Authors

Aprille Wyzine A. Agustin*
Mariano Marcos State University, Ilocos Norte, Philippines

Zheley Geisha A. Baldonado
Mariano Marcos State University, Ilocos Norte, Philippines
Email: zheleygeishabaldonado@gmail.com

Lenie Joy R. Galutera
Mariano Marcos State University, Ilocos Norte, Philippines
Email: galuteralenie@gmail.com

Kaye Amethyst G. Pomar
Mariano Marcos State University, Ilocos Norte, Philippines
Email: kayeamethyst08@gmail.com

Kristian Angelo S. Tauyan
Mariano Marcos State University, Ilocos Norte, Philippines
Email: kristiantauyan43@gmail.com

Abstract

One prevalent issue in the classroom setting is leaners’ disengagement, leading to off -task behaviors. Off-task behaviors encompass activities such as talking and engaging in unauthorized actions, displaying aggression, daydreaming, not paying attention to teachers, and playing with objects or individuals. This kind of behavior is considered reasonable, but it affects the teaching and learning process. Hence, this study was conducted in one of the Laboratory Schools in the Province of Ilocos Norte. It was done in the 3rd quarter of the academic year 2022-2023. There were 37 kindergartners enrolled in the session, eighteen (18) boys, and nine (9) girls served as participants in the study. This study aimed to modify the off-task behaviors of the kindergartners during the teaching and learning process specifically, during meeting time 1, work period 1, and work period 2 through the use of the Stop-Prepare-Ge (SPG) Lights Technique Observation analysis was used to identify the exhibited off-tank behaviors of the participants before the implementation as well as the modification in the off-task behaviors of the participants after the implementation of the intervention. While the descriptive analysis was used to describe and analyze the results that helped to improve the utilization of the SPG Lights Technique in modifying the off-task behaviors of the kindergartners. Based on the findings of the study, it revealed that numerous off-task behaviors were exhibited by the kindergartners before the implementation of the intervention. After the learners were exposed to the SPG Lights Technique, the off-task behaviors exhibited by the kindergartners decreased. However, it was also noted that several off-task behaviors still persisted even after the intervention. Therefore, modifications to the SPG Lights Technique should be considered to further reduce and eliminate these off-task behaviors. Despite this, the Stop-Prepare-Go (SPG) Lights Technique remains an effective strategy for modifying the off-task behaviors of kindergartners.

Keywords: Stop-Prepare-Go (SPG) lights technique, off-task behaviors, kindergartners.

*Corresponding author / Email: aprillewyzineagustin@gmail.com
DOI: http://doi.org/10.69651/PIJHSS05031276

Recommended citation:
Agustin, A. W. A., Baldonado, Z. G. A., Galutera, L. J. R., Pomar, K. A. G., & Tauyan, K. A. S. (2026). Modifying the off-task behaviors of the kindergartners through Stop-Prepare-Go (SPG) lights technique. Pantao (International Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences) 5 (3), 418-427. http://doi.org/10.69651/PIJHSS05031276

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