Strategic Reward System to Decrease Student Absenteeism of Grade 10 Garnet of Carrascal National High School SY 2016 -2017

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Research has proven that there is a high correlation between school attendance and academic performance and success, while absence from school is often the greatest and single cause of performance and achievement. The focused problem in this study was a student's absenteeism. The researcher was able to design an intervention that was anchored in the Philippine Constitution Batas Pambansa Bilang 232 "Education Act of 1982" and DepEd Order No. 40 s. 2012 on Child Protection Policy.

METHODS

A descriptive method was used in this action research. A three-week implementation of the intervention was conducted for the identified students. Triangulation in data collection was applied by opting for quantitative modes of data collection and tools.

RESULTS

The researcher was able to identify the primary causes of a student's absenteeism. Among these factors, Personal Attitude was the highest, followed by Teacher-Related and Classroom-Related. FGD or Focused Group Discussion was conducted to the ten identified absentees and it was found out that they need the motivation to boost self-confidence. Because of this, the researcher designed an intervention that was easy for this kind of students to cope with. The intervention was called the "Strategic Reward System".

DISCUSSIONS

Providing students with rewards and incentives for not being absent from school has positively brought a change. If the school transforms their policies into a more student-friendly and oriented one, then they will receive positive outcomes. Operant conditioning should be devised to give rewards to those who are always present and reinforce consistency throughout the school.