THE IMPACT OF HOME VISITATION IN ABSENTEEISM AMONG

GRADE V PUPILS OF PELAGIO JABEL MEMORIAL SCHOOL

FOR THE 1st SEMESTER
SY: 2017-2018

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An Action Research Proposal Presented to

The Schools Division Research Committee
Tanjay City Division, Tanjay City

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CHARLITA L. SALVORO
Researcher

SY:2017-2018
 I. Context/ Rationale

Absenteeism, according to Merriam-Webster dictionary means chronic absence. In the

context of the school it is the habitual or intentional failure from going to school. It cannot be
denied that every now and then, pupils may miss some school activities and lessons

Going to school regularly is important for a pupils’s education and social skills. Chronic
absentee pupils are placed at a disadvantage socially and academically. They miss out on critical
stages of social interaction and development with their peers and at the same time impacts
negatively on their academic progress which results to low self-esteem, social isolation and
dissatisfaction that will lead to precipitated non-attendance in the first place.

In the researcher’s station, Pelagio Jabel Memorial School (PJMS) which is located in
one of the highland areas of Tanjay City, Bahian, absenteeism is one of the alarming
problem.The researcher’s focuses on the Grade 5 class consisting of 24 boys and 24 girls,
making a total of 48. It has been observed within the researcher’s class that out of 48 pupils, only
30 or 63% of them attended the class regularly.

The society also suffers as the pupils of school hang around in the streets. They can be
found just gallivanting around. Since they have nothing to do, they resort to petty crimes like
stealing other people’s belongings and properties. Thus, if the pupils keeps on being away from
school for too long, he may grow up to be a liability of his community and of his country as a
whole.

In this study, the researcher notified several factors affecting the learning of the pupils
due to absenteeism. These are as follows: child labor, poverty, baby sitting, remote residence,
academic under- achievement and difficulty in making friends which could lead to boredom and
loss of confidence. Pupils who are absent from school are at the greatest risk of dropping out of
school early.

It is the aim of every school to lessen, if not eradicate absenteeism among its pupils. One
way of addressing this problem is to identify the causes why pupils become truant from school.
Once they are singled out, understood and analyzed, specific actions and measures can be
undertaken. This will eventually redound to the better performance of the pupils, teachers and the
school in general.
II. Action Research Questions

Pupils absenteeism is a perennial problem of all teachers. Every curriculum year,

it is one of the problems that they have to contend to. It is not only the teachers who are
concerned with this problem but the school administrators as well

In conducting this study, the researcher will post following questions:

1. What are the possible causes of absenteeism among Grade V pupils of PJMS?

2. What are the effects of home visitation to the pupils who are always absent
during class days?

III. Proposed Innovation/ Intervention/ Strategy

The general focus of the present study is to minimize the absenteeism through
intensive home visitation of Grade V pupils in PJMS.This was gathered from the data contained
in the daily attendance record being passed around and kept by the teacher-leader’s office every
day and is regularly filled up by the teachers in each grade level for the whole year. Now that
they are in Grade V, some of them are still frequent absentees. It is for this reason that this
research was undertaken. It has the end in view of understanding and correcting such undesirable
pupil behavior.

IV. Action Research Methods

a. Participants and / or other sources of data and information

Pupils. Having a clearer view and first-hand experience of the teacher's performance, this will further

enhance pupil's knowledge of the importanceof mastering the basic skills of their competencies so they

will make an effort to do best. This may lead to better enthusiasm and develop good study habit.

Teachers.  This study may heighten their awareness in identifying the learning tasks that are well

developed as well as the least. This may further be a motivating factor to adapt measures and new

strategies for the improvement of instructions in reading.

 Parents.  The result of this study will serve as bird's eye view of the parent to know the needs of their

children with regards to improving their reading comprehension.

School Administrator and Supervisors. Results of this investigation may encourage administrators

and supervisors help their teachers upgrade their teaching performance in improving  reading

comprehension  through closer supervision and faculty development  and training programs.

Community. The result of this study  may benefit the community in as much they know that the

teachers of their children are equipped with the necessary tools and competence  in teaching them.

Researcher Himself. This may serve as inspiration in teaching his pupils above and beyond his

capacity.

Future Researcher. The information and insights that will be gained from this study may serve as

guide for other researcher in framing their conceptual framework and design and at the same time

encourage them to conduct lateral studies within their area of preference.

b. Data Gathering Methods

This study used the descriptive survey method. A questionnaire was used to determin the causes
of absenteeism among the students where they rated each situation/reason/cause presented.

All the data gathered from the respondents were organized, tallied, tabulated and presented in a
series of tables and graphs. Frequency counts, percentage weight values and weighted mean were
used in the analysis and interpretation of data.

The responses of the pupils were analyzed using a 5-point Likert Scale with the following
equivalent:

1 -Never

2 -Rarely
 3 -Sometimes

4 -Very Often

5 -Always

It is to be noted that the questionnaire given to the students were given in their native dialect in
order for them to understand better what they were answering, thus, giving more chances of
accurate responses.

The rounding of figures was done to signify classification of responses. The measure of central
tendency specifically the mean was used to determine the average value of response or response
average of the pupils.

c. Data Analysis Plan

The researcher will seek help from the experts who have adequate educational
preparation to anayze every item/ results.

V. Action Research Work Plan and Timelines

Upon the approval of the Schools Division Research Committee, the researcher will
conduct the study in Pelagio Jabel Memorial School. This is chosen as the venue since the
researcher is one of the teachers in the said school.

The estimated timeframe for the study to be complete is 10 months.

VI. Cost Estimates

This research needs an amount of 10,000 which is seen in the breakdown below.

 4,000.00 - food/ snaks

 3,000.00 - travel expenses
 3,000.00 -miscellaneous

VII. Plans for Dissemination and Utilization

 The researcher has high hopes for the success of this study. The result of which will be
utilized in the Schools Division of Tanjay City. The researcher plans to conduct short
presentation of the entire research to the different elementary schools in Tanjay with a thought in
mind that this study will be of great use to them as well.

The researcher also hopes that this research study will be used for archival purposes n the
Division of Tanjay.

VIII.References

Aparejo, S. ( 2011 ) Specific Learning Disabilities in a Self-Contained Classroom. A n

Reading Remediation Program 

Keefe, J. W. (1979) Learning style: An overview. NASSP's Student learning styles:

Diagnosing and proscribing programs (pp. 1-17). Reston, VA. National
Association of Secondary School Principles.

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