CAUSE AND EFFECT OF MOBILE PHONE TO THE ACADEMIC

PERFORMANCE OF GRADE10-SAPPHIRE LEARNERS

SY 2019-2020

Is presented to;

Elias Buscano Sr. High School

Purok. Balsinang Brgy. Olympog

General Santos City

In Partial Requirements of the Requirements in Practical Research II

By:

Prizle Jane S. Verallo

Julymer A. Batata

Date Submitted:

March 2020
 Acknowledgement

The researcher wish to express their gratitude and sincere appreciation to

the people who have helped in the realization of this study.

The researchers wish to express their sincerest thanks and gratitude to

their adviser, Mr. Roldan P. Carpisano , RSW, LPT for his inexhaustible support

in guiding, directing, reviewing and checking the researchers work.

To Mrs. Leah Mae H. Mosquera, LPT, for her guidance, advices and

knowledge she imparted.

To all friends, for strongly believing in the researchers’ capability.

To those unmentioned persons who have helped them in one way or

another, their sincerest thanks and gratitude.

Above all, to our Almighty God for giving them wisdom, protection,

courage, and good health for making all things possible to overcome the obstacle

to successfully finish this most challenging endeavor.

THE RESEARCHERS
 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page i

Approval Sheet ii

Acknowledgement iii

Table of contents iv

Chapter 1 Introduction

Background of the Study 1

Statement of the Problem 3

Scope and Delimitation of the Study 4

Significance of the Study 4

Chapter 2 Review of Related Literature 6

Chapter 3 Methodology 10

Research Method 10

Respondents of the Study 10

Sampling Technique 11

Instrumentation 11

Data Collection Method 11

Chapter 4 Presentation, Analysis and Interpretation of Data 12

Chapter 5 Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation 17

Summary 18

Conclusion 20

Recommendation 20

Refferences 21

Curriculum Vitae 23
 CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTIONS

Background of the Study

Humans always wanted to communicate or simply make their life easier.

In ancient times people have used smoke signals, drums, and carrier pigeons to

get a message from one point to another. That is a clear example that is very

important to us humans to communicate from far or other places. That is why

Martin Cooper invented the world’s first mobile phone in 1932 (Erin Schreiner).

As the year change, mobile phone also evolved at first it was just with a

non-colored until it became a built-in camera, music, player, video player, file

storage, radio, internet and some with televisions as the students or humans

wanted. In our society, it is now considered that mobile phones are one the

needs not a want ( Kristina Barroso).

Currently educations is making a move toward the use of more technology

within classrooms ranging from elementary to the collegiate level. In high schools

and colleges, devices being used most commonly for educational purposes not

only mobile phone but also laptop and tablets. These devices are being used in

hopes of enhancing student’s academic performance. Students are using

devices for activities such as taking notes, researching, and communicating.

Although there is a lack of understanding of how student cellphone usage affects

their academic performance.

Mobile phones doesn’t only bring knowledge and amusement to the

students. We can say that in our society, and mobile phones help us in many
ways in all the sector in our community as we feel the importance of mobile

phones in our lives but mobile phone usage in school is an increasing problem.

Not only it interrupts the class by ringing but also by texting, surfing the

internet, taking pictures of tests and the most common is the use of it to cheat in

quizzes and exams but it doesn’t mean that it is all bad as it gave a big

contribution to a better education, however despite of it everything should be

taken in moderation. Knowing the student’s belief passing is important. Students

who believe they can pass may be more likely to believe they can use their

cellphone and pay attention during class.

Statement of the Problem

This study aims to determine the cause and effects of Mobile Phones to

the academic performance of the student of Grade10-Sapphire Learners.

Specifically, it will seek answers to the following questions:

1. What are the good effects of mobile phone to the academic performance

of the students?

2. What are the bad effects of mobile phone to the academic performance of

the students?

3. What are the causes why students use mobile phones?

We choose this topic or issue as it is a timely issue not only to the

students but all the people in the world as it is alarming to know the truth

that we are now controlled by technologies and also as we discover that

many students suffer depression by use of it.

The study focused on the Cause and effects of Mobile Phones to

the Academic Performance of the Students of Grade12-Narra. The

respondents of

this study are limited to students of the Grade10-Sapphire Elias Buscano

Sr. High School.

Significance of the Study

This research is focused on Cause and Effects of Mobile Phones to the

Academic Performance of the Students of Grade10-Sapphire as the findings will

redound to the benefits to the students as it will enhance their discipline and

knowledge into using mobile phones moderately and correctly.

Students

The students are the most benefited to this study as they will gain a proper

knowledge on the effects of mobile phones in their academic performance. As

they will enlightened to know the truth.

The parents is the guardians of our life. They will be able to know and

learn the effects of mobile phones in their children to their academic

performance. As they will be guided by the research on how to guide their

children in a right way by using mobile phones.

Teachers

The teachers are called as our second parents. They will be able to lean

the effects of mobile phones in academic performance of their students. By this

they will be enlightened on how to control, discipline and teach the students.

School Administration

The school administration will learn and will use their learnings to able to

create a rule in school and to help students use mobile phones as an instrument

in their study.
 CHAPTER II

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Mobile phones enable students to access a variety of electronic media at

almost any time and place. Popular activities such as playing games, surfing the

internet, texting and monitoring their own social media sites as it liked to what is

the outcome of their academic performance being a student. In our present

generation students are obsessed using gadgets, they usually want to buy the

latest release of these gadgets especially mobile phones to satisfy their desires

in terms of entertainment and getting the newest of the new as a result students

tend to use up more time using mobile phones than on studying that’s why it

affects the student study habits and academic performance.

Junco (2012) found that 53% of undergraduate students at a university

reported text messaging during class, and also students who use cellphones

during class are experiencing negative side effects with their academic

achievement.

According to Gardiner (2016) He states that cellphone addiction in no

joke as students became more creative in using it in texting in their laps, texting

in their notebooks, text inside their bags, take picture while teacher are writing on

the board, went to comfort room and find out the answer on quizzes through

surfing the internet. Student also use their cellphones 24/7 as all of his result will

lead to the breakdown of their academic performance and maybe their future.
 Freed (2017) He finds out that students are distracted in learning when

they are using mobile phones, he also states that there’s an increased of student

that are cyberbullied at school.

Mwilima (2017) on his research students were asked to explicate the

impact of cellphones use their academic performance. The respondents gave a

multiplicity of responses. Although there were answers that were very dissimilar

in nature, in conclusion (56 percent) students indicated that cellphones really

contribute meaningfully towards the academic performance of a student, as long

as they are used responsibly. Conversely, (34 percent) students claimed that

cellphones digress attention of student and make them pay attention to non-

academic issues such as entertainment.

The Conversation(2015) Researcher have found that allowing use of

mobile phones in school harms low-achieving of the students.

Chen and Tzeng (2010) found that among heavy internet users

information seeking was associated with better academic performance, while

video game playing was associated with lower levels of academic performance.

Several recent studies have identified a negative relationship between social-

networking site use (e.g., Facebook, Myspace, Twitter) and academic

performance.

Arshi (2017) on his research teenagers are totally addicted to texting.

Excess messaging can lead to Teen Tendonitis (TTT). It can cause pain in

hands, back and neck due to poor posture. It can also lead to impaired vision and
even arthritis down the line. Having a cellphone will tempt your teen to spend all

day talking or texting, instead of doing anything productive. Studies have proven

that teens who spend too much of their time with their cellphones are more prone

to stress and fatigue.

Huznekoff (2015) this study examined mobile phone use in the classroom

by using an experimental design to study how message content (related or

unrelated to class lecture) and message creating a message) impact student

learning. Participants in eight experimental groups and a control a group watched

a video lecture, took notes, and completed tests of student learning.

Debate.org (2017) surveys of should student allowed to use cellphones in

school and 72% agreed as they says that mobile phones are good for education,

28% dis-agreed as a teacher says that student might play during the session and

they can use it to cheat.

Doward (2015) found out on his research that not only did student

achievement improve, but also that low-achieving and low-income students

gained the most. He found the impact of banning phones for these students was

equivalent to an additional hour a week in school, or to increasing the school

year.

Koziol (2015) ban mobiles phones to help underperforming students

indicates stricter rules around phones use may contribute to better grades

particularly for under performing students banning mobile phones in school

resulted in 14.23 percent improvement in test scores for low-achieving student,

and a 6.41 percent improvement overall in schools that had introduced a ban.
 CHAPTER III

METHODOLOGY

Introduction

This study is based on theoretical and empirical methodology. Survey

questionnaires were triangulated for the purpose of data collection. This study

used a quantitative research method. Those chapter contains the respondents,

method used, data gathering tools, instrumentation, sampling technique and the

statistical method use.

Research Method

The research method used in this study is Descriptive Research Method,

wherein this study describes situation and does not determine the cause and

effect. This study attempts to determine, describe or identify what are the cause

and the good, bad effects of mobile phones to the academic performance of the

students of Grade10- Sapphire.

Respondents of the Study

The respondents of this study are all of the students of the Grade10-

Sapphire of Elias Buscano Sr. High School. The respondents of the study have

rights to either participate in this study.

Sampling Technique

Purposive sampling is the sampling technique that has been used in this

study wherein we select based on characteristics of a population and study.

The instrument used in this study was a survey that determined the

student’s name, age, and if they used mobile phones as a tool to help their

academic performance. The survey will determine the cause and effect of mobile

phone to the academic performance of the students. The survey includes

opinions as whether or not they think using mobile phones in the classroom as a

learning tool will be beneficial, or a classroom concern. The survey included

direction on how to fill out the information accurately.

Data Collection Method

The data collection consisted of the distribution of the surveys to the

Grade 10- Sapphire students enrolled in Elias Buscano Sr. High School set of 15

standardize questions was administrated with a purposive returned by the

respondents. The researcher asked permission to the teachers to the distributed

and collect the surveys in the classrooms.

PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

This chapter discussed the presentation and analysis of the data

gathered.

DOES

QUESTION; ALWAYS OFTEN FREQUENTLY OCCASIONALLY NOT

APPLY

F % F % F % F % F %

1.How often

do you find

that you 9 45 8 40 1 5 0 0 0 0

stay use

your mobile

phone?

2. How

often do

you neglect

household 0 0 5 25 9 45 4 20 0 0
chores to

spend more

time in your

mobile

phone?

3.How often

do your

grades or 0 0 0 0 1 5 7 35 0 0

school work

suffer

because of

using

mobile

phones?

4.How often

do you

became

defensive or 0 0 2 10 5 25 7 35 0 0

secretive

when

someone

ask you

what you
doing on

your phone.

5.How often

do you

absent in 0 0 3 15 3 15 5 25 0 0

school

because of

using

mobile

phone?

6.How often

do you got

lowest 0 0 1 5 6 30 4 20 0 0

grade

because of

using

mobile

phone?

7.How often

do you use

your phone 0 0 3 15 2 10 6 30 0 0

during

class?
 This is the result of our survey that we conduct in Grade10- Sapphire and

we have 20 respondents. 9 out of 20 or (45%) said that they always use their

mobile phone, 8 out of 20 or (40%) said that they often use their mobile phone, 1

out of 20 or (5%) of our respondents said that they frequently use their mobile

phone, (0%) respondents does not occasionally used mobile phone, 0 out of 20

or (0%) doesn’t always neglect household chores because of spending more

time in mobile phone, 5 out of 20 or (25%) respondents often neglect household

chores because of they spend more time on their phone, 9 out 20 or (45%)

respondents said that they frequently neglect household chores because of

spending more time in their mobile phone, 4 out of 20 or (20%) occasionally

neglect household chores because of they spend more time to their mobile

phone their mobile phone and (0%) does not apply to neglect household chores .

In suffering in grades and school work there is 0 out of 20 or (0%) respondents

always suffer because of using mobile phone, 1 out of 20 (5%) respondents

frequently suffer in academic performance because of using mobile phone, 7 out

of 20 or (35%) respondents occasionally suffer because of using mobile phone

and (0%) respondents does not apply . 0 out of 20 or (0%) respondents always

became defensive or secretive when someone asking you what are you doing on

your phone, 2 out of 20 or (10%) respondents often being defensive or secretive,

5 out of 20 or (25%) respondents frequently became defensive or secretive, 7 out

of 20 or (35%) occasionally become defensive and secretive and (0%)

phone. In question number 5 there is (0%) respondents always absent in school

because of too much use mobile phone, 3 out of 20 (15%) respondents often

absent because of too much use in their phone, 3 out of 20 or (15%) respondents

frequently absent because of using their phone, 5 out of 20 or (25%) respondents

occasionally absent, 0 out of 20 (0%) respondents not apply absents because of

using mobile phone. (0%) respondents always got lowest score because of using

mobile phone, 1 out of 20 or (5%) respondents often got lowest grade because of

mobile phone, 6 out of 20 or (30%) frequently got lowest grade because of

mobile phone, 4 out of 20 (20%) occasionally got lowest grades because of

mobile phone, (0%) respondents does not apply to got lowest grades because of

mobile phone. (0%) of respondents always using mobile phone when the teacher

discuss in the front, 3 out of 20 or (15%) respondents often use mobile phone

when their teacher is discussing, 2 out of 20 (10%) respondents frequently use

mobile phone in the class, 6 out of 20 (30%) occasionally used mobile phone

during class, there is no respondents or (0%) does not apply using phone during

class. Mobile phone is the most popular gadget because there is students will

absent because they are tired because others student late asleep because of

using mobile phone.

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

Summary of Findings

This study aimed to determine how mobile phone effects the students on

their Academic Performances.

1. Some of the Respondents has (45%) said that they always use their

mobile phone.

2. Some of the respondents (45%) respondents said that they frequently

neglect household chores because of spending more time in their mobile

phone.

3. In Academic Performance (35%) of respondents occasionally suffer

because of using mobile phone.

4. The study shows that mobile phone affected the students because (35%)

of the students occasionally became defensive and secretive.

6. This study shows that (30%) frequently got lowest grade by using mobile

phone.

7. (30%) of the respondents using mobile phone during class hour.

Based on the findings of this study, the following conclusions were drawn:

1. Students are constantly connected to mobile phone. According to Jones

(2014) her research shows that students use cellphone, foe texting, was

by (83.1%) of students as the most used feature, followed by calling

(10.8%), and Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram by (1.5%) each.

2. Mobile phone has strongly affected the Academic Performance of

students because some of the student got lowest grade, absents and they

usually used mobile phone during class.

3. Parents should always guide their children and parents strongly maintain

their relationship with their children because mobile phone can affect the

communication and relationship with their children.

4. Parents have the vital role in the impact of mobile phone to children

because parents should put limitation, monitoring and proper guidance to

their children’s by using mobile phone.

Recommendation:

Based on the findings of this study, the following are suggested:

1. Parents should protect and guide their children in using mobile

phone.

2. Parents should always aware by setting of limitation and monitoring

in mobile phone accessed by their children.

to their children, it helps to strongly maintain their relationship.

4. School should strengthen their programs on physical activities so

that the children or students will stimulate their interest and

attention from mobile phones as well as to enhance and maintain

their physical fitness.

Junco, R. (2012). In-class multitasking and academic

performance. Computers in human behavior.

Gore(2010) Relationship between High School students use

cellphones and iPods and their effects on classroom.

Jones(2014) Students cellphones addivtion and their

opinions.

Huznekoff, et.al,(2015) Mobile phones in the classroom:

Examining the effects of texting, twitter, and message content on

student learning.

Barnwell(2016) Do smartphones have a place in the

classroom?

https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/04/do-

smartphones-have-a-place-in-the-classroom/480231/

Debate.org (2017) http://www.debate.org/opinions/should-

students-be-allowed-to-use-cell-phones-in-school

Doward (2015) An investigation of cellphones use in college

classrooms.

Freed(2017) https://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-

freed/why-phones-dont-belong-in-school_b_9666730.html

Mwilma(2017) The Effects of cellphones use on academic

performance secondary education.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

NAME : PRIZLE JANE S. VERALLO

ADDRESS : PUROK BISCAYDA BRGY. OLYMPOG G.S.C

BIRTHDAY : AUGUST 28, 2001

BIRTHPLACE : BRGY. CONEL LYING-IN G.S.C

CIVIL STATUS : SINGLE

PARENTS : JOEL VERALLO & HEDELIZA VERALLO

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

ELEMENTARY : A. BISCAYDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SECONDARY : ELIAS BUSCANO SR. HIGHSCHOOL

PERSONAL INFORMATION

NAME : JULYMER A. BATATA

ADDRESS : PUROK BALSINANG BRGY. OLYMPOG G.S.C

BIRTHDAY : JULY 17,2000

BIRTHPLACE : PUROK BALSINANG BRGY. OLYMPOG G.S.C

CIVIL STATUS : SINGLE

PARENTS : RUDY BATATA & LORENA BATATA

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

ELEMENTARY : A. BISCAYDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SECONDARY : ELIAS BUSCANO SR. HIGHSCHOOL