thesis reader, Monalisa T. Sasing ; Maria Vanessa Lusung-Oyzon, member. Quezon City College of Education, University of the Philippines Diliman 2020 156 leaves, 7 unnumbered leaves illustrations (some color) 28 cm. text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Thesis (Master of Arts in Education - Educational Psychology) University of the Philippines Diliman December 2020 Includes bibliographical references (96-102 leaves) When the Department of Education implemented the K-12 curriculum in 2013, many students chose the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) academic strand. However, as observed by the researcher, after two years in senior high school, a number has left STEM strand for varied reasons. The current study sought to determine the (1) main reasons of students for pursuing STEM careers, (2) relationship of the different dimensions of students' engagement in the STEM strand to specific noncognitive variables, and (3) differences between Grade 12 STEM students with and without a firm decision to pursue a STEM career in terms of those different dimensions of students' engagement in the STEM strand, and non-cognitive variables. Data were gathered from 337 Grade 12 STEM students from different private educational institutions in the City of Manila who has shown firm decision to pursue STEM as well as those who have not. Using a questionnaire to measure student engagement and the other non-cognitive variables, the data were analyzed using Pearson r and multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA). Based on the results, there are significant positive relationships within the different dimensions of student engagement, and within non-cognitive variables. Moreover, significant positive relationships also exist between dimensions of student engagement and non-cognitive variables, particularly self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and intent to persist in STEM. There is also sufficient evidence to say that there is a statistically significant difference across the levels of Grade 12 STEM students with and without firm decision to pursue STEM career choices on a linear combination in terms of different dimensions of student engagement and non-cognitive variables mediating career choice. It is, therefore, recommended that to motivate STEM students to stay on course, homeroom and career programs should tap into the students' behavioral and emotional engagement, self-efficacy, and persistence in STEM. Career development Philippines Manila Metropolitan Area. Counseling in secondary education Philippines Manila Metropolitan Area. Vocational guidance Philippines Manila Metropolitan Area. High school seniors Education (Higher) Philippines Manila Metropolitan Area. Koo, Grace S. thesis adviser. Sasing, Monalisa T. critic/reader. Oyzon, Maria Vanessa P. Lusung member. FI UP UPD DEDUC LG 995 2020 E33 L33 Thesis