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THE EFFECTS OF PLAYING MULTIPLAYER ONLINE BATTLE ARENA (MOBA) GAMES TO THE ACADEMIC
PERFORMANCE OF THE STUDENTS OF THE GAS STRAND POPULATION OF SAN BEDA COLLEGE ALABANG

A Research Paper Presented to the

Senior High School Unit of
San Beda College Alabang
Muntinlupa City

In Partial Fulfilment
Of the Requirements for
Practical Research 2

By:
GABON, MARK GLENN
NOCAL, MARK KEVIN
PALISOC, JUSTIN MARK C.
REYES, JASPER

November, 2019
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INTRODUCTION As of now, a lot of online games are being introduced

Background of the Study
Technology plays a big role in the lives of people.
Technology can affect life both positively and
negatively. New technology always changes our life
very much and takes it to a new level. It is like the
new way of thinking or doing the normal things
differently, better and much faster with less hassle
and at a much affordable rate (Mogale, 2017).
Technology helps us in many ways. It helps us do
things faster than before. It helps us to communicate
with other people. In this era of technology, many
people have influenced especially the younger
generations. One manifestation of these is the
playing of MOBA or the Multiplayer Online Battle
Arena.
in the market. One of these is the MOBA or
Multiplayer Online Battle Arena. Many students are
hyped at this game because of its concepts, the
strategic gameplay and also, the influence from the
people around them.
Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) is one of the
most addictive game nowadays. It can be played on
our mobile device or on a computer. A lot of students
are interested in this kind of games. The rise in the
use of the internet has led to many changes in our
daily life. Everyone who plays MOBA has their own
reasons, some are for entertainment, participating in
the trend, the concept of the games, influence of
others and many more.

Multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA), also known By this study, the researchers want to know the
as action real-time strategy (ARTS), is a subgenre of effects of playing MOBA to the academic
strategy video games that originated as a subgenre performance of the grade 10 students, how they feel
of real-time strategy, in which a player controls a when they win or lose, or does MOBA games
single character in a team who compete versus distracts them from studying. The purpose of this
another team of players. The objective is to destroy study is to know the effects of playing to the studies
the opposing team's main structure with the of grade 10 students who play MOBA games.
assistance of periodically-spawned computer-
controlled units that march forward along set paths.
Player characters typically have various abilities and
advantages that improve over the course of a game
and that contribute to a team's overall strategy.
MOBA games are a fusion of action games, role-
playing games, and real-time strategy games, in
which players usually do not construct either
buildings or units (Polygon, 2018).
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for Economic Co-activity and Development (OECD)

Literature Review
According to NIKO Media Research, the projected
number of online computer games in the Philippines
rose from 21 million in 2012 to 28.72 million in 2014.
Meanwhile, statistics from Juha Sompinmaki of Tech
in Asia show that about 409 of the gaming population
of the Philippines is aged 18-24 years old. Computer
games receive a generally negative reception from
people especially parents, because, for them, there
are wastes of time.
As found in the study of Gentile, Lynch,
and Walsh in 2004, academic achievement may be
negatively related to overall time spent playing video
games. Studies have shown that the more time a kid
spends playing video games, the poorer is his
performance in school. Also, a study by Argosy’s
University’s Minnesota School on Professional
Psychology found that video game addicts argue a
lot with their teachers, fight a lot with their friends,
and score lower grades than others who play video
games less often. Other studies show that many
game players routinely skip their homework to play
games, and many students admitted that their video
game habits are often responsible for poor school
grades
Playing video games can boost exam
performance, OECD claims
Playing intermittent computer games can
support understudies' exhibition in maths and other
test results, as indicated by a global investigation
distributed Thursday. Nonetheless, the Organization
report proposes that playing such games without
anyone else is more valuable than partaking in
communitarian internet gaming. The cases are
made in an investigation of sexual orientation
contrasts in the OECD's Program for International
Student Assessment (Pisa) tests, which are
completed like clockwork on 15-year-olds crosswise
over 64 nations including Ireland. Take note of how
young men invest more energy playing PC games
than young ladies, the report says this effects on
their instruction by fortifying specific idea designs as
well as by "swarming out" different exercises, for
example, schoolwork. Video gaming among Irish
adolescents was lower than the OECD normal
however the sexual orientation distinction in the time
spent so playing was regarded factually huge. Some
21.8 percent of Irish young men reviewed said they
played computer games consistently or all the more
regularly contrasted with 5.4 percent of Irish young
ladies. In different discoveries, the report discovered
lower levels of certainty among young ladies in doing
maths, accusing this for negative messages got by
guardians and educators. Some 34.4 percent of
young ladies in Ireland revealed feeling vulnerable
doing maths issues contrasted with 21.9 percent of
young men. This sexual orientation difference was
one of the biggest among OECD nations
overviewed. With respect to effect of video gaming,
the report says results from PISA tests "recommend
that the relationship between scholastic execution
and video gaming relies upon the sorts of games
understudies play and how every now and again
they play them," the report proceeds.
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the reason they just mess around during excursion

Positive link between video games and
academic performance, study suggest.
Youngsters who play online computer games will in
general improve in scholastic science, Maths and
understanding tests, as indicated by an examination
of information from more than 12,000 secondary
school understudies in Australia. The examination
found that understudies who played web based
games pretty much consistently scored 15 points
better than expected in maths and understanding
tests and 17 points better than expected in science.
In any case, the investigation's approach can't
demonstrate that playing computer games were the
reason for the improvement.
Online Gaming: Impact on the Academic
Performance and Social Behavior of the
Students in Polytechnic University of the
Philippines Laboratory High School.
the examination uncovered that young men are all
the more a player contrasted with young ladies who
regularly mess around that require at least three
players like League of Legends, Clash of Clans,
Crossfire and a lot more to make reference to. It is
additionally expressed that the individuals who play
web based games are around 14-15 years of age
who are accepted to be in the Grade 8 level. These
understudies who frequently mess around have a
normal week by week stipend of 101 pesos to 500
pesos. Playing internet games don't influence their
evaluations severely for they realize how to restrain
themselves. They realize that they have to control
themselves so as to work well in their group that is
and ends of the week with a great deal of time
thought about when they have classes. Despite the
fact that they play web based games; they realize
how to mingle well and they can perform very well
with regards to scholarly execution.
Notwithstanding, it is unavoidable not to play in any
event, for thirty minutes particularly when they are
acclimated with it. Hence, it is simply an issue of
control.
A study of time management: The correlation
between video game usage and academic
performance markers. CyberPsychology &
Behavior.
The infiltration of computer games into the United
States alone is immense, with at any rate 90% of
homes having youngsters that have played (leased
or claimed) computer games. This is a record level
that keeps on expanding. 55% of support players
furthermore, 66% of online players are more than 18.
The school statistic is by all accounts the major
gathering of gamers just in light of the fact that they
have a absence of parental supervision and they
have more adaptable timetables, taking into
consideration more play time.
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Video Games and Aggressive Thoughts,

Feelings, and Behavior in the Laboratory and in
Life. )
Two examinations analyzed savage computer
game impacts on hostility related factors.
Concentrate 1 found that genuine fierce computer
game play was decidedly identified with forceful
conduct and misconduct. The connection was more
grounded for people who are distinctively forceful
and for men. Scholarly accomplishment was
contrarily identified with generally speaking measure
of time spent playing computer games. In Study 2,
research facility presentation to a graphically rough
computer game expanded forceful considerations
and conduct. In the two examinations, men had a
more threatening perspective on the world than did
ladies. The outcomes from the two examinations are
reliable with the General Affective Aggression
Model, which predicts that presentation to savage
computer games will increment forceful conduct.

Purpose Statement Significance of the Study

The purpose of the study is to determine the
impacts of playing Multiplayer Online Battle Arena
(MOBA) games to the General Academic Strand
(GAS) students of San Beda College Alabang. This
study aims to determine the relation of Multiplayer
Online Battle Arena (MOBA) and the academic
performance of these students.
Theoretical Framework
This study was designed whether
there is a significant effect to students
playing MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle
Arena) games affecting their academic
performance.
The study will be beneficial to the following:
1. students - this study can help the
students to know the awareness on how
online games can affect their academic
performance.

2. parents/guardians -this study will

give them intel on certain games such as
Conceptual Framework MOBA games to give them ideas on how it
works, and its effects to students. This will
also help them understand the study routine
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of the students that plays MOBA games. This
will also help them to have enough
knowledge about the effect of online gaming
to their children.
3. Teachers - this research will serve
them knowledge and ideas on how they will
educate the students playing MOBA
(Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) affecting
their academic performances results, study
routines, critical thinking and decision-
making.
4. Researchers – The results of the
research will help the researchers have a
deeper understanding of the study and will
open new doors to new studies.
Scope and Delimitations
This study will focus on how does of online
games affect the academic performance of the GAS
students of San Beda College Alabang. The results
of the conducted survey will be based on the honesty
and sincerity of the respondents.
METHODOLOGY
Research Design
The researchers use a Descriptive Research
which determines the possible effects of the
Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) to the
academic performance of the GAS strand
population. This study also wants to know what
gender plays the most; is it the girls or the boys.
Research Sample
The researchers will use a purposive
sampling procedure because the selected
respondents are only those who are playing MOBA
games. The respondents are selected SHS GAS
students who are playing MOBA games.
Instrumentation
The instrumentation that is used by the
researchers is a survey for the data collection. The
survey questionnaire consists of ten (10) questions
that inquire about Multiplayer Online Battle Arena
(MOBA), time allotment for studying and playing
MOBA games. It will be given to the GAS students
of San Beda College Alabang.
Procedure
The researchers have arranged the survey
questionnaire by searching for a premise and
changing explicit inquiries to tailor the necessities of
the study. It was likewise changed by adding explicit
inquiries to accumulate more information required.
The information will be gathered by leading letter
studies to 30 students of San Beda College Alabang
in the Senior High School Department. When every
one of the information is assembled and the
objective populace is come to, the researchers will
decide and complete with discovering the effects of
playing MOBA games to the academic performance
of students.
The survey shall be given directly to the
respondents by the researches and shall be waited
upon finishing the survey. This study must be
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conducted to Senior High School GAS students of
San Beda College Alabang.
Treatment of Data
The data will be quantitatively treated using
descriptive formula. The formula for the mean will be
used in the extracting and interpreting the data that
will be gathered. The formula of mean is as follows:
𝑥𝑖
𝑀𝑒𝑎𝑛 = Σ
𝑛
Mean, or as simply as average, is commonly used to
know the similarities of the respondents’ answers
which can be used in the interpretation of the data.
The data will then be referred to the framework for
better explanation on how new students have cope
to the new academic environment in San Beda,
since the person-individual relationship is a stake.
Research Ethics
The research paper will guarantee that all
information accumulated will be gotten with the
consent of the respondents. All things considered,
the members will not be unveiled to any outsider and
secrecy will be drilled with all respondents of the
investigation. The assent letter will ensure that the
endorsement of the respondents to utilize their
information is seen.
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