Tardiness of TCSHS' Students of Academic Year 2019-2020

in relation to Their Academic Performance

 CHAPTER I

RATIONALE

The instance of arriving beyond the expected, specified time is what can be
identified as tardiness. Class tardiness, in particular, remains as a problem long dealt
and faced throughout the entire history of education. At present, the dilemma do not
appear to have alleviated despite the measures taken by school administrations to
circumscribe such. The necessity that the status quo need not to be maintained and be
given the change it needs is undisputed. Previous ways failed to yield the desired
results and the current course of action taken puts very little to no effect, leading to a
discernible increase of incompetence and decrease of productivity, hence, a need for a
more effective solution.

Consecutive days of arriving late give rise to a series of unfavorable effects.

Tardiness, mostly rooted on a number of certain factors involving personal reasons (lack
of inclination towards the particular subject), family matters (aiding or providing
assistance to differently-abled constituents in the family that have special needs,
household chores), problems in the area of finance, leisure time (excessive sleeping,
too much time spent on gadgets), distance and travel (distance as to where one is
situated to the desired location, paucity of transportation), has a tantamount number of
effects as well. The repetitive behavior with which one appears beyond the particular set
of time, results to the incapacity of one to cope up with missed lessons and the inability
of one to finish a test in a reduced amount of time. Moreover, failure in doing one's
responsibilities is another result leading to being labelled as incompetent due to the
misbehavior done in repetition. The effects of tardiness as identified, therefore require
endeavors that will put the aforesaid effects and the problem itself into a state of
discontinuity.
 PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

The alarming and continuous increase on the instances of tardiness is a serious

problem that needs to be treated as such. The state of being tardy have had made
observable effects to students by paving a way for bigger dilemmas that the said
students are facing in simultaneity such as losing concentration, focus, and the ability to
cope up and comply while cultivating indiscipline and irresponsibility within them. The
solution and the course of action with which the researchers should take into account
should also be in accordance to the problem's level of seriousness or severity. Thus,
tardiness being the problem, we, the researchers ought to know as to what factors
cause such and how to avoid such.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The action research is set to serve as an intermediary between TCSHS students

and class punctuality. Findings and results of the study would determine the most
favored countermeasure concurred by the majority of the respondents, instrumental in
eradicating or reducing the cases of class lateness.

The research, on one hand, provides benefits to the teachers, to the students of
Tagbilaran City Science High School, A.Y. 2019–2020, and to the future researchers
that will conduct a similar or related study. The number of advantages, with which the
study is ought to and designed to yield, will aid and serve as guide for teachers to
ascertain suitable ways that should be made in solving problems dealing with students
arriving late in class discussions or lectures. Students, in addition, would be more
inclined to attend school in a prompt manner, shaping them into becoming responsible
individuals and leading them to be more directed to the pinnacle of productivity while
increasing their morale and enthusiasm in learning. The study, furthermore, could serve
as future use for future researchers, doing similar studies, allowing them to have an
organized reference with an extended and lucid understanding of tardiness.
 SCOPE AND DELIMITATIONS

The range of evaluation and examination of the study is tardiness, a problem

associated with absenteeism, irresponsibility, and incapacity to cope, displaying and
putting into surface the lack of commitment and interest of students towards the idea of
education due to psychological, environmental, social, spiritual, and financial factors.

The study is dependent on the coordination of the respondents. The individuals

who are ought to answer the questionnaires as part of the survey, only limit on the
students of Tagbilaran City Science High School, Tagbilaran City, Bohol. The period of
time, moreover, puts curb on the researchers to conduct an extended study towards the
subject.

HYPOTHESES

I. The tardiness of the respondents directly puts observable effects on their level of
productivity and thus have a relation to their academic performance.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

Tardiness, otherwise known as class lateness, remains a significant dilemma with

which previous researchers and school administrators adhered on searching for efficient
solutions to quell it. The problem, over the years, has been observed to have given
dramatic effects on a student which often involves poor performance, failure in
compliance, and inability to persist. Generally, this study is centered and focused on the
relationship between tardiness and the academic performance of Tagbilaran City
Science High School Students of Academic Year 2019-2020. The study, in addition,
aims to provide ways with greater effectuality in alleviating the negative yields of
tardiness and avoiding tardiness itself. Thus, acquisition of facts and collection of
informations are required by providing answers that are necessary to what is asked on
the following questions:

I. What is the profile of the respondents in terms of

(a) Name (optional)

(b) Sex

(c) Age

(d) Year level

II. What are the factors that serve as antecedents of tardiness?

III. What are the effects of tardiness on one's academic performance?

THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

Elementary and secondary schools throughout the nation are adopting various
techniques to get children to school on time. Many of these programs are producing
positive results but the evidence still shows disturbing signs of a continuing upsurge in
late arrivals in school. The US department of education, in the latest available report,
shows that tardiness is a moderate to a serious problem, rising to 32.4 per cent by the
year 2000,up 7.5 per cent over a six year period. The increase in elementary school
tardiness was most disturbing with 27.1 per cent of principals in those schools saying it
was a significant problem. Increasing 8.6 per cent over the same period School
principals have been concerned about tardiness for many years but didn’t take serious
steps to counter the problem. Its different story now because of the no child left behind
law that result in federal monitoring of school attendance and late arrivals to school.
Under the law, schools face a whole range of negative consequences if students don’t
meet certain levels on state tests. Student who arrive late to school miss important
lessons, because elementary school teachers for the most part begin their day with core
subjects such as math Attendance is a major factor that states look at figuring how
much funding the school districts gets and since attendance is taken at the beginning of
the school day, late arrivals may be counted as absentees, thereby depriving the district
of funding A significant number of school –age children have television sets in their
bedrooms and a great many probably are watching late movie or one of the late night
talk shows when they should be sleeping when and if they have an alarm clock ,they
just continue sleep after it goes off. Among the devices principals are utilizing to cut
back on tardiness include prizes for students who regularly show up on time and after
school movies for those who are always punctual (Murray, Light 2000)