Factors of Absenteeism and its Effect to Academic Performance of Grade 12 ABM Students in BCP SY 2018-2019

Abstract

Absenteeism is one of the problems of each student that is noticeable. This is also the main reason why they fail in their subjects. Absenteeism happens when their mind is full of distractions and one of the evident factors is the influence they get from friends or anyone who encourages them to cut their class. These are the common problems of the school that need to consider and there is no specific solution for this. One of the causes is financial problem wherein the student does not have enough money to buy food and school supplies that are needed. The second is being bullied physically and emotionally by some of their friends, classmates, and school mates. The last one is being influenced by peers, most of the students with poor attendance records are found to be the disadvantage both academically and socially. The researchers used descriptive research. It involves description, recordings, analysis, and interpretation of the present nature, composition or processes of phenomena. The focus is on prevailing conditions, or how a person, group, or thing behaves or functions in the present. It does not answer questions about how, when, and why the characteristics are occurred rather it addresses “what” questions. The participants for this study were the selected students from grade 12 ABM sections 8-17 with a total of 50 respondents. The researchers used survey questionnaire for gathering data to determine the effectiveness and importance of this study. Out of 50 respondents, 28 are female with 56% and 22 are male with 44%. In terms of the respondent's age, 98% belongs to the age bracket of 15-20 years old. The most common factors of absenteeism among students that discussed are bullying, laziness, transportation, family problem, and addiction to Online games. In general, the researchers were confident that the problems were correspondingly answered with the accuracy and reliability. However, there are still aspects in the research study that needs improvement. Further research study will improve this study and yield more accurate data and conclusions. Awareness is also a key to minimize the problem and encouragement from parents and teachers are important.