Difficulties in Dealing Pupils with Behavioural Problems at Paaralang Elementarya ng Buhaynasapa

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Behavior is the range of actions and mannerisms made by organisms, systems, or artificial entities in conjunction with their environment, which includes the other systems or organisms around as well as the physical environment. It is the response of the system to various stimuli or inputs, whether internal or external, conscious or subconscious, overt or covert and voluntary or involuntary. It may range from mild, short-lived periods of unacceptable behavior, which are common in most children, to more severe problems such as conduct disorders and refusal to go to school.

METHODS

This action research mainly focused on the difficulty in dealing with pupils with the behavioral problem and on determining the problems of pupils that affect learning. This involved Grade Two-Zamora pupils of Buhaynasapa Elementary School during the School Year 2017-2018 as respondents.In this research, the descriptive design was utilized as it is appropriate to use in the study. A researcher made a questionnaire and used it as the main data gathering instrument. It was observed and information gathered with the use of the check. The action research was limited to forty (40) Grade two -Zamora pupils enrolled in this School. The information gathered, gave much insight to educators. The school head was provided with data on the problem.

RESULTS

The study generated the following findings. Pupils non-stop talking is a behavioral problem that is most difficult to deal with. A short span of interest ranked first among the behavioral problems observed with Grade two -pupils followed by noisiness and bullying. Making faces when the teacher is talking ranked last among the ten factors. Personal Factor, Teacher Factor, and Family Factor greatly influenced learners. Each factor affects learners in different matters. The family factor is the most influential factor that affects the behavior of the students based on the weighted mean of each factor. Different strategies can be employed to lessen the difficulty in dealing with pupils with a behavioral problem. Some of it was close guidance and supervision of the teacher and parents should be observed.

DISCUSSIONS

Based on the above-mentioned findings, the following conclusions were drawn. It is evident that family factors, personal factors, and teacher factors affect the behavior of the pupils and this could be improved by means of proper guidance.