Project Iampart: Program in Decreasing Tardiness, Absenteeism and Drop-Out Rate of Grade Nine Students of Rosario National High School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Tardiness and absenteeism are the main factors that affect the performance of the students. Once the teacher cannot control these factors, drop-outs arise. Thus, this study aims to investigate the effectiveness of Project IAMPART [Implementation of Attendance Merit System to students with perfect attendance, Parental and Peer involvement, Attendance contract, Reduction of Illnesses and TorCH (Text or Call Hotline)] in decreasing tardiness, absenteeism and drop-out rate among grade nine students in Rosario National High School.

METHODS

This study used the Quasi-Experimental method. The chosen participants were the top 10 students who were identified at-risk for drop-out based on the attendance record (Student Form 2). The said students were chosen using a non-random or purposive sampling technique.

RESULTS

Results revealed that there is significant difference on the attendance of grade nine students from quarter 2 to quarter 3, quarter 3 to quarter 4 and quarter 2 to quarter 4.

DISCUSSIONS

This study revealed that the process of integration of Project IAMPART as part of the intervention program effectively decreased the tardiness and absenteeism of grade nine students and prevented them from dropping out. Moreover, this study is one of the initiatives that will facilitate school policymakers, teachers and parents to explore the ways of creatively decreasing the student tardiness, absenteeism and drop out.