IMPROVEMENT OF CLASSROOM CLEANLINESS AND DISCIPLINE THROUGH THE

UTILIZATION OF MONITORING TOOL

IMPROVEMENT OF CLASSROOM CLEANLINESS AND

DISCIPLINE THROUGH THE UTILIZATION
OF MONITORING TOOL

An Action Research Presented to Las Pinas City National

Senior High School – Dona Josefa Campus, Las Pinas City

MA. CRISTINA V. DINGAL

Teacher II

MARIE CRIS B. MAGAYANO

Teacher I

February 2019
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Acknowledgement

We were deeply grateful to the following who made possible

the accomplishment of this action research.

We would like first to thank our research coordinator, Mrs.

Sherie Ann S. Mangohig, Master Teacher 1, who consistently

allowed this paper to be our own work. For sharing her expertise,

continually and convincingly conveyed a spirit of courage to do

research and finish this study. Without her guidance and untiring

help this action research would not have been possible.

To the faculty of Las Piňas City National Senior High School

– Doňa Josefa Campus for their full support and to Mr. Ignacio L.

Son, Jr. our dynamic principal for his utmost sustenance and for

allowing us to conduct this study.

To the Grade 11 students of SY 2018-2019 and to their

advisers, for their full support and cooperation in the conduct of this

study.

Finally, to our friends and colleagues for their prayers,

consideration, and support throughout the entire process of writing

this research. Above all to God Almighty who is the source of all

knowledge and wisdom, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

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I. Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the improvement

of classroom cleanliness and discipline through the
utilization of monitoring tool in Las Piňas City Senior High
School – Doňa Josefa Campus. The researchers utilized the
qualitative method process. Furthermore, this study sought
to answer the following questions: (1) What are the
improvements of classroom cleanliness and discipline
through the utilization of monitoring tool? (2) What are the
perceptions of the respondents towards the monitoring tool?
(3) What are experiences of the respondents on the
utilization of monitoring tool? The respondents of this study
were the grade 11 students of Las Piňas City Senior High
School – Doňa Josefa Campus. The study lasted for 2
weeks. The instruments used by the researchers were the
classroom monitoring tool and interview questionnaire.
Results showed significant improvement in the classroom
cleanliness and discipline through the utilization of
monitoring tool. The students also found the monitoring tool
very important and easy to use.
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I. Table of Contents

Title page 1

Acknowledgement 2

Abstract 3

Table of Contents 4

Appendixes 5

Chapter

1 Introduction 6

Context and Rationale 6

Action Research Questions 8

Innovation, Intervention, and Strategy 8

2 Action Research Method 12

Participants and Other Sources of Data 12

and Information

Data Gathering Methods with Scope 12

and Limitation

Related Literature 13

3 Results and Discussion 15

4 Conclusion and Reflection 20

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Reflection and Recommendation 21

Action Plan 22
References 23

List of Appendixes

A Letter of Request to Conduct the Study 23

B Monitoring Tool 24

C Sample of Answered Monitoring Tool 25

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Chapter 1

Introduction

a. Context and Rationale

“Cleanliness and discipline are not matters of instinct; they

are matters of education, and like many most great things, you

must cultivate a taste for them. “ This is what the famous Prime

Minister of the United Kingdom said and really, it is. The public

school system particularly Senior High School adheres to the

Universal Declaration of Human Rights which is related to the

Philippine 1987 Constitution about protecting and promoting the

right of all citizens of the country to quality education and to make

appropriate steps to make it sure that it is accessible to all. This

would mean that with the increasing fees imposed by the private

schools and some other related matters, staggering volume of

students enroll and transfer to public schools. An increase of

students would also mean increase in multiple behaviors which

teachers deal with every school day. As students increase per

classroom, monitoring of cleanliness and student conduct takes a

great deal of effort especially to the monitors of the class. For one,

teachers include the monitoring of the classroom cleanliness in

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their routine activities which takes up around five to 15 minutes. If

need be, teachers forced students to clean the classroom and take

away the trash first before starting with the lesson. In some worst

teaching moments, misbehaving students are being sent to the

guidance immediately or asked to move out of the room for a

couple of minutes which disrupts the teacher’s instruction time and

the students’ learning hour.

With the use of the monitoring tool, the students would be

aware that they are closely monitored when it comes to them

maintaining the cleanliness of the classroom and their conduct

including their attendance in all their subjects. This monitoring tool

is being sent to the guidance office on a daily basis which would

create a report for the immediate dissemination of the parties

involved (property custodian for classroom cleanliness and parents

and/or advisers for student’s conduct).

This action research would be a very important helping tool

for all the stakeholders of the school as the tool will immediately

recognize the problem of the cleanliness of the class in general and

a student behavior and conduct in particular. With this monitoring

tool be linked into the database of the property custodian and the
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guidance office, improvement of classroom cleanliness and

discipline is no longer a notion or a theoretical dream but a realistic

expectation, achievable and with concrete evidences.

b. Action Research Questions

The main goal of this study was to determine the

improvement of classroom cleanliness and discipline through the

utilization of monitoring tool.

Specifically, this study attempted to answer the following

questions:

1. What are the improvements of classroom cleanliness and

discipline through the utilization of monitoring tool?

2. What are the perceptions of the respondents towards the

monitoring tool?

3. What are experiences of the respondents on the utilization of

monitoring tool?
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c. Innovation, Intervention, and Strategy

Innovation

Researchers improved the monitoring tool through making

this autonomous where class monitors need not have to present

the mechanism at the end of each session but to place the tool in a

conspicuous area where the subject teachers shall accomplish the

device in two minutes. This unburdens the load of the secretary or

class monitor and additional instruction time was gained by the

teachers once the tool was established. End of the month awarding

shall be implemented to commend the classes which were

consistent in keeping their classroom clean and disciplined.

Intervention

Cleanliness Time Check The Las Piňas City National Senior

High School – Doňa Josefa Campus maintains its cleanliness

considering the two-minute time check. Small actions like checking

trash bins and reminding the students to throw garbage properly

can lead to big results.

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Green Clean School By the healthy school campaign adopt

cleaning programs that encouraged students the use of green

products (avoid use of plastics) equipment and practices in school.

Positive Reward Monthly awarding program recognizing the

cleanest classroom and most discipline class established positive

feedback to the students and teachers.

Cleanliness Officer The cleanliness officer tasked to check

the daily cleanliness of the class and frequently reminded the

assigned cleaners of the day. This made them more responsible

and reflective of their own actions.

Class Monitor The class monitor helped monitoring the

cleanliness and daily attendance through writing updated data in

the monitoring form. This established updated data on student’s

daily attendance report. Likewise the student’s positive and

negative behaviors were written by the subject teachers.

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Daily Attendance Report This served as basis of the class

advisers, subject teachers and the prefect of the students for both

academic and behavioral concerns.

Strategy

Device The researcher’s planned to improved classroom

cleanliness and discipline through the utilization of monitoring tool.

Carry-out The monitoring tool was administered to the grade

11 students. The assigned class monitor was responsible in

checking and recording the data needed. The monitoring form

signed by the class advisers and submitted to the prefect of the

students.

Look back The remarks and all other information written in

the monitoring form served as reflections for the class advisers and

student.
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Chapter 2

Action Research Method

This chapter presents the method used in the conduct of the

study. This included the participants, data gathering prcedure with

scope and limitation, and plans, dissemination and utilization.

a. Participants and Other sources of Data and Information

There were 12 sections in the grade 11 with a maximum

class size of 50 students at Las Piňas City National Senior High

School - Doňa Josefa Campus. Out of 12 sections, the sections

Philosopher, Broadcaster, Lawyer, Espresso, Bill Gates, and

Zuckerberg were chosen using convenience sampling.

Convenience samplings were considered and used in selecting the

sample since the schedule of the classes were convenient to the

researchers and to the availability of the observers.

b. Data Gathering Methods with Scope and Limitation

This study aimed to determine the improvement of

classroom cleanliness and discipline through the utilization of

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monitoring tool using qualitative design. It employed descriptive

method.

The data gathering procedure involved three phases. The

first phase was the development and validation of the research

instruments. The second phase was the orientation and actual

instruction of using the monitoring tool. This lasted for 2 weeks.

Third, the interview questionnaire was administered to the assigned

class monitors.

c. Related Literature

Use of ATP tool as a tool for monitoring cleanliness

The Department of Health’s from deep clean to keep clean

document (2008) highlighted a Which? Report published in 2007,

which indicated that;

‘One of the clearest signals to a patient that they will be cared for is

the attention paid to the cleanliness of their wards and bathroom

facilities.’

Patients and the public tend to use cleanliness as an

indicator for general quality. (DOH; 2008).To ensure NHS Scotland

Healthcare Facilities are of a standard of cleanliness which

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optimizes public and patient confidence, it is important that robust

mechanisms in place to establish maintain and monitor cleanliness.

ATP bioluminescence is used extensively in the food

industry as a tool for monitoring and maintaining cleanliness. There

remains some debate around the ability of ATP bioluminescence to

be used as a reliable cleanliness monitoring tool within healthcare

premises, particularly as ATP is a measurement of organic matter

rather than microbial contamination, and there is no direct link

between ATP results, visual cleanliness and microbial

contamination. In April 2009, Health Facilities Scotland’s Domestic

Services Advisory Group established a sub group to investigate

ATP monitoring within NHS Scotland.

The cleanliness of schools is also an important aspect of

school environments. Clean schools not only lower the threat of the

spread of illness, but also convey a caring message to the students

and teachers. Cleaning and maintenance of schools is vitally

important and is often underemphasized and underperformed.

Students feel better going to clean classes and sitting in clean

desks and surroundings.

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Chapter 3

Results and Discussion

a. Results and Discussion

This chapter presents the results and discussions of the

collected data.

Q1: What are the improvements of classroom cleanliness and

discipline through the utilization of monitoring tool?

Student # Level Responses

1 11 Our classroom become more sophisticated and my
classmates become more responsible in dealing with
cleanliness not just to boost the cleanliness of our
classroom but also their responsibility as well.

2 11 The improvements in our classroom are: our room is

well cleaned and organized but sometimes aren't. But
based on the ratings that our teachers have written,
we've got a very good feedback for maintaining the
cleanliness of our classroom and discipline.

3 11 Everyday our classroom is clean and we have

discipline. We were also trying hard to speak English
language. Some of my classmates were trying to
dress well and fix their uniforms every time a teacher
arrived.

4 11 The improvements of our behavior through

cleanliness have been better now than ever because
we are more responsible for our clutter.
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Based on the SOP 1, the respondents said that their

classroom cleanliness and discipline had improved. They also

become more responsible and organized. Overall, ratings of their

teachers showed a positive and very good feedback about their

behavior.

Q2: What are the perceptions of the respondents towards the

monitoring tool?

Student # Level Responses

1 11 Our teachers become more observant when it
comes to cleanliness as well as assessing our
character to show the improvement and being a
responsible student. My classmates become more
responsible when it comes on cleaning our
classroom and become more observant and
disciplined in dealing with the cleanliness in our
classroom.

2 11 My perceptions after using the monitoring tool was

it could help my adviser to be informed about my
classmates for being absent, late or sometimes
cut in class/ subjects.

3 11 We are more aware of our surrounding and

cleanliness of our classroom.

4 11 My perceptions after using the monitoring tool was

it guided our classroom cleanliness and discipline.
The monitoring tool had improved discipline in our
classroom. It was very important tool because it
monitored our discipline every now and then.
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Based on SOP 2, the teachers became more observant in

assessing the cleanliness and discipline as well as the character of

the students. The respondents also said that the monitoring tool

could help their class advisers monitor their classmates who were

absent, late and cut in class. The monitoring tool also guided their

classroom cleanliness and discipline. Lastly, the respondent said

that the monitoring tool was very important for this monitored the

cleanliness and discipline in their classroom.

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Q3: What are experiences of the respondents on the utilization

of monitoring tool?

Student
# Level Responses
1 11 Our teachers become more observant in in the
cleanliness and also noticed the progress on how we
maintain the cleanliness of our classroom. Our
classmates become more aware about the cleanliness of
our classroom as well as giving them opportunity to show
their responsibility when it comes to the cleanliness off
our classroom.

2 11 My experiences as a student in using the monitoring tool

is, I feel like active student when it comes to monitoring
our room. Though it was tiring because I need to go to the
faculty room of our subject teachers to let them sign on a
form because sometimes they run out of time and they
were in a hurry to proceed to their next class. But my
overall experienced was great.

3 11 Students become responsible with their actions.

4 11 My experiences on the use of monitoring tool were good.

I learned discipline and to maintain the classroom
cleanliness every day. It was also very easy and friendly
to use.

Based on SOP 3, the respondent 1 said that the utilization of

monitoring tool enhanced their awareness on cleanliness and

discipline. The respondent 2 said that he became active student in

monitoring their classroom although tiring but overall he has great

experienced. The respondent 3 said that became more responsible

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with their actions. Lastly, respondent 3 said that the monitoring tool

was easy and friendly to use.

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Chapter 4

Conclusion and Reflection

This chapter presents the conclusion as well as reflection

derived from the results and discussion and the corresponding

recommendations.

a. Conclusion

Base d on the results of this study, the following conclusions

were derived:

1. The utilization of monitoring tool tends to improve the

classroom cleanliness and discipline.

2. The utilization of monitoring tool has facilitated the

classroom cleanliness and discipline.

3. The students and teachers had positive experiences on

the utilization of monitoring tool.

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b. Reflection

Cleanliness and discipline are not only a school

responsibility but becomes a classroom and collective

responsibility.

c. Recommendation

Integrate and develop ICT database in cleanliness and

discipline specifically the daily attendance report (DAR) connected

to the prefect of the student at guidance office.

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d. Action Plan

Goal: Implement the Utilization Tool in the Improvement of

Classroom Cleanliness and Discipline.

Achievement Goal
Objectives:
1. Utilize the monitoring tool in all Grade 11 Sections
2. Record the improvement of the sections from the tool
Strategy Description
Implement the utilization tool in all Grade 11 Sections
Strategic Action Party/Dept. Date to Date Resources Desired
Plan Responsible Begin Due Required Outcome
1. Prepare a letter SSG, SPG June June Be
to be approved and all informed of
by the students the
authorities. presence
of the tool.
2. Organize a All students June June Budget Familiarize
meeting with the and Advisers Venue the parts of
SSG officers the
and the monitoring
teachers. tool for
disseminati
3. Conduct All students June June on to the
launching and Advisers class
program to secretaries
discuss rules .
and regulation
in the
implementation
of the tool.

4. Conduct weekly June March

assessment

5. Awarding of
Cleanest June March
Classroom and
Most
Outstanding
Student
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