JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS SATISFACTION ON

THE ADOPTION OF BARCODE QR ATTENDANCE

CONTROL APPLICATION

Introduction

In the era of modern technology, there are several ways to get the attendance of a student.
The traditional and normal way of taking attendance is by using pen and paper manually which is
seen as unproductive, repetitive and boring processes. A manual attendance system has a lot of
problems as it consumes more time and has more chances for mistakes and also teacher of the
class gets less time for teaching the students (Mustafa & Jawad, 2022). This mode of taking
attendance will consume more time instead of delivering lecture effectively especially if the
population of a class is big. It is also a very critical process to maintain attendance from
different departments as it contains a large amount of data (Wei et al., 2017; Sudha et al., 2015).
Attendance is a crucial factor in determining whether the student is present at an event or not.
In most educational institutions, each class has a class adviser and a suitable number of
students, through which the teacher can monitor student’s attendance using the traditional way
by calling names one by one, as we are all used to. However, in the case of larger educational
institutions, typical methods of monitoring student’s attendance may not be appropriate because
the capacity of a class in a larger educational institution will be vast and make reliable attendance
tracking difficult. This will be a possible concern for this type of attendance-taking method as it
will be time-consuming because the teacher needs to call out 30 to 50 students one by one when
the class begins, which will take 2 to 5 minutes, including double-checking that every student's
name has been called out correctly.
On the other hand, many educational institutions recently used a student's signature on a
piece of attendance paper as verification that they attended a class. For a larger class with a
higher number of people, this will waste significantly more labor and time, as well as
significantly more resources, by requiring them to sign their signature on paper (Hashim &
Yassin, 2021). Aside from that, students are considerably wiser; they may assist their absent
classmates by imitating their signatures. If a student cheats on their attendance but then reports
an accident outside of school, this will become a severe problem. The teacher in charge of the
class will be fully responsible for this problem.
Furthermore, each teacher will have more than one class, and certain subjects will have
more than one class of students. As a result, there will be a significant waste of paper, potential,
time, and it will be incompatible with environmental consciousness. In this paper, the above-
mentioned issues were solved by proposing an efficient and reliable barcode QR attendance
control application that gets student attendance based on a QR code. It is entirely open to users of
any smartphone. It is possible to acquire immediate and easy access to complete group or
individual student attendance details using the application. This proposed application verifies the
identity of a student based on the value of the QR code that is generated.
Additionally, this application also has many features such as scanning continuously,
editable data entry, exporting of events, and automatic add sheet daily. The teacher will open the
application, start scanning and then the students will view their QR code and the teacher will
scan it to record their attendance. Among the ways of recording attendance mentioned above,
only QR codes currently have the potential to be applied in student attendance systems along
with the development of smartphones since smartphones can be owned by anyone and are easy
to use. QR code is an object or product recognition code first developed by a Japanese company,
Wave Denso Company. It has the form of a matrix code or two-dimensional bar code
(Fernandez-Carames & Fragra-Lamas, 2018).
QR code technology has been widely used to identify and recognize various products,
including online and digital payment systems (Fernandez-Carames & Fragra-Lamas, 2018). In
addition, it can reduce the use of paper as a medium for recording student attendance which is
considered inefficient and expensive (Susanto et al., 2019). Further, this proposed application
would reduce the need for a manual attendance method and a time-consuming and inefficient
approach. Using the proposed application, students can time in and the teacher can control all the
student attendance records that are exported to csv. This paperless student attendance QR code-
based method will have a positive impact on environmental issues and improve the quality of
education supported by the effectiveness of the administration system.
The objective of this study is to explore a better method than the existing solutions for
attendance related work with the help of barcode QR attendance control application. Here
students will aim their QR code to the camera of the phone and the teacher will only check the
attendance by scanning the students QR code using the barcode QR attendance control
application.

Statement of the Problem:

This study will aim to investigate the satisfaction level of teachers regarding the adoption
of a barcode QR attendance control application for monitoring attendance among junior high
school students.
Specifically, the research seeks the answers to the following questions:

1. What is the profile of the respondents in terms of:

1.1. Sex: _______

1.2. Age: _______
 1.3. Available Gadgets: ____________
1.4. Years of teaching experience: ___________

2. What is the level of satisfaction in the barcode QR attendance control app?

3. Is there a significant relationship between the profile of respondents and the level of
satisfaction?

Statement of the Hypothesis

H0: The adoption of a barcode QR code-based attendance control app will have no significant
impact on junior high school teacher’s satisfaction levels in monitoring student attendance.

H1: The adoption of barcode QR code-based attendance control app will lead significantly higher
satisfaction levels among junior high school teachers in monitoring student attendance compared to
traditional paper-based attendance registers.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The study will be undertaken to assess and measure teacher’s satisfaction and acceptance level
towards the adoption of barcode QR attendance control app in junior high school of Pamplona National
High School. The findings have potential for significant benefits for the following stakeholders:

Teachers. The results and recommendations of the study provide pathways for improving
teachers experiences and acceptance of the QR attendance monitoring system by establishing clear best
practices for design, implementation training and adoption.

Schools. Insights into the success factors and barriers in adopting QR attendance will enable
administrators to implement digital transformation initiatives for attendance with better preparation
and teacher change management procedures.

App Developers. Evaluation of factors affecting teacher’s satisfaction usage will be valuable
feedback for the developers to boost engagement by refining their solution features catered to the end-
user.
 Future researchers. The study’s framework, analysis methodology and models will serve as
baseline for undertaking longitudinal analysis and comparative studies associated with attendance
system, their adoption in schools and impact overtime. Research can build on this foundation to
advance the domain.

Scope and Limitation

The scope of this study focuses on assessing the effectiveness of the barcode QR attendance
control app in monitoring and managing student attendance in junior high during the school year 2023-
2024 of Pamplona National High School. The research specifically targets junior high school teachers
who will use this app. The study examines the apps ease of learning, ease of use, usefulness, and
satisfaction of teachers through quantitative survey.

The study is limited to the self-reported data of junior high teachers who voluntarily complete
the surveys after having used the barcode QR attendance app. This study is also limited in the voluntary
nature of participation because it may result in self-selection bias, as teachers with stronger opinions on
the app may be more inclined to take part. The result cannot be generalized to all grade level since the
scope covers only junior high school using QR system. Additionally, this study can evaluate teacher
satisfaction at one specific point, rather than long term, and does not account for potential ongoing
evolutions in the app itself or patterns of usage. The findings will be limited to reflecting teacher’s
perception within the particular study period.

Methodology

Participants:
The target population for this study will include junior high school teachers who are
currently using or will be using barcode QR attendance control applications in their classrooms
at Pamplona National High School. The participants, junior high school teachers, will include
across a range of ages, reflecting the varied age groups typically found among teachers.
Additionally, the study will also aim a balanced representation of both male and female junior
high school teachers at Pamplona National High School.

Instruments:
The primary instrument used in this study is a questionnaire designed to assess junior
high school teachers' satisfaction with the adoption of barcode QR attendance control
applications at Pamplona National High School. The questionnaire will be structured
satisfaction. The to gather insights into various aspects of the teachers' experiences with the
application, including ease of learning, ease of use, usefulness, and overall questionnaire will
include closed-ended questions to allow for quantitative analysis of responses. The questionnaire
will primarily consist of closed-ended questions, providing structured response options to
facilitate quantitative analysis of teachers’ responses. This structured format enables researchers
to gather specific and measurable data regarding teacher’s satisfaction with the adoption of
barcode QR attendance control applications at Pamplona National High School in the school
2023-2024. The questionnaire was developed based on a detailed review of relevant literature
and existing validated instruments, ensuring its reliability and validity. Additionally, pilot testing
with a small group of senior high school teachers was conducted to clarify the questionnaire and
ensure its clarity and relevance.

Procedures:
Before conducting the pilot test, the researcher first made a QR code for each senior high
student. After making the QR codes, the researcher distributed it to the senior high school class
advisers so that they could send it to their students and then double checked that every student
had a QR code. After that they introduced the barcode QR attendance control application to the
senior high school class advisers to be used for three days upon checking the attendance of the
students. The researcher formulated a questionnaire to be used in the study and had checked by
the thesis adviser. After the approval of questionnaire, the conduct of the pilot test was next in
priority. After three days upon using the application, they then floated the questionnaires to the
teachers. The pilot test was done to ensure that the questionnaire is appropriate, comprehensive,
and has attained validity. The reliability test was also employed to determine the
reliability/internal consistency of the instrument. A reliability index of .961 from questions 1-
10, .972 from questions 11-20, .980 from questions 21-30 and .982 from 31-40 was obtained
from the reliability test, which means that the questionnaire is acceptable.

Limitations:
The study is limited to the self-reported data of junior high teachers who voluntarily
complete the surveys after having used the barcode QR attendance app. This study is also limited
in the voluntary nature of participation because it may result in self-selection bias, as teachers
with stronger opinions on the app may be more inclined to take part. The result cannot be
generalized to all grade level since the scope covers only junior high school using QR system.
Additionally, this study can evaluate teacher satisfaction at one specific point, rather than long
term, and does not account for potential ongoing evolutions in the app itself or patterns of usage.
The findings will be limited to reflecting teacher’s perception within the particular study period.