CAUSES AND SOLUTIONS SOLUTIONS FOR ABSENTE A BSENTEEISM EISM OF FRESHMEN STUDENTS OF ISABELA STATE UNIVERSITY
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A Case Study Presented to Mr. Reymundo Reyson Instructor I
ISABELA STATE UNIVERSITY Echague, Isabela
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In Partial Partial Fulfil lment of the Requirements for the Degree Degree BACHELOR BACHELOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION EDUCATION Major in Technology and Livelihood Education
By
MONIZA RONAS st
1 Semester Semeste r of 2014 2014 – 2015
IDENTIFICATION OF THE PROBLEM
Introduction
Absenteeism, according to Merriam-Webster dictionary means chronic absence or continuing, habitual or intentional failure from going to school, in the context of education. It is not presume for a student to perfect his attendance but it raise a problem he’s away from school for many days. Going to school regularly is crucially important for a student’s education and social skills. Chronic absentee students are placed at a disadvantage both socially and academically.. This can result to low self -esteem, social isolation and dissatisfaction that could well have precipitated non-attendance in the fi rst place. School absenteeism is an alarming problem for administrators, teachers, parents and the society in general, as well as for the students in particular. Unaccepted absence has a negative effect on peer relationship which could cause absence. According to Malcolm, Wilson, Davidson and Kirk (2003) teachers identified eff ects of absenteeism on children as: academic under- achievement, diff iculty in making friends which could lead to bore dom, loss of confidence. A lso, prolonged absence can have deleterious effects for the child in later li fe. Students who are absent from school are at the greatest risk of dropping out of school early. Absenteeism also affe cts the teacher’s ability present class work in a sequential and organized way. This can have an effect on the progress of all the students attendi ng the class. The families of habitual absentees can also suffer. For a poverty-stricken family, it may mean a continuation of the poverty and unempl oyment cycle that may run in the famil y. This also contributes to family conflicts. The society also suffers as the children of school age hang around in the streets. They can be found just galli vanting around. Since they have nothing to do, they re sort to petty crimes like stealing other people’s belongings and properties. Others may resort to drug addiction and other behavior that is detrimental to society. Thus, if the student keeps on being away from school for too long, he may grow up to be a li ability of hi s community and of his country as a whole. In the setting of Philippines education, research on absenteeism started in 1950s and many of these studies focused on the elementary and high school students. It appears that there is need of researches of school absenteeism for college l evel. It is in this context that this action research was undertaken, that is, to i dentify the causes why the freshmen students of Isabela State University absent themselves from their classes.
Importance of the Study
It is the aim of this research to identi fy solutions or keys to lessen, if not eradicate absentee ism among freshmen students. Identifying the causes why students be come truant from school can be one of the explanations.. Once they are singl ed out, understood and analyzed, specific actions and measures can be undertaken. This will eventually redound to the better performance of the students, teachers and the school in general.
Scope and Delimitation of the Study
This study was limited to the causes and solutions for absenteeism among the freshmen st
students of Isabela State University for 1 semester of school year 2014-2015.
FORMATION OF OBJECTIVES AND HYPOTHESIS
Objectives of the Study
This study aimed to determine the causes and soluti ons for absenteeism among the freshmen students of Isabela State University. Specifically, it sought to answer the followi ng questions: 1. Determine the demographic profile of the respondents regarding their age, gender, civil status, home and temporary home address and the economic status or the occupation of parents. 2.
Identify the common causes why students absent from their classes.
3. Measure and evaluate strategies to minimize, if not totally eradicate, absenteeism among the students.
Hypothesis of the Study
Generally, this study puts an effort to weigh and establish the causes and solutions for absenteeism to freshmen students of Isabela State University. Specifically, this research will try to answer the foll owing questions: 1. What is the de mographic profile of the respondents in terms of: 1.1. Age 1.2. Gender 1.3. Civil Status 1.4. Home Address 1.5. Temporary Address 1.5. Parents’ Occupation 2. What are the common problems or reasons for students to absent? 3. How can these grounds for absent can be minimize or have a solution to avoid bei ng absent?
METHODOLOGY Research Design
This study used the descriptive survey method. A questionnaire was used to determine the causes and solutions for absenteeism among the students where they rated each situation/reason/cause and solutions presented. All the data gathered from the respondents were organized, tallied, tabulated and prese nted i n a series of tables and graphs. Frequency counts, percentage weight values and weighted mean were used in the analysis and interpretation of data. The responses of the students were analyzed using a 5-point Likert Scale with the following equivalent: 1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes 4 -Very Often
5 -Always
The rounding of figures was done to signify classification of responses. The measure of central tendency specifically the mean was used to determine the average value of response or response average of the pupils.
Research Locale
This study focused on the causes and solutions for absenteeism of freshmen students of Isabela State University as shown below in Table 1. TABLE 1. Freshmen Respondents According to Colleges Total Number of Freshmen Students
Percentage
College of Arts & Sciences College of Agriculture College of Business, Accountancy & Publi c Administration College of Engineering School of Veterinary Medicine College of Teachers Education College of Nursing Institute of Information Technology Total
The Respondents
The study focused on the freshmen students of Isabela State University classified according to st
their respective colleges for 1 semester of school year 2014 – 2015.
Sampling Procedure
Since there were (number of students in Table 1) with (total population in Table 1), the sample size was determined using the Sl ovin’s formula. n = N / 1 + Ne
2
where n is the sample size N is the total population; and e is the margin of error. The margin of error i s a common summary of sampling error which quantifi es uncertainty about a survey result. The number of respondents in this study is shown in Table 2. TABLE 2. Frequency Distribution of Responde nts According to Grade/Year Level Total Number of Freshmen Students
Percentage
Sample Size
College of Arts & Sciences College of Agriculture College of Business, Accountancy & Public Administration College of Engineering School of Veteri nary Medicine College of Teachers Education College of Nursing Institute of Information Technology Total
Data Gathering
A set of questi onnaire will be given to each freshmen student with accordance to their college. This form shall be the basis of the researcher about the prevailing causes of absenteeism and the solution for it.
