Importance of Family and Friends on attitude and Behavior of 1st Grade Learners of Pingkian Elementary School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Family and friends have their roles in pupils' growth and development. Being a child is a critical stage on which you build social interaction with your surroundings. It is important to know which factor more influences the behavior of the students so you can easily understand why they behave like that. This is timely and relevant because primary students nowadays are more likely to get matured faster. Thus, this research will help to understand more of their behavior.

METHODS

The researcher used the descriptive method. Using this method, it essentially describes the characteristics of population or phenomenon being studied. The Grade 1 learners with a total number of 34 from Pingkian Elementary School were undergoing a survey about the importance of family and friends on their attitude and behavior. They are all given a sheet of paper composed of ten questions where they can choose their answers and get the sufficient data needed. Afterward, all papers are collected and tabulated to get the frequencies, averages, and other statistical calculations. The treatment of the data gathered remains to be unbiased/ discreet.

RESULTS

Out of 34 learners who participated in the study, 100% of them said they chose to be more around with their family. This clearly showed their closeness to their family than their friends. 66.18% of the respondents believe that they are very close to their family and friends. 78.13 % of the respondents highly believe that spending time with family and friends are very important. 94.12% of the respondents said that they have the same attitude at home and school. 57.35% of the respondents believe that the effect of their family and friends are they have good manners and values. 76.56% of the respondents agreed that their family and friends influence their attitude and behavior.

DISCUSSIONS

The outcomes of this study proved the importance of family and friends on the attitude and behavior of Grade 1 learners. This study also proved that family has a greater effect on their attitude than their friends. Both have roles for the child's development and growth. So, proper guidance and care are needed by the learners.