Abstract
In the rapidly evolving educational landscape, ensuring that students have informed choices to make regarding the future academic and career pathways they would like to pursue is seen as needing utmost importance. As specialized focus areas gain more emphasis in the K-12 curriculum, tools helping students identify their strengths and preferences have gained more prominence. The Technology and Livelihood Education (TLE) Specialization Profiler was created as a tool to assist incoming Grade 9 students in choosing their interest areas under TLE. In this context, this study aims to assess the acceptability level of the profiler, among incoming Grade 9 students during the school year 2024-2025, in a highly urbanized city in the Central Philippines. The profiler aims to help students choose TLE specializations that match their skills, interests, and career goals amid ongoing K–12 reforms. A verified and trustworthy researcher-made instrument was used to collect data from 60 respondents as part of a descriptive research design. Content (Mean- 4.80), language (Mean-4.84), and usability (Mean- 4.82) all gave the profiler good approval ratings. The study revealed no significant difference across various groups, with high levels of acceptability consistently observed regardless of sex, age, teaching experience, or educational attainment. This study recommend the TLE Specialization Profiler be implemented across schools for incoming Grade 9 students, with further research to assess its long-term impact on academic and career decision-making.
Keywords: Technology education, specialization profiler, assessment, vocational guidance