CAUSES AND EFFE

CTS OF ABSENTEEIS
M IN SENIOR HIGH SC
HOOL STUDENTS

MA’AM EILLEN PIA JUSTO

RESEARCH TEACHER
INTRODUCTION

Regularity of attendance and punctuality

are expected among students in all levels of
learning to maintain quality school operations
annually.

However, all students have a general

tendency to frequently engage into repetitive
and chronic absenteeism and tardiness school
which causes barriers against the targeted
academic development.
Statement of the Problem
This research aims to determine the causes
and effects of absenteeism and tardiness of
students in Senior High School.
1.What are the reasons why student intend
to not attend class in terms of:
1.1 Distance from house to
school
1.2 Laziness
1.3 Financial Problem
1.4 Family Problem
1.5 Peer Pressure
2.What are the effects of absenteeism to the students
in terms of:
1.1 Distance from house to school
1.2 Laziness
1.3 Financial Problem
1.4 Family Problem
1.5 Peer Pressure

3.How does the teachers’ behavior in the class

affects the students’ absenteeism?
4.How does absenteeism affects the academic performance of the student?
 RESEARCH
METHODOLOGY

Qualitative Design
Selection criteria and participation
Data Analysis
QUALITATIVE DESIGN AND
METHODOLOGY

This study will use qualitative method

and descriptive design. According to Aliaga
and Gunderson(2000), quantitative
research is "explaining phenomena by
collecting numerical data that are analyzed
using mathematical based methods".
Selection criteria and participation

The Senior High School students of Alicia National High School (age
16-18) was the subject of this study. The sampling used in this study is
purposive.

Data Analysis
The results in this study were based on literature review and the
response collected from the students through questionnaire. The
response rate was appropriate in order to analyze the data. Data was
analyzed in percentage response of respondents and using factor
analysis.
CHAPTER 5

SUMMARY AND
FINDINGS,CONCLUSION,
RECOMMENDATION
Summary and findings

4.1.1 shows that out of 20 students, 35% of 100% of

the respondents said that family problem is the top reason
why students do not attend class while the 30% of the
respondents said that it is because students have illness
and because of students laziness. 20% of the students said
that it is because of the financial problem why students do
not attend their class. 10% of the respondents said that it is
because of the bullying they are experiencing inside the
class. The 5% of the respondents said that it is because of
their peer influence.
GRAGRAPH 4.1.1. REASONS WHY STUDENTS DO NOT
ATTEND THEIR CLASS

REASONS WHY STUDENTS DO NOT ATTEND THEIR CLASS

20%

Family problem
35%
Bullying

Peer influence

Others (specify)

Financial
Problem
30%

10%
5%
 4.1.2 shows that out of 20 students there are 20% of the respondents
who said that losing their determination is the reason, and 20% said that it
will make students have a difficulty in focusing in their studies and lose
concentration, another 20% said that it will hinder student’s academic
performance. 15% of the respondents said that it will affect their tuition
and academic performance, another 15% of the respondents said that it
will make them lazy to attend their classes. 10% of the respondents said
that it will cause them to have a depression and stress, thus, they they
won’t go to school anymore, another 10% of the respondents said that
they will lose their determination to attend their class. 5% of them said that
they will lose their interest to go to school, another 5% of the respondents
said that it may cause their grades to fail.
GRAPH 4.1.2 FACTORS THAT CAUSES THE STUDENTS TO NOT
ATTEND THEIR CLASSES.

HOW DOES THE FACTORS MENTIONED AFFECTS THE ABSENTEEISM OF A

STUDENT.

It will hinder student student’s academic performance.

15% 20%
It will make students have a difficulty in focusing in
their studies and lose concentration.
It will cause me to have a depression and stress, thus,
5% I won’t go to school anymore.
Lose determination to attend school.
5%
It will affect my tuition and academic performance.

20% I will lose interest to go to school.

15%
It will cause my grades to go downhill.

It will make me lazy to attend classes

10% 10%
 4.1.3 shows how the behavior of the teacher in class affects the
students. Out of 20 respondents, 25% of 100% of them said that the
behavior of teachers in class does not affect them at all. 20% of the
respondents said that the students will be scared and intimidated by the
teachers so it will be hard for them to attend classes, and another 20% of
the respondents said that if the teachers does not treat their students
fairly, the students have the tendency to lose their interest in their class.
10% of the respondents said that if the teachers act strict in a
unreasonable way, it will make the students do not attend their class, 10%
of them said that teachers are too strict that it made them scared, another
10% said that the teachers lecture and style of teaching makes them
bored to attend in their class. 5% of the respondents said that teachers
gives to much activities that makes students lazy to go to school.
GRAPH 4.1.3 THE TEACHERS’ BEHAVIOR IN CLASSROOM
EFFECT IN THE ABSENTEEISM OF THE STUDENTS.

THE AFFECTS TO THE STUDENTS OF THE TEACHERS BEHAVIOR IN CLASSROOM.

10%
20% The students will be scared and intimidated by the teachers so
it will be hard for them to attend classes.

10% If the teachers does not treat their students fairly, it makes the
students lose their interest in their class.

If the teachers act strict in an unreasonable way, it will make

students to absent from their class.
5%
The behavior of teachers does not affect the students at all.

The teachers gives to much activities so it will make the

20% students lazy to attend their classes.

The teachers are to strict so it will scare the students to attend

their classes.
25%
The teachers lectures and styles of teaching make the students
10% bored to attend their classes.
 4.1.4 shows the reasons or how absenteeism affects the
academic performance of the students in their class. Out of 20
respondents, most of them 35% said that the regularity of
students to commit absenteeism will result in low grades. 30% of
the respondents said that the regularity of students to commit
absenteeism will result in struggle of coping up with the lessons
and activities. 20% of the respondents said that the regularity of
students to commit absenteeism will result in low and poor
academic performance. 15% of the respondents said that the
regularity of the students to commit absenteeism will result in
failure of passing the school year.
GRAPH 4.1.4 HOW ABSENTEEISM AFFECTS THE
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF THE STUDENTS.
Conclusion

From the analysis, it was found out that family problem

is the top most said reason why students do not attend their
classes causing them to fail their grades. In addition to that,
financial incapability to provide for the educational needs of
the students as well as the illnesses that hinders their
academic performance. Bullying makes the students scared
to attend their classes just like how having family problem
loses their determination to attend their class, with the said
factors students have difficulty in focusing with their studies
and students have a tendency to fail their grades.
 It concludes that beside the top said factor or
reason of having a family problem that leads
students to not attend their class, it also was found
out that teachers behavior in class has a big effect
on the students committing absenteeism, teaching
strategies of the teachers needs improvement that
can be used to avoid doing the reasons why
students loses their interest to attend their class.
Recommendations
Based on the findings and conclusions, the following recommendations
are given:

1. The school

2.The parents of the students

3.School administrators and faculties

4.Attendance policy makers.