Factors that Causes the Absenteeism of Students in ABM Strand at Bestlink College of the Philippines SY 2018-2019

Abstract

This study talks about the causes of absenteeism in grade 12 ABM students at BCP SY 2018-2019. This kind of problem is commonly occurred and it is inevitable. Absenteeism can be lessen by the help of the teachers, friends, family and most especially by the students themselves. Absenteeism is a threat in success. The moment you absent is the moment you miss an opportunity. A lot of students will relate to this topic because absenteeism is very common and weneed to know the causes of it for us to understand and to prevent that behavior. This study help us to send awareness to the students of grade 12 and the teachers as well. Nowadays most of the students are engaged in absenteeism, without them knowing that it is becoming a habit. Attending classes every day has an impact in the performance of every student. In grading system, attendance is highly important because it will be the basis of the students status in class. In school, everyday there is a new lesson and once you skip the class you can no longer get to know what you missed. Absenteeism is one of the major problems of the teachers, because if the student missed a lesson it will have an impact to their performance and to their capability as a teacher. The descriptive method is used in this study in such a way that describes something more and beyond just data gathering; the latter is not reflective thinking or research. The true meaning of the data collected should be reported from the point of view of the objectives and the basic assumption of the descriptive research is used to describe characteristics of a population or phenomenon being studied. In terms of financial stability, the respondents strongly agreed that lack of money to support their academic needs is one of the greatest factors that cause absenteeism. In terms of lacking interest in studying the respondents strongly agreed that being addicted to Online games is one of the greatest factors that cause absenteeism. In terms of the bullying victim, the respondents agreed that they’re afraid to be the subject of bullying again. At the end of the study, the researchers formulated the following conclusions: money is one of the common factors that cause the absenteeism of Grade 12 ABM students. The teachers and the parents created big impact to the student's progress.