EFFECTS OF ABSENTEEISM OF BCU SHS STUDENTS

A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of

Baguio Central University

Baguio City

In Partial Fulfillment

of the Requirements of

RESEARCH I

VERLYN KATE PANG-AY

MARY CLAIRE OPLAS

GLENN JOY BUGNAY

DARYL MAE BALABAG

RENZ DANIEL CADIOGAN

YUAN JONAS LUBRIN

May 2018

PRE-ORAL EXAMINATION COMMITTEE

____________________________

Chairperson

____________________________ ____________________________

Member Member

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PANEL OF EXAMINERS

Approved by the Committee on the Final Oral Examination with a grade of ___ on

____________.

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Chairperson

____________________________ ____________________________

Member Member

Accepted and approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements of RESEARCH I.

Comprehensive Examination was taken with a grade of _____ on ____________________.

JEFF C. FELICIANO

Adviser

Noted by:

________________________________________

______________________________

Date: _______________________

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ABSTRACT

Name of Institution Baguio Central University

Address 18, Bonifacio Street, Baguio City

Title “EFFECTS OF ABSENTEEISM”

Researchers VERLYN KATE PANG-AY

MARY CLAIRE OPLAS

GLENN JOY BUGNAY

DARYL MAE BALABAG

RENZ DANIEL CADIOGAN

YUAN JONAS LUBRIN

Adviser JEFF C. FELICIANO

The main purpose of this study was to determine the effects of parenting to students of BCU

SHS. The study was focused on the status of parents’ involvement and its effects to the

academic performance of students in school. Hence, to attain the purpose of this study, the

researchers used the descriptive method of research.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The researchers would like to express their sincerest gratitude and appreciation first and

foremost to the ALMIGHTY FATHER, for the life, wisdom, knowledge, guidance and

unconditional love that He continuously gives to the researchers and their family;

Madam Margarita Cecilda B. Rillera, Baguio Central University President, for continuing the

baton of leadership of managing the university;

Sir Jeff Feliciano, the researchers’ adviser, for having been an instrument in the completion of

this study by patiently guiding and encouraging the researchers;

To the respondents of the study, for their cooperation in accomplishing the questionnaire given

to them by the researchers.

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DEDICATION

This work is dedicated

to our families, friends, classmates, teachers and most especially for the members of the

research.

For their unending encouragements, support and love that they’ve shown upon us.

Verlyn Kate

Mary Claire

Glennjoy

Daryl Mae

Renz Daniel

Yuan Jonas

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

TITLE PAGE

APPROVAL SHEET . . . . . i

PANEL OF EXAMINERS . . . . . ii

ABSTRACT . . . . . iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT . . . . . iv

DEDICATION . . . . . v

TABLE OF CONTENTS . . . . . vi

LIST OF TABLES . . . . . viii

FIGURE USED . . . . . ix

CHAPTERS

1 THE PROBLEM

Background of the Study . . . . . 1

Theoretical Framework . . . . . 2

Paradigm of the Study . . . . . 3

Statement of the Problem . . . . . 3

Scope and Delimitation . . . . . 4

Definition of Terms . . . . . 4

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Significance of the Study . . . . . 4

2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE . . . . 6

3 RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY

Research Design . . . . . 9

Locale and Population of the Study . . . . 9

Data Gathering Tool . . . . . 10

Data Gathering Procedure . . . . . 13

4 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION . . . . . 14

5 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION . . . 19

REFERENCES . . . . . 21

APPENDICES

A Permission to Conduct the Study (Letter). . . . 22

B Survey Questionnaire . . . . . 23

Absenteeism of Students

Introduction (background of the study)

This study moved beyond current research by focusing on student absenteeism at high school

level, with intent to address attendance concerns at an earlier age. By exploring the experiences

of students identified which chronic student absenteeism. The experience of their parents, and

the rule of the school leaders in understanding to such experience. The study opened the door

to contributions towards future attendance practices and policies which should improve student

attendance.

Statement of the Problem and Research Questions

Purpose Statement:

The researchers want to be clarified and know the reasons, outcomes of being absent or the

students’ absenteeism.

The result that can help the school solve or to lessen the problem of absenteeism od students.

Central Question:

1. What is the status of attendance of all grade 11 STEM students?

2. What are the reasons why do students are into absenteeism?

3. What are the effects of absenteeism to a student?

4. How can we lessen the problem of absenteeism?

Theoretical Framework

Theory statement: Expecting theory deals with motivation and management. An employee’s

performance is based on individual factors.

Theory explanation: Expectancy theory purposes an individual will act or behave in a certain

way because they are motivated to select a specific behavior over other behaviors due to what

they expect the result of what selected behavior will be.

INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT

Age Interview To be able to cope up with academic performances

Sex Questionnaires Improve attendance at schoolFamily background SurveyFriends Influence

ABSENTEEISM OF STUDENTS

Limitation

In gathering this data, students who received questionnaires related to their research study

might not read the given questions properly and may lead to an incorrect data. Also, some of

the students in each section that we chose to give out questionnaires might have absent/tardy

students and might not able to take or answer one. In result, it will have an unfair or different

result compared to the other sections that we have selected.

Significance of the Study

Socio-economic significance-In this research, the study tends to know the reason and the

solutions that can be possibly applied to avoid students from having too many absences

Students-will help them avoid having absences that may or might affect their school or

academic performances.

Teachers-will help them know the ways on how to encourage and motivate students to attend

their classes.

Parents-will help them to not be disappointed on their on child or ward’s grade and performance

Scope and Delimitation

This research will be conducted inside the Baguio Central University Senior High School. We

tend to let the Stem 11-A,Stem 11-B and Stem 11-C students to participate and to help us

complete and gather the appropriate data that we need for this study or research.

DATA GATHERING TOOL

The data gathering tool that we are about to use is giving of questionnaires. These

questionnaires contain the different information by which it gives results to the topic knowledge

that helps the respondence to be able to express themselves through it.

DATA GATHERING PROCEDURE

Before the questionnaires be revised and edited, the questionnaires should be checked first by

the proctor. After it was checked, the researchers are now allowed to edit and revise the

questionnaire. After editing and revising, the letter to administer was approved first by the

proctor, the letter for respondents to ask permission should be approved by the school principal.

And after, we are now ready to distribute the questionnaires to those students that will respond

to it.

LOCAL POPULATION OF THE STUDY

The respondents of the study were the Grade 11 STEM learners of Baguio Central University.

Purposeful random sampling was used where there are 3 sections namely STEM A, STEM B,

STEM C. The researchers randomly selected respondents making it 34 learners as shown in

the table below.

SECTION TOTAL POPULATION SAMPLE (20%)

STEM A 45 9

STEM B 37 7

STEM C 30 6

Interview per section

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12

Grand total 34

In addition. We added 12 learners from each section for the interview, as a result, there will be

a grand total of 34 respondents of the study.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY

This chapter includes discussion of the research design, locale and population, data gathering,

data gathering tool, validity and rehabilitee of the research instrument and the statistical

treatment used in the study.

RESEARCH DESIGN

This study aimed to monitor the absenteeism of STEM 11 students at BCU. The researchers will

make use of the survey questionnaire as the research tool to gather the needed data for this

study. The research design used in this study is the descriptive method. The descriptive method

involves the description, recording, analysis, and interpretation of the result of the data

gathered. It often involves some type of comparison or contrast.

Chapter IV

Results and Discussion

This chapter contains the study to examine the direct and indirect relationship between

student school absenteeism, personal factors (academic self-perception, attitudes towards

teachers and school, goal valuation and motivation or self-regulation), family factors (parents’

educational level and income), and academic achievement in structural equation model. 41

senior high school students participated in the study. The findings revealed that student

absenteeism was negatively related to academic self-perception, attitude towards teachers and

school, goal valuation and motivation or self-regulation and academic performance. Results also

revealed that student absenteeism differed in respect to parents’ educational level and income.

Status of G-11 Stem Students Absenteeism in Baguio Central University

Table 1 presents the question for us to be able to monitor the average percentage of the

students for the section of Stem 11 A, B and C, who are always present together with those who

have lots of absences.

1st Qtr2nd Qtr3rd Qtr4th Qtr

Stem A Stem B Stem C

0 0 2

0 0 3

0 0 1

0 0 0

9 17 5

How many times do you get absent in a week?

Once a week

Twice a week

Thrice a week

Four Times a week

Five times a week

Never

As shown in the graph, out of the students who participated in the survey only 9 students

from Stem A never got absent. However, for Stem B there were 17 students who never got

absent in a week. Lastly, for Stem C there were 5 students who never got absent, 2 students

got absent once in a week, 3 students got absent for twice a week, and 1 student got absent

thrice a week.

Table 2 presents the number of those students for the section of Stem 11 A, B and C, who

are always coming late in school. It presents the information of Baguio Central University

students’ number of days late in a week.

How many times do you get late in a week?

Once a week

Twice a week

Thrice a week

Four times a week

Five times a week

Never

1st Qtr2nd Qtr3rd Qtr

Stem A Stem B Stem C

1 1 1

1 0 3

0 1 4

0 0 1

0 1 1

7 14 1

As shown in the graph, out of the students who participated in the survey, from Stem A there

is 1 student who got late one time in a week, 1 student who got late twice a week and 7

students who never got late in a week. However, for Stem B there is 1 student who got late

once in a week, 1 student who got late thrice a week, 1 student who got late five times a week,

and 14 students who never got late in a week. Lastly, for Stem C there is 1 student who got late

once a week, 3 students who got late twice a week, 4 students who got late thrice a week, 1

student for four times a week, 1 student for five times a week, and 1 student who never got late.

Table 3 presents the gathered information of students in Stem A,Stem B,and Stem C

about how many times they cut class in a week which is considered one kind of absenteeism.

How many times do you cut class in a week?

Once a week

Twice a week

Thrice a week

Four Times a week

Five Times a week

Never

1st Qtr2nd Qtr3rd Qtr

As shown in the graph, out of the students who participated in the survey, from Stem A

there are 2 students who cut class once in a week, 1 student who cut class five times in a week

and 6 students who never cut class in a week. However, for Stem B there are 17 students who

never cut class in a week. Lastly, for Stem C there is 1 student who cut class once a week, 3

students who cut class twice a week,1 student five times a week, and 6 students who never cut

class.

Stem A Stem B Stem C

2 0 1

0 0 3

0 0 0

0 0 0

1 0 1

6 17 6

CHAPTER V

1. What is the status of attendance of STEM-11 A

STEM-A

Conclusion- According to STEM-A most of them never get absent and late in a week, and they

never have a cutting class.

Recommendation- Teachers and students should encourage more students to not get absent,

get late and most of all cutting class.

STEM-B

Conclusion- According to our survey to in STEM-11B, most of them never get absent, getting

late nor cutting class.

Recommendation- Teachers and student should motivate their students or classmates to

improve more their attendance.

STEM-C

Conclusion- Based on our survey most student of students of STEM-11C never get absent,

but most of them are getting a 3x late in a week and when it comes to cutting class most of

them answered never.

Recommendation- Teachers and students must motivate their students or classmates who are

coming to school, late to wake up early and come to school on time is possible.

2. What are the reasons why do students are into absenteeism?

STEM-A

Conclusion-According to our survey most of STEM-11A get absent due to laziness and other

students answered due to lack of motivation, sort of medical condition and family issues.

Recommendation-Teachers and students most motivate or encourage students or classmates

to improve their attendance, and share some experience to relate to them and also give them

lessons.

STEM-B

Conclusion-Based on our survey most of them get absent 1st due to laziness and some sort of

medical condition. Secondly they said that they have family issues and lastly lack of motivation

and others.

STEM-C

Conclusion-According to our survey most of them are lazy and other reasons are due to lack of

motivation and some sort of medical condition.

3. What are the effects of absenteeism to a student?

STEM-A

Conclusion-According to STEM-11A the effects of absenteeism most of them answered that,

they will miss a lot of activities and less of them answered that it will make them hard to cope up

with our lesson and lack of knowledge.

STEM-B

Conclusion-Based on our research most of STEM-11B answered that they will miss a lot of

activities and it will make it harder for them to cope up with our lessons, and less of them

answered lack of knowledge and other might judge you.

STEM-C

Conclusion-According to our survey most of STEM-11B answers that they will miss a lot of

activities and less of them answered that it will be harder for them to cope up with their lessons.

Recommendation-Teachers should give an extra attention to the pupils who are always getting

absent, late and cutting classes.

4. How can we lessen the problem of absenteeism?

STEM-A

Conclusion-According to our surveys STEM-11A they can lessen the problem of absenteeism

through to motivation of their classmates and also there should be a parent and student

counseling if necessary and to learn to be more studios.

STEM-B

Conclusion-According to STEM-11B they can lessen the problem of absenteeism through

motivation the students and parent and student counseling. Less of them answered learn to be

more studios.

STEM-C

Conclusion-According to STEM-11C they can lessen the problem of absenteeism through

motivate the student and learn to be more studios. Less of them answered parent and student

counseling

Recommendation- Teacher’s should help their student to motivate those other students who

are getting absent in an often times.

REFERENCES

https://www.childresearch.au.dk/en/school-a-literature-review

@2018 Indiana Department of Education

https://www.doe.In.gov/student-services/attendance/contributing-factors-absenteeism

Absenteeism:A review of the literature and school Physchology’s Role

Name (optional):________________________ Grade Level: __________

Age: ____ Section: ___________

Gender: _____________

ABSENTEEISM OF BAGUIO CENTRAL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

q1. What is the status of attendance of

• STEM 11-A-

• STEM 11-B-

• STEM 11-C-Baguio Central University?

PLEASE PUT A CHECK ON THE BLANK PROVIDED FOR EACH CHOICES

1.a) How many times do you get absent in a

week?1x___ 2x___ 3x___ 4x___ 5x___

Never___

b) How many times do you get late in a week?

1x___ 2x___ 3x___ 4x___ 5x___

Never___

c) How many times do you cut class in a week?

1x___ 2x___ 3x___ 4x___ 5x___

Never___

2.a) What are the reasons why you get

absent?___Laziness___Lack of motivation___Medical condition___Family issues___Others(Please specify)

_____________

b) What are the reasons why you get late?___Late wake up time

___Personal issues___Poor time management___laziness___Others(Please specify) _____________

c) What are the reasons why you cut class?

___Boredom___Influence of peers___Emergency___For vices___Others(Please specify) _____________

3.a) How can absenteeism affect as a

student?___It will make it harder for you to keep up___Lack of knowledge___You will miss a lot of activities___Others might judge you___Others(Please specify) _____________

b) How can tardiness affect you as a student?

___Others might lose respect towards you___Will miss subject/s or activities___You will be less organized/prepared for the current subject___It can lead to disappointments___Others(Please specify) _____________

c) How can skipping class affect you as a student?

___You might feel being left out___You can quickly fall behind from your other classmates academically___You might miss a lot of school activities and can end up dropping out of school___Lack of information about the missed subjects

The questions and answers in this questionnaire will be treated confidentially. They will not be used other than for research purposes only

___Others(please specify) _____________

4.a) How can we lessen the problem of

absenteeism?___Motivate the student

___Parent & student counseling___Learn to be more studious___Others (Please specify)

_____________

b) How can we lessen the problem of tardiness?

___Set an alarm___Sleep early___Manage your time well___Others (Please specify) _____________

c) How can we lessen the problem of skipping classes?

___Encourage them to complete their class schedules

___Make the subject more entertaining___Stay away from peers who are B.I___Others (Please specify) _____________

Signed:

Sir Jeff Feliciano Research Adviser

BAGUIO CENTRAL UNIVERSITY

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

PERMISION TO CONDUCT AND COLLECT RESEARCH DATA

March 26, 2018

Dear sir/, Ma’am:

The purpose of this letter is to request your good office that we are conducting the

research entitled: EFFECTS OF ABSENTEEISM at BAGUIO CENTRAL UNIVERSITY. For

this, we are requesting that your office allow us to conduct research and secure population data,

given that it shall be used only for research purposes. This also serves as assurance that we

comply with requirements of the Republic Act 10173 also known as the Data Privacy Act 2012

and will assure that these requirements are followed in the conduct of this research. Thank you

very much and more power.

Sincerely,

Name of Members Signature

Balabag,Daryl Mae _______________

Bugnay,Glenn Joy _______________

Oplas,Mary Claire _______________

Pang-ay,Verlyn Kate _______________

Cadiogan,Renz Daniel _______________

Lubrin,Yuan Jonas _______________

Research Teacher Approved

Jeff C. Feliciano ___________________

Approving Office