IMPACT OF ABSENTEEISM TO THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF GRADE 12 GAS STUDENTS IN SAMAR NATIONAL SCHOOL
Statement of the Problem
1. The profile of the respondents in terms of
1.1 Age;
1.2 Gender;
1.3 Section;
2. The underlying students’ related causes of absenteeism among Grade 12 GAS
Students in Samar National School.
3. The parents’ related causes of absenteeism among Grade 12 GAS Students in Samar
National School.
4. The teachers’ and school related causes of absenteeism among Grade 12 GAS Students in Samar
National School.
5. Significant effect of absenteeism to the academic performance of Grade 12 GAS students of
Samar National School.
Significance of the Study
STUDENTS. This would be helpful for other students to practice and improve the
academic performance.
PARENTS. At home, the parents will be rest assured that the children they raise will
be responsible people during their school years and after
SCHOOL. This study will make are to the guidance and counselling department in
schools as they will be able to better deal with the truants from a more knowledgeable
perspective.
TEACHERS. Teachers greatly influence educational practices and to improve the
academic achievement of students in their classes.
Future Researchers. It will also serve a reference material to education service on
how to deal with absenteeism today and in the near future.
Hypothesis
Null hypothesis (No): there is no significant effects of absenteeism to the
academic performance of grade 12 GAS students in Samar National School.
Alternative hypothesis (Ha): there is significant effects of absenteeism to the
academic performance of grade 12 GAS students in Samar National School.
Scope and Delimitations
a. Students’ related causes of absenteeism among Grade 12 GAS Students in
Samar National School.
b. Parents’ related causes of absenteeism among Grade 12 GAS Students in
Samar National School
c. Teachers and Schools related causes of absenteeism among Grade 12 GAS
Students in Samar National School
Definition of Terms
Absenteeism – The practice of regularly staying away from work or school
without good person.
Cause – a person or thing that gives rise to an action, phenomenon, or
condition.
Academic Performance – is the extent to which a student, teacher or institution
has attained their short or long-term educational goals.
Implement – an article intended for use in work.
Behavior – the way or manner in which one conducts oneself.
Implement goal incentives
that motivate attendance
and positive behavior.
Findings and Recommendations
Input
Demographic
Output
Process
Profile
- Age Lack of Interest
-Gender No Motivation
-Section Low Academic
Lack of Learning
Students Related Performance
Materials
Causes, Parents Health problems
Related Causes, and
Family Problems
Teachers Related
Causes.
Students, Parents, School, Teachers and
Future Researchers
Samar National School
S.Y 2019--2020
Figure 1: Conceptual Framework of the Study
REVIEW RELATED LITERATURE
Decreasing the rate of student truancy and absenteeism has been and continues to be the goal of
school.
The student’s attendance will be monitored on a daily basis with weekly.
It is my hope that the process can be handled expeditiously with students being monitored.
The student’s attendance will be monitored on a daily basis with weekly scheduled
Historically, schools have always held the student accountable for truant behavior.
Alert and inform parents of a student’s absence from school.
Educators need to find innovative ways to bridge the gap between home and school to communicate
with parents .
Related Studies
Risk factors that contribute to student absenteeism such as family health, low
income, drug and alcohol use, transportation problems.
Major reason given by students for non-attendance at lecture.
Students were bored at school and problem with encouragement of friends.
Lack of expectations about education dislike lessons.
Important role to motivate students to attend school such as school climate,
academic environment, discipline, and relationships with teachers.
Student absenteeism not only students’ educational progress but also affects
their social development.
METHODOLOGY
Research Design
Burns and Grove (2003) define a research design as “a blueprint
For conducting a study with maximum control over factors.
That may interfere with the validity of the findings”.
The nature of this topic under study demands the use of descriptive
research design.
Population
A research population according to McDonald (1994) is generally a large
collection of individuals, subjects or objects that is the main focus of a
scientific query. In this study, Samar National School under Senior High
School Department General Academic Strand was our population. The
Strand has a grand total enrollment of 185 students which constitute the
target population. Out of this 185, 98 males and 87 females.
Sampling Procedure
The sample for our study was 50 respondents, made up of 28 males and 22
females purposively sampled.
Purposive Sampling according to Brink (1996) is a non-probability
sampling method.
The sample chosen must have the same characteristics the researcher
In our case all the 50 purposively sampled students were chosen,
Purposive sampling has the following merits and demerits;
Research Instruments
The tool used in the study was a standardized questionnaire.
The questionnaire was divided into four sections;
Section 1, students’ related factors: Section 2, parents ‘related factors:
Section 3, teachers’ related factors
Students were given guidelines on how to answer the questions.
Students were made to fill the questionnaire at their own convenience.
The students selected were put in one class to complete the
questionnaires
Data Gathering Procedure
I collected the data through questionnaire to the sample to tick the
correct response against each question item. The questionnaire was
collected within a day.
Data Analysis
The data collected from 50 students above mentioned school, were coded
and entered into the computer and computer software SPSS was used to
analyzed the results using the frequency and percentage count.
Presentation, Analysis and Interpretation of Data
Presentation, Analysis and Interpretation
of Data
