This study assessed the effectiveness of incentive-based intervention in improving attendance and academic performance among the 23 respondents of the Grade 12 Electrical Installation and Maintenance students.
This research employed quantitative – descriptive design since the researcher aimed to determine the causes of absenteeism, factors of attendance and academic performance before and after the intervention, and how significant was improvement of the attendance and academic performance in Diplahan National High School, Diplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay, Region IX for the School Year 2018 – 2019.
The study found out that the causes of absenteeism are physical disability or poor health, followed by average grades, conflict situations, economically disadvantaged, early marriage, psychological difficulties and broken family.
Based on the study, there is a significant difference between before and after the incentive-based intervention among the Grade 12 EIM absences (t=12.497, p=0.000 < α = 0.05). Moreover, there is a significant difference between before the incentive-based intervention and after the incentive-based intervention among the Grade 12 EIM academic performance (t=-16.037, p=0.000 < α = 0.05).
Therefore, the incentive-based intervention is effective to decrease the absences and can improve the academic performance of the students. The attendance and academic performance incentive-based intervention from the teachers include positive comments, positive note home to parents, extra time at the computer, homework pass, first-in-line privileges, snack coupons, individual or team certificates, name on “attendance wall” in the classroom, chance to act as teacher’s assistant, pencils, pens, stickers, bookmarks, and others. It implies further to be beneficial for students with poor academic performance.