Learner Attendance Textbook Notes

CHAPTER I L UAN 1.1 Background A learner is a person/individual who receives services. education according to talents, interests, and abilities in order to grow and develop properly and have satisfaction in receiving lessons given by their educators (Mustari, 2014: 108) (in Rifa'i, 2018, pn 2). Learners are one of the benchmarks of the success of the education process. learning at an educational institution. Learners are also The input of education will later become the output. The expected output is students who have intelligence, skills, and good attitudes. To produce quality output and as expected is not easy. It takes effort, hard work, and cooperation from various related parties so that this can be achieved. Learner attendance is one of the things that must be considered in learner management. The attendance of students is considered very important because the presence of students is related to the learning material delivered. If students have good attendance, then the learning material will be delivered well. And vice versa. Learners who have low attendance are worried that they do not understand the learning material provided. The level of understanding of students on learning material affects the value obtained from the subject. 1.2 Problem Formulation 1. What is learner attendance? 2. What is learner attendance recap? 3. What are the causes of learner absenteeism? 4. What are the sources of learner absenteeism? 1.3 Purpose of Writing 1. To know the basic concept of learner attendance 2. To find out the recap of students' attendance 3. To find out the causes of learner absenteeism 4. To find out the causes of learner absenteeism 1.4 Writing Method In completing this paper, the author uses the method Literature. Here the author develops the theme with various scientific sources and other literature for the success of this paper. CHAPTER II PEMBAHA SAN 2.1 Learner Attendance Student attendance at school is commonly referred to as student attendance. The definition of student attendance contains two meanings, namely the problem of school attendance which is called attendance and absence from school (non school attendance) which is called absenteeism. Student attendance and absenteeism at school is considered an important issue in the management of students at school, because it is very closely related to student learning achievement. In addition, student attendance and absenteeism at school is an illustration of the orderliness of a school. School attendance is the physical and mental presence and participation of students in school activities during effective school hours. Whereas absenteeism is the absence of students' physical participation in school activities. During effective school hours, students must be at school. If they are not at school, they should be able to provide valid information and be recognized by their parents or guardians. 2.2 Student Attendance Recap Attendance recap is an activity to summarize attendance data. or attendance so that it becomes more useful in shape, arrangement, nature, or content with the help of hand labor or the help of an equipment and following a certain series of steps, formulas, or patterns. Administratively, the management of attendance and absence at the class level is the responsibility of the homeroom teacher. Therefore, homeroom teachers should be able to accurately record the level of attendance and absence of students in the class they are responsible for as well as be able to analyze and present it in the form of graphs or tables (daily records and monthly tables or graphs are sought). As for the school level, the appropriate officer to manage student attendance and absenteeism is the vice principal of student affairs. Similar to the homeroom teacher, the student secretary should also be able to accurately record the overall student attendance and absence rates and be able to analyze and present them in the form of graphs or tables. Information on student attendance and absence rates is very useful for policy-making, both at the class and school levels and can be used for the purpose of providing guidance to students who have difficulty in fulfilling their attendance obligations at school. Recapitulation of individual student absence data, whether for reasons of absence, illness or permission, should be submitted to parents, at least every month. This is important so that parents can know about it and can take part in efforts to prevent and overcome the problem of their children's absence. For schools that already have their own website, the presentation of monthly data recapitulation of student attendance and absence on the school website (while maintaining students' privacy rights) may be very useful. In addition to being an open report on the school's progress, it may also motivate students and other related parties to maintain and improve student attendance at school. Another thing that is no less important in managing student attendance is the need for strict and clear rules of absence, accompanied by educational sanctions (especially for students who are often absent). However, it is not expected that there is a form of sanction that explicitly states that students who are often absent are obliged to see the BK teacher (counselor). If this happens then directly or indirectly, Guidance and Counseling will be perceived by students as "the school security guard", which certainly will not be beneficial for the development of Guidance and Counseling services as an institution for psychological assistance services in schools. 2.3 Causes of Learner Absence Absenteeism is student behavior based on physicality, psychological and social reasons and affect students' development negatively. According to Gokyer, (2012) absenteeism or truancy is not only a symptom of students' negative feelings about school but also stems from a variety of reasons. Absenteeism is usually based on missed school days, including excused and unexcused absences (Balfanz & Byrnes, 2012). Ubogu (2004) says illness, financial difficulties, age, social status, geographical area, teacher attitude, weak school management, high cost of education, and weather conditions can cause learners to be absent. Mervilde (1981) also presents his opinion on the problems faced by learners, namely family health or financial problems, poor school environment, drug and alcohol use, transportation problems, and different community attitudes towards education are all conditions that can cause a child not to attend school. As for the results of research conducted in direct interviews with counseling teachers, parents and students, some of the factors that cause student absenteeism at school include; • Feeling lazy, • It's hard to get up in the morning, • Staying up late at night frequently, and • There is additional work at home. There are many sources of student absenteeism in school, both from within the students themselves (internal factors), for example due to self-discipline and low motivation to learn, as well as from outside the students (external factors), for example a less conducive school and social environment. The family environment is one of the external factors that may cause student absenteeism at school. 2.4 Sources of Learner Absence There are many sources of learner absenteeism in schools. First, absenteeism originates from the family environment. Sometimes families are supportive of learners' attendance at school, and sometimes they are not. It can even happen that the family becomes an obstacle for learners to attend school. Solving the absenteeism of students from such families, of course, is more aimed at curative measures for family life. a. The absences according to Imron (1994:61-62) caused or sourced from the family are as follows: 1. Both parents, father and mother, are busy working. 2. There are religious activities at home 3. There are problems in the family environment. 4. There is an emergency activity at home. 5. There is death. Death at in familygenerally brings grief to the child. 6. The location of the house is far from the school. 7. A family member is sick. 8. Uniforms that no longer exist. 9. Lack of healthy food. This happens to learners who are in poverty-stricken areas. 10. Take your parents on vacation. 11. Parents moved for work. 12. Absenteeism that comes from the learners themselves. This can happen, especially to students who are unstable in spirit and lack supervision from parents or family. b. The absences that come from the students themselves are as follows: 1. Forgetting not to attend school. This can happen, perhaps because of a late night's sleep so that the student wakes up late and inadvertently the student concerned forgets to follow the subjects or does not attend school. 2. His morals are not good. 3. A fight broke out between students. 4. Sick. 5. His achievement is weak. c. School-sourced absence Schools are also perceived by learners to be unsupportive of their wishes. Therefore, their absence from school can also stem from the school environment. The sources of the causes of learner absenteeism in school that originate from the school environment are as follows: 1. Unpleasant school location. 2. Ineffective school programs. This happens because the curriculum used is not appropriate in utilizing the work program at school. Inappropriate school programs may affect the school's goals and as a result, students may be reluctant to go to school. 3. Too few students enroll. Many schools have a shortage of students, which can also have an impact on the students. 4. School fees are too expensive. 5. Lack of school facilities. 6. Lack of guidance from teachers both individually and in groups to students. 7. The program offered by the school to learners is not attractive. 8. School atmosphere that is not conducive. Based on the description above, it can be concluded that the factors that cause student absenteeism in the learning process at school consist of: a) Factors from within students, such as perceptions of attendance, self-discipline, and low motivation to learn. b) Factors from outside the student, consisting of family factors, social environment, and school environment. Efforts to alleviate the problem of student absenteeism originating from family factors of course really require the role and involvement of the family itself to jointly find the best solution. However If the causal factor is suspected to be from within the student, then individual counseling services or individual assistance seems to be an option. CHAPTER III QUALITY P 3.1 Conclusion School attentiveness is the presence and student's physical and mental participation in school activities during effective hours at school. Students who are absent from learning must have contributing factors. In this case, teachers as educators who interact directly with students must understand the causes of students not attending the learning process. Before knowing the causes, educators first understand the background of students, such as their family environment and social environment. Sumb er causes of learner absence can come from various things, including originating from the family, originating from the learners themselves, and originating from the school. Attendance and absence of students are recapitulated by the relevant parties so that the overall level of attendance and absence of students can be seen and can be analyzed and presented in the form of graphs or tables. Information on the level of attendance and absence of students is used for policy making and for the purpose of providing guidance to students who have difficulty in fulfilling their obligations to attend school. 3.2 Advice Suggestions that can be conveyed by the author are that educators must understand student's background and the condition of the surrounding environment. This is so that educators can find out the source of why students are not present during the learning process. If the source of the cause is known, educators can have a way for students to attend school again to take part in the learning process. In addition, when recapitulating attendance, those who do the recapitulation must be careful. This is so that when making decisions and providing guidance to students who have difficulty attending school can be done appropriately. 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