Usaha Pihak Sekolah Mengatasi Gejala Ponteng Di Kalangan Pelajar

The purpose of this research was to see the relationship among 5 dependant variables with the problem of school truancy among form four students. School factors which was identified in this researched were teachers’ teaching method, class management, co-curriculum management, peers and school beautification. The objectives of this research was to see which school factor dominantly influenced the school truancy among students. The respondents are form 4 students in 4 grade A schools in Jitra, Kubang Pasu district of Kedah. Respondents involved in this research were 241 and questionnaires were used to obtained data. Nine hypotheses were tested by the Method of Pearson’s Correlation Method, One Way ANOVA, T-test and Multiple Regression Test. The results showed that there was no significant relationship among gender, race, PMR achievement and class management with the problem of school truancy. But there was a relationship among peers, teachers’ teaching process, co-curriculum management and school beautification with the problem of school truancy. Peers was the most dominant factors toward truancy problem, compared to teachers’ teaching process, co-curriculum management and school beautification.