San Lorenzo Ruiz Senior High School

Kaalinsabay Rd.Manggahan, Pasig City

Foreseen Accounting Skills of ABM Students and its Relationship Towards Their
College Preparedness
Labuin Jose¹, Eguia, Erich Matt², Bejo Victoria³, Dela Cruz, Edmer⁴, Suhud, Shermin⁵, Martin,
Audrey⁶, Cruz, Randlyn⁷, Tabique, Airen⁸, Pacapac Marc Dhel⁹
Corresponding Author: Airen Tabique @[email protected]

INTRODUCTION the academic requirement to finish the Kto12

Curriculum in Basic Education.
Background of the Study
The foreseen accounting skills of ABM Students Based on the findings of this study, these are the
and its relationship in college preparedness are not conclusions drawn. The topmost problems hamper
well understood in the previous study. Thus, the the required skills to complete the accounting
study seeks to determine the different foreseen cycle originated from weak areas following the
accounting skills of ABM Students, measure the Transaction Analysis and Journalizing Entries,
level of their college preparedness by measuring which may not guarantee the whole Accounting
their GWA in Specialized subjects in ABM, and to Cycle's accuracy .If the Accounting teacher can
know if is they any relationship between the successfully transfer the Transaction Analysis and
foreseen accounting skills of ABM Students and Journalizing Entries' skills and competencies, it
their level of college preparedness. could warrant successful learning every day.
(Narciso M. 2020)
Accounting Skills are one of the factors that an
ABM or Accountancy, Business and Management Work immersion will assist learners in developing
student should possess. However, it is not life and career skills and will equip them to make
determined if there is a relationship between postsecondary education or employment decisions.
accounting skills of ABM Students and their level DepEd expects that by forming partnerships, the
of College Preparedness. (Bukas team, 2022) Partner Institutions will be able to give learners
identified the five accounting skills learned from with work immersion opportunities, hands-on
ABM subjects, it includes Business experience, and extra learning materials.
communication skills, Financial management,
leadership, Presentation skills and conflict The ABM students have the same level job skills
management. These skills can help to determine which implies that the profile variables of the
the foreseen accounting skills of ABM students trainees have no influence on the work immersion
studying in San Lorenzo Ruiz Senior High School. performance. The school may need to improve the
academic performance of ABM students to reach
Choosing a strand affects the college preparedness an excellent level, and further nurture their skills
of a student. ABM students leads to courses such as future employees. The student trainees may
as Accountancy, Business Administration, strive to improve their work immersion
Financial Management, Legal Management and performance to achieve an outstanding level in
the like. Accounting skills are inherited in ABM terms of personality, work ethics and job skills.
Students which may affect their career path and The partner companies may see to it that both male
level of preparedness in entering college. and female do similar tasks and level of tasks to
eliminate their differences on level of work ethics
Literature Review and personality. They may allow the student
trainees to attend training courses and seminars
This study is anchored to the following studies: given to regular employees about improving work
ethics and personality development. (Alcobendas,
Foreseen Accounting skills of ABM Students J. R. 2022).

This study described the Accounting skills of the

Grade 12 learners under the Accountancy, This study examines perceptions of graduating
Business and Management strand of Don Eulogio students about the skills and attributes they
de Guzman Memo National High School as part of consider important to their career and the emphasis
placed on development of these skills during their
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degree program. The study also examines the skills
and attributes expected by a diverse group of The fact that high school performance is a good
employers and explores gaps between student predictor of college-ready students, the role of
perceptions and employer expectations. high school is indeed very vital in their academic
success. However, it should be a shared
Students are a key stakeholder group when it responsibility of the school and the college. For
comes to examining views about developing skills this, strategies should be utilized while students
and attributes to equip them for a career in the are still in their high school concurrent with the
accounting profession. The findings of this study college preparedness program for first year
reveal that students rated continuous learning as students. This can also be linked to the college
the most important skill to future careers and in website containing the pertinent course
terms of the Jones and Sin (2003) model, were information such as the curriculum guide, college
focused on developing routine technical expertise, preparation checklist, important presentations,
oral and written communication skills, analytical learning activities and evaluation tool that can be
and problem solving skills and appreciative skills used as feedback for the success of the college
including decision making and critical thinking. preparation program. In the teaching and learning,
(Marie H., K. 2008). collaborative learning strategies may be utilized
combining male and female students in a group
work with strong focus on developing writing and
College Preparedness reading skills. The value of academic and
nonacademic advising may also thresh out student
This initially discusses the factors which are well- difficulties. Departmental focus should be on
known to influence accounting performance since providing academic and non-academic
they are used as control variables in this study. organizations for the students to join to improve
Research related to SHSA-like factors, potentially their social preparedness. (Magnaye, R., P. 2020).
related to accounting performance, are more
extensively discussed. Research Gap

This study supports many of the findings of In preparation for the business track students'
researchers regarding factors that affect student readiness to enter the world of college, many
performance in introductory financial accounting studies have explored the factors that contribute to
courses. Math proficiency, student perception of their preparedness. However, there is still a need
teacher effectiveness, English proficiency, high for investigation to determine the most effective
school accounting, and level of effort, in ways and strategies that can enhance the readiness
descending order, positively affect accounting of ABM students for college. This gap can be
performance. Gender, study habits, the amount of addressed by conducting a comprehensive study
study time, and attendance in review classes seem that determines the skills that ABM students' need
to have no effect at all. Using standardized to be college-ready. This could also provide
coefficients, this study shows that the effect of insights into the areas where students need more
math proficiency was so strong that its effect was support and guidance to improve their accounting
almost equal to the combined effect of all the other skills before entering college.
variables found to be significantly related to
accounting performance. (Yu, D. D. 2011). Research Objectives
This research aims to Identify the Foreseen
The current study is deeply rooted on the model of Accounting Skills in ABM Students, measure the
college readiness postulated by Conley & French level of their college preparedness and its
(2014). The model emphasizes on the four key Correlation to their college preparedness.
areas to develop college and career readiness of
the students: key cognitive strategies, key content Research Questions
knowledge, key transition knowledge and skills
and key learning skills and techniques. Each key This study seeks to answer:
has specific constructs that students need to
develop. Van Rooij (2018), emphasizes that 1. What are the different foreseen Accounting
cognitive strategies are the ways of thinking and Skills of ABM Students?
working required in postsecondary learning 2. What is the level of college preparedness of
environment, content knowledge refers to the core ABM students?
subjects’ knowledge and skills, learning skills and 3 Is there any relationship between the different
techniques consist of academic behaviors and foreseen accounting skills of ABM and the level of
beliefs and transition knowledge and skills refer to preparedness in entering college?
the information and skills to start a degree.
Research Hypothesis 12 studying in San Lorenzo Ruiz Senior High
School academic year 2022-2023. This study will
PF: What are the different foreseen Accounting only include the identifying the accounting skills
Skills of ABM Students? of ABM students and its relationship towards their
H: Based on Bukas team, the foreseen accounting level of college preparedness. The study not
skills of ABM students are: business include the effects of accounting skills of ABM
communication skills, financial management, students in their college preparedness.
leadership, presentation skills and conflict
management. METHODOLOGY

PF: What is the level of college preparedness of Research Design

ABM students?
H: ABM students are very prepared in entering A correlational research design looks at
college. relationships between variables and is often used
for observational research without allowing to
PF: Is there any relationship between the different control or manipulate the variables. That is also
foreseen accounting skills of ABM and the level of noteworthy as it identifies and provides insight
preparedness in entering college? into real-life relationships. Hence, a correlational
H: There is a positive relationship between the design was used in the study in order to determine
different foreseen accounting skills of ABM the relationship between the accounting skills of
students and their level of preparedness in entering the ABM strand students and their college
college. readiness to measure and develop the intervention
that links the accounting skills of the ABM
Significance of the Study students to be college ready.

This study will benefit the administrators. It would Participants and Sampling
enable them to find ways and means to improve
the abilities and accounting skills of the ABM The study target population are the ABM students
students that would help them in preparing for officially enrolled in second semester for A.Y.
college. 2022-2023 in San Lorenzo Ruiz Senior High
School consisting of 183 grade 11 and 183 grade
This study will also benefit the teacher. it is the 12 which completes the population of 366 ABM
accounting teacher's goal to help students learn students. The study uses stratified sampling
accounting skills. technique. Using Slovin's formula, the researchers
come up with a sample mean of 192 with 5%
This study will also benefit the students. this is a margin of error. Consists of 2 strata, 96
thorough way to further expand students' respondents are targeted in grade 11 and 96 in
knowledge of accounting skills before entering grade 12 in accordance to Slovin's formula in
college. getting the sample size. The limit of the sampling
technique ensures that the data accumulated will
This study will also benefit the future researchers. not reach saturation and reduce redundancy of the
It would help them to be knowledgeable and aware data to gather accurate information needed for the
of the current problem. This study could also serve study.
as their reference that will give them a start or a
background to learn and do more actions on how Instrument
the accounting skills of ABM students could help
them prepare for college. After an in-depth reading of literature, the
researcher designed a questionaire. The first part
Scope and Delimitation was designed to compromise the profile of the
respondents in the study while the second part
The study will cover the foreseen Accounting encapsulated on the foreseen accounting skills of
Skills of ABM students and determine its ABM students and its relationship towards their
relationship in their level of preparedness of in level of college preparedness. The questionaire
entering college. The study is conducted within was a 4-scale Likert style. The second part was
four months, ranging from March to June. composed of 5 accounting skills, college
preparedness, and the relationship of accounting
skills and college preparedness to see if there is a
The study will be limited to Senior High School significant relationship towards the two variables.
students taking Accountancy, Business and The instrument was adapted from the study, "Self-
Management track from both grade 11 and grade
Perception of ABM Students towards Their Yu, D. D. (2011). How Much Do Study Habits,
Academic, Social and Skills, and Attitudes Affect Student
Emotional College Preparedness" (Magnaye, Performance in Introductory College
2021). Accounting Courses?.
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the number of responses for each item and it was and-Attitudes-in-Yu/
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conducted under the approval of the school and bb5e2
inside the campus. It will be given to the specific
number of ABM students ranging from Grade 11
to Grade 12 an ensure that same questionaire will
be given so that the validity of the study will be
visible. The study utilized the Likert scale to rely
on the level d their College Preparedness,
measures if they have the foreseen accounting
skills of ABM Students and identify a significant
relationship towards the variables to ensure that
the study will gather accurate needed information
in the most efficient way.

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