Star and the Improved Attendance and Academic Performance of Senior High School Students of Sangbay Integrated School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Student absenteeism and its effect on academic performance concern all stakeholders in education. Absenteeism in school is the habit of staying away from school without providing a genuine or any reason for not attending classes. In this study, the researcher generally aimed to improve students' attendance, participation, and performance through the utilization of STAR (Students Thrive through Awards and Rewards).

METHODS

This study utilized the quantitative-descriptive design wherein statistical tools used in the analysis of data are mean, count and frequency. Mean and Standard deviation was used in describing the initial and final average rate of attendance and academic performance of the students while Paired Sample t-Test was utilized to determine the significant difference of the student's average attendance and their academic performance before and after the implementation of STAR. Also, Eta-squared was computed to measure the effect of STAR in the attendance, participation and academic performance of the respondents.

RESULTS

Generally, this study revealed that rewarding each student's achievement no matter how small those achievements might encourage better learning and better academic performance as manifested in the improvement of average monthly attendance of senior high school students from 65.67%( prior to the conduct of STAR) to 85.36%( after the conduct of the STAR). Moreover, the study showed that there is a significant improvement in the academic performance of the SeniorHigh School Students of Sangbay Integrated School after the conduct of the STAR. Finally, it showed that the respondents who were subjected to the study STAR perform better and attend in their class regularly as manifested in the Daily Attendance Record and Electronic Computed Grade of the. Respondents, therefore, are likely builds in them a culture of being competitive, hardworking and passionate since awards and rewards in STAR act as a catalyst to unleash the respondent's potential.

DISCUSSIONS

The results demonstrate the need to give rewards and awards to each student's achievement no matter how small those achievements might be. Students gain impulse to use their abilities and talents to reap big from their studies so that they land those reward packages. It supports further what Sinamenye states that "the initiative of rewarding the best-performing students enhances creativity and innovation among students".