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Lourdes College”
A research presented to
of Lourdes College
As a fulfilment
Submitted by:
Raafat M. Macadatar
Cherie Gonzales
Harlan Uy
March, 2018
Chapter 1
The problem
I. Introduction
Education is one of the important aspects for good life. Through education,
people are able to gain diverse knowledge. It is necessary for the society and the ever
changing world.
There are a lot of people who are getting educated however there are also others
who take this for granted and failed to recognize that not all persons can get proper
education. One of the most common problems that are evident in schools is the
Every morning, during the first period subject of the Grade 11 senior high school
students in Lourdes College, many of them come to school late. There are also a few
students who are not granted the permission to enter the campus due to the 8:00 a.m.
time limit. The stated allotted time limit is imposed by the institution as an attendance
policy. Unfortunately, it is still not enough and due to this, the students’ academic
Factors such as the distance of the school from their houses, traffic, sleeping
constrains, etc., are some of the reasons that contribute to the tardiness of the students.
In this research, the researchers will assess all the information that will be
gathered and determine the primary reason of the problem and formulate possible and
tardiness?
Should the school consider the factors that will be assessed in this study
The students. In this study, the students will be given a hope, guidance and a
solution for their problem regarding tardiness. Through this research, the
academic performance of the students will not be affected due to the reason of
unintentional tardiness.
The parents. Parents, whose children are enrolled in Lourdes College, will
benefit to this study because their hard earned income that is used to support the
education of their children will not go to waste due to the reasons unintentional
tardiness.
The future researchers. This study can benefit the future researchers regarding
to the topic by using this study as a basis and guidance for their research. Also,
through this, it will help the future researchers to create a new idea that is
connected to the topic of this study, add more information about this study and/or
develop new ideas that will help the efficiency of this study.
The School. This study will benefit the school by being the guide in creating a
new attendance policy of the school. This can also be the basis for solving the
The objective of this study about “Factors that contribute to the tardiness of
Grade 11 Senior High School Students in Lourdes College” is to distinguish the real
reason of the tardiness of the students and to formulate solutions for the matter
Due to financial constraints, the range of the study will be limited to the
City. The students will be from the 4 strands of senior high school, namely: STEM,
ABM, HUMMS, and TECH-VOC; as the respondents. This study is largely dependent
This research will only take 1 week to gather information from the students,
school activities.
of an action, statement, etc., and that usually affects people for a long time.
Chapter 2
Foreign Literature
that lateness or tardiness is not just the problem of the late student but it affects the
surrounding people. A student coming late in class distracts the rest of the students and
disrupts the flow of the teacher’s discussion. It is even a burden to the students whom
the late students ask for what to catch up with (Nakpodia and Dafiaghor, 2011).
Students are tardy for a variety of reasons, but being late to class can become a
habit that can have a negative effect on their success in school. Schools often establish
an attendance policy that includes punishments for consecutive tardiness. A firm policy
can help schools promote student punctuality and accountability -- traits that students
can carry with them even after they finish school. Also, Students who are late to classes
may fall behind in their classroom work. If a student misses the first part of a lecture, for
example, he may miss the notes that he will need to study for an upcoming exam. Some
teachers do not accept late home work, so they will not permit a student to turn in a
homework assignment if he is tardy. This can result in an incomplete or failing grade for
The literatures are similar to the study in connection to the effects of tardiness on
the students and their environment. In the literature of Fuller(2013), attendance policy
Although coming to school late is better than not coming at all, tardiness is still a
severe problem for students. Students may miss entire classes, often getting an
extremely low grade compared to other classes. First grade students with chronic
tardiness were shown to have lower math and reading scores compared to their peers
Improvement. Not only did the tardiness affect them, but it also affected their peers.
Teachers have to take time away from instruction to address late students, preventing
Time is like a sword. If you did not cut it, it will cut you. Basically, human beings
are the most difficult to manage. However, some students are late to class on a regular
basis, and students are probably displaying a sort of defiance or impedance. Thus,
students are proper to rationalize excuse, such as, traffic jam, parents care or job
responsibilities that prevent them being punctual attending the class. However, when
students come to class late, it can confuse the flowing of a lecture or discussion, distract
other students, and disturb learning teaching process. Moreover, lateness can become
frequent and infect other students. However, (Schneider, 1998) reported that the reality
of classroom life may be very different. All faculties are confronted with students who
engage in behaviours that are disruptive to the educational process. Students may be
late for class, leave early, talk inappropriately, or sleep during class.
In connection to the present study, the literatures have directly stated the some
factors that contributes to the tardiness of the students which will be covered by the
present study.
Foreign Study
teacher-written praise notes. The researchers found that students who are frequently
late to school often miss out on important opening announcements and academic
activities. Teachers can become frustrated as late students disrupt instruction, often
requiring re-teaching of what they have missed. Tardy behaviour can also negatively
affect the overall classroom environment,’ the study says. Arriving late to school can
also mean that students miss out on activities designed to build connections with their
peers, potentially impacting their social interactions and creating a greater sense of
Sprick and Daniels (2007) stated that the range of the teachers’ response was
“from ignoring them to sending them to office” (p. 21). This variation could lead the
reason is the lack of motivation. Students who come to school on time are not given
incentives or rewards. Also, responses to tardiness are lenient, that is nothing is done
until the tenth strike or more. Another reason is “giving the student the impression that
they won’t be missing anything if they are late” since in some classes, no important
activities or instructions and no lessons are being done for first few minutes. Lastly,
crowded hallways could create traffic, thus blocking the way of other students and
The studies cited are similar to the present study regarding tardiness, its factors
and its effect on the students. The connection of the students’ motivation on going to
school, which will be touched in the present study, was also directly stated on the cited
studies.
Local Study
According to Alfie Vera Mella, during our recent vacation in the Philippines (from
mid-January to mid-February 2012), I finally realized that the main reason many
Filipinos in the Philippines fail to keep up with punctuality is not simply laziness nor
irresponsibility but the boulders of obstacles caused by the heavy traffic and difficulty in
distance equivalent to more than an hour of travel. Because of this, ordinary trips of
going to work or coming home from work becomes a daily marathon, which could really
exhaust a person and drain her energy and enthusiasm. I’m not justifying the tardiness
of Filipinos in the Philippines, particularly of those who live in Metro Manila and in other
highly urbanized regions and cities for the challenges that I have cited; what I was trying
willed and extremely disciplined. And this is really a challenge, yet it is something
doable and achievable only if one will put his mind onto it.
However, the student attendance policy has been developed as a role of the
potential. ETC’s (2009) reported that the attendance and punctuality policy clearly
that all students have full access to the curriculum. Valuable learning time is lost when
students are absent or late”. Therefore, University’s expects students to attend all
learning and teaching sessions. Thus, students should come on time for classes. Late
arrival students are disruptive and inequitable to other class members. Basically, there
are a number of hidden reasons that students arrive to class late, which causes the
dealing strategies to uproot such behavior. Santillano (2010) reported that psychological
theorists considered some “personality traits, including low self-esteem and anxiety” as
“inborn quality” since our being early or late is “partially biologically determined”, which
she also agreed, other experts also believed that some people are “chronically tardy” for
the reason that they consciously and unconsciously get good things from it.
Study by Pimentel and Quijada (2011) Cited in Bilocura (2012) focused on the
frequency of use by the UP Cebu freshmen students of Facebook and a part of the
study tackled about the effect of the famous social networking site to UP Cebu students’
punctuality and academic performance. They asked the (60) respondent about their use
of Facebook and its effects. A certain question asked the respondents if late-night use
of Facebook has an effect on their punctuality. However, results of the study revealed
that, three out of 60 respondents are always late, eight said they are sometimes late, 12
said they are seldom late and 37 said that they never get late due to late-night use of
Facebook.
The related local studies stated the some of the factors that contributes to the
tardiness of students. The conclusions of the researchers of the related studies are the
Methodology
VI. Methodology
The researchers will use the descriptive method to describe and shed light to the
reasons of the tardiness of the Grade 11 Senior High School students in Lourdes
College. By using this as a methodology, the readers will understand the objectives of
this study. Through this, the researchers will clearly elaborate the assessment of the
VII. Respondents
The respondents of this study are centered to the Grade 11 Senior High School
students of Lourdes Collage. The total number of students that will be taken as
respondents is 480; and is composed of students from the 4 strands of Senior High
Questionnaire
information needed for this study. The questionnaire consists of 20 questions in which
the objective is to satisfy the queries of the researchers regarding the problem.
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