Elevating Academic Performances of Select G-11 Students of Talipan National High School through Project HOME (HOme visitation and Mutual Encouragement

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The Department of Education strengthens the “No Child Left Behind Policy” and ensures the welfare of every child to lessen absenteeism that will result in dropout cases in the Philippine Education System. Despite the efforts of public schools, absenteeism is still uncontrolled and greatly affects the academic performance of students in school. Hence, the conduct of Project HOME was conceptualized to address absenteeism that affects the poor academic performances of Grade 11 students.

METHODS

Descriptive-Comparative Research Design was employed. Anchored on the principle of effect of the Reinforcement Theory, the intervention program which was designed to assist 30 Grade 11 students was implemented. The Second Quarter general average and the zero absenteeism results after the implementation of the project served as the input data which were quantitatively analyzed using percentile, simple average, and dependent t-test.

RESULTS

There was a high percentage of absenteeism during the First Quarter which resulted in low academic performance and lower results of the general average during the First Quarter. With the aid of Project HOME, absenteeism was greatly reduced. Therefore, the intervention program introduced was effective in reducing absenteeism and elevating academic performance of select Grade 11 learners. In addition, the learners were greatly motivated to improve their academic performance as evidenced in the Second Quarter grading because a positive reinforcement was patiently introduced and realized.

DISCUSSIONS

The results suggest that the genuine, hands-on action can address the learning gap. Instead of blaming the students all the time for being absent and coming late to class, it is a must to reach out to the learners by knowing the causes, patiently listening to them, giving them the never ending words of encouragement and considering good partnership with parents/guardians for the child to feel the genuine love of the school and family so that no child will be left behind.