Case Study: Tardiness of Students

A Case Study
Presented to the Faculty of
Maryhill College
Lucena City

In Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirements
For the Subject
Building and Enhancing Learners Across the Curriculum

Albunan Geleen
Mendoza Erika Joy
Nada, Rose Marie

BSED-1B

Ms.Clarisse Anne Sebuja

May 2019
Introduction

Maryhill College is one of the Catholic educational Institutions in Lucena City in 1983.the

school was initially name Lucena Catholic School. This moment of Grace was coupled with the

mission of the Maryknoll sisters in the same year; they were Sr.Mary de Chantal, Sr. Maria

Concepcion and Sr.Maura Shaun. This Institution offer different kinds of Courses like bachelor of

Scienc in Accountancy, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Bachelor of Science in Business

Administration, and Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education.

The quality of education provided by the institution can be measured through the

perspective of students who are part and engaged in the institutions activities and various services

at the campus and just like the other Institution Attendance is a must for them too as well as the

Tardiness for the students not to be late on the Discussion, Activities and Quizzes.

According to Clackmannanshire Council Online (2011) “lateness is disruptive to the

individual and the work of the class and may be an early warning of other difficulties” The tardy

student creates a diversion of attention as he/she walks in late in class and disturbs other students

and the teacher with his/her inquiries about the missed lesson. Additionally, the school as an

institution is also vastly affected. “Lateness inhibits the process of achieving the goals of the

school”.

The Objective of this study is to inform the Maryhill College Higher Education students

about tardiness and its effect to them as well as to the other students. In addition, this study also

aims to determine the possible solution on how the students coped up with their tardiness.
Background of the study

The history of tardiness are said to be the habit of students or delaying arrival. Being late

as a form of misconduct may be formally punishable in various arrangements, such as workplace,

school, etc. An opposite personality trait is punctuality. According to Maryhill College Higher

Education Students Handbook (2012) students will be tardy it depends on the length hour of class

for One (1) hour student will be late after ten(10) minutes of the original time while if the class

hours was One and half hours (1 ½) student will be late after fifth teen (15) minutes and If the

class was for Three(3) hours the student will be late after thirty(30) minutes of the time and two(2)

times of tardiness is equivalent to one absences.

Understanding the background for this particular study requires a look into three subject

areas: how do students manage their time, what is the reason of their tardiness, what are the ways

that students do to overcome this bad habits Pimentel and Quijada (2011) said that lack of sleep

causes neural malfunctions and further affects a person’s behavior and it is not solely the students’

fault why they keep on being late in coming to class. The distance between the student’s home and

school or solely the school’s location is also considered.

According to King Saud University (2014) Put yourself in the student’s shoes and try to

see what is the motivation behind this disruption issue, be a role model for the behavior you require

of your students and always begin and end classes on time and use the first 15 minutes of class

for the most important announcements to discourages student lateness behavior.

are expected to attend lectures and other prescribed assignments, except when ill or otherwise

lawfully excused and shall be on time to all lectures or assignments.

Change your thinking by adjusting your plans so that your expected arrival time is

10 to 15 minutes earlier than you should be there. This extra little chunk of time will go a long

way in reducing your stress level, Prepare the night before or Gather together what you need for

the next day the night before. Put your purse, wallet, backpack, keys, necessary paperwork and

anything else you need by the door you exit through. If possible, go ahead and load what you need

into the car the night before. Double check appointment times, address and directions the night

before so you can plan accordingly then Use a calendar and be sure to mark all appointments and

commitments on one calendar as quickly as you can. This way you can see conflicts immediately

and also see where you may need more of a time gap between appointments for more travel time.

(Sue Anderson, 2015)

Evaluation of the Case

Tardiness is conducted to develop an understanding of the impact of poor or irregular

attendance and punctuality on overall attainment of a school committed to excellence. It is also

important not to dwell on negative statistics around attendance. While participants need to

understand the issues and potential impact, we would like to emphasize that most students come

to school regularly and on time.

Hammill Institute on Disabilities (Caldarella, Christensen, Young & Densley,

2011),Students who are frequently late to school often miss out on important opening
announcements and academic activities so that the teachers can become frustrated as late students

disrupt instruction, often requiring re teaching of what they have missed. Tardy behavior can also

negatively affect the overall classroom environment and 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 alienation from their classmates.

Possible Solution

Student attendance is one of the most common predictors of academic achievement.

Students who consistently miss school hours develop habits that will lead into their adult life,

affecting their education, career, and social connections. In this part teacher also check the absentee

and tardiness students (Bryan Bennion, 2018)

Nakpodia and Dafiaghor stated that school administrators must lead by example. They

should be punctual in their own meetings and classes to avoid students to think that being late is

just alright since even the authoritative persons are doing it. They should as well teach it and

integrate it in every lesson. The effort on the remedy on lateness or tardiness does not start and end

with the school. It must begin with the parents of the students and the government must take part

as well. Transportation must be improved in order to avoid students getting stuck in traffic or

encountering other obstacles down the streets.

The best solution in order to meet the satisfaction of the students in the services offered by

the Institution is Set Clear Expectations. Make it clear right up in front that prompt attendance is

expected of them during their education from admissions to orientation to the first day in your

classroom; be clear on what is expected of them. Guide the children and also to give your children

advice and cheer them up. Help the students to become a responsible enough to do your task which is to
sleep on time and woke up early so that you can attend class on time and you can also manage your time

to do school works and household chores.

Recommendation

(1) Set Clear Expectations. Make it clear right up front that prompt attendance is expected of

them during their education. From admissions to orientation to the first day in your

classroom, be clear on what is expected of them. Always set high expectations for your

students, they will usually rise to the occasion.

(2) Be the Example. Always begin your class on time. You can’t start late and ask the students

to show up on time. When you start class late you encourage students to do the same in

return.

(3) Start Class Powerfully. Not only should you always start on time but you should start with

a bang. Begin with a fun activity or game to engage the students. As the late students come

walking in, they will have to wait until it is over and miss out on the fun. This may help

motivate them to arrive on time the next day.

(4) Thank You. How about a simple “thank you” to the students who arrived on time? Positive

reinforcement and praising the students who do things right is a powerful tactic.

Remember, what gets praised and rewarded will get repeated.

(5) Reward Early Arrivals. Speaking of positive reinforcement, reward those who arrive early

and are prepared for class by having a short assignment on the board. The assignment is

one that can be completed before class begins, such as a video they can watch on their
 phone, a blog article to read, or an Instagram account to look up. For all students who arrive

early, they can complete the short assignment before class begins and receive 5 extra credit

points on their test.

References

http://www.academicjournals.org/app/webroot/article/article1379515879_Nakpodia%20and%20
Dafiaghor.pdf
https://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/JEP/article/viewFile/13049/13643
https://www.academia.edu/34866712/Tardiness_in_School_Reasons_and_Effects_to_Students
https://sites.google.com/site/monteramath07/teacher-resources-1/classroommanagement/student-
tardiness/strategies-to-reduce-tardiness

https://athlosacademies.org/the-impact-of-tardiness-on-student-success/