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CHAPTER 1: BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Introduction
Throughout the decade, the use of technology has significantly improved. In fact,

there are many technologies invented to help us in our daily lives such as to

communicate one person to another, and it aids us to ease our studies/works.

Therefore, most of the people rely on their lives in technology. One of the most used

technology is the mobile phones. A mobile phone is a device used to communicate,

streaming of social media, to get limitless information and a lot of other functions.

In 2003, DepED released Order No.83 which reiterates the Department’s

previous Orders such as DO. 26, s.2000 and DO.70, s.1999 both of which impose a ban

on the use of cellular phones by students during class hours. The prohibition applies to

elementary and secondary schools nationwide whether public or private. The ban’s aim

was to help students remain focused on their studies and that learning distractions will

be minimized. There are two salient points stated in DepEd Order No.83, s.2003: The

Department of Education (DepED) strictly imposes a ban on the use of cellphones by

the students during class hours; and Teachers and parents should devise ways to

educate students on the responsible use of cell phones to prevent them from engaging

in misguided and immoral activities. In 2009, six years after DO No.83, s.2003 has been

released, then DepED Assistant Secretary Teresita Inciong said that they understand

the importance of cellular phones in our daily activities, but rules should still be set on

how students use them especially inside the school or classroom premises.

However, with the fast-changing technology, it often changing the lives of the

people to make things easier and better. People every day seek to make their lives
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simpler, live more efficiently, and in turn get more out of the day. Such emerging

technologies have helped us make things easier on us in everyday life. Mobile phones

are one of the technologies that makes our lives easier and better. Mobile phones' basic

function is to allow people to talk to another person while almost anywhere. They can

place and receive calls and messages by simply pressing a person's name in their

contact list, eliminating the need for memorization or a separate address book. The

ability of mobile phones to connect to people in other countries helps family and friends

who are from far from one another stay in touch. Mobile phone applications extend the

functionality of mobile phones. Word and spreadsheet processors are available, and

those who may need on-the-go computing may find this a great benefit of mobile

phones. Standard mobile phone applications include alarm clocks, calculators and

converters, all of which may help your productivity.

Apparently, mobile phones are essential to students thus it provides updated

features that may help the students in learning and education. There are lots of

application that may help the students in their researching, gathering information and

discovering new things. With mobile data and wireless internet, students have access to

storage full of information that is both safe and unsafe to students. The school may

create guardrails for students using the school internet but when they use their mobile

data, they have the access to things that you would not even want to hear about. As

much as DepEd is updating the education system of the country, it might also want to

consider updating some outdated policies like the one on mobile devices. With the

internet and the learning landscape becoming more digital, equipment and material
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should be updated too. The updated rule on mobile devices must be one that protects

the student at the same time enhance their learning.

Consequently, this paper seeks more information on the reasons why students

are chained to mobile phones and the reason of the students why they bring their

phones at school. Moreover, determining the impact of mobile phones in the daily lives

of the students. This paper also seeks to gather information about the pros and cons of

bringing mobile phones at school.

In order to answer these questions, this study aimed to determine the primary

reason why student of Grade 12 Humanities and Social Sciences at Taguig National

High School are chained to mobile phones. In this, status of time management is

investigated as well as the levels of motivation and anxiety of the students. Lastly, this

study aimed to determine if there is a relationship between the time management, levels

of motivation and anxiety that may affect the reason why students are chained to mobile

phones.

Statement of the Problem

The main thrust of the study was to determine the primary reason why Grade 12

Humanities and Social Sciences students at Taguig National High School are chained to

mobile phones.

Specifically, this study sought to answer the following questions:

1. Demographic profile of the respondents in terms of:

a. Age
b. Gender
c. Academic Strand
2. What are the reasons why students are chained to mobile phones?
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3. What are the reasons why students bring phones at school?

4. What is the impact of mobile phones to the daily lives of the students?
5. What is the status of time management of the respondents in terms of

the following:
a. Study habits
b. Using their phones
6. What is the level of anxiety of the respondents in playing their role as a

student?
7. What us the level of motivation of the respondents in playing their role

as a student?

Assumptions

The following assumptions are made regarding this study:

1. The research will be approved by our teacher

2. The researchers will impart credible and honest information and data
3. The respondents will fully understand the questions they will be asked
4. The respondents will provide honest expressions of their knowledge
5. The instrument to be used will elicit reliable responses

Scope and Delimitations of the Study

The respondents are the students of Taguig National High School. It is all about

the Primary Reasons why Grade 12 Humanities and Social Sciences students at Taguig

National High School are chained to mobile phones. It will be conducted inside the

Taguig National high School premises.

The researchers are conducting this study because they can share their insights,

suggestions, and opinions regarding to this matter. They really want to know the primary

reasons why students are always using their mobile phones. The researchers conduct
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this "because this is today’s generation’s 'problem. Assisting and helping in assessing

their current life situation.

Significance of the study

This study hopes to establish an understanding on the Primary Reasons why

Grade 12 Humanities and Social Sciences students at Taguig National High School are

chained to mobile phones. Furthermore, the study could be of importance to the

following:

1. STUDENTS

This study aimed to determine the Primary Reasons why Grade 12 Humanities

and Social Sciences students at Taguig National High School. This found out how

Grade 12 students use their phones frequently

The findings of this study will redound to the benefit of students considering that

being chained to mobile phones may have positive and negative impacts to the lives of

the students.

This study is significant endeavor to uplift awareness to the youth for them to

know the limitation that must be done using the phone, this study can be a tool to give

students ideas about the mobile phones

2. TEACHERS

To the Grade 12 teachers of Taguig National High School, thus they will be

informed about the advantages and disadvantages of having a mobile phone that may
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lead to innovating the traditional education they do. Also, to guide the students about

the proper usage of mobile phones in terms of learning and in entertainment.

3. PARENTS

This study will help them understand their children that are chained to mobile

phones.

4. PRESENT AND FUTURE STUDY

For others, the study can be a source of valuable up-to-date information, which can be

very valuable for their own similar studies on the subject matters well.

Definition of Terms

1. Technology - is the sum of techniques, skills, methods, and processes used in

the production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives, such

as scientific investigation.
2. DepED - The Department of Education is the executive department of the

Philippine government responsible for ensuring access to, promoting equity in,

and improving the quality of basic education. It is the main agency tasked to

manage and govern the Philippine system of basic education

3. DO - Department Orders are used to document and mandate continuing

policies, standards requirements, and procedures prescribed by the Office of the

Secretary
4. Guardrails – uses as figurative language, to guard or to control
5. Salient - most noticeable or important.
6. Motivation - the general desire or willingness of someone to do something
7. Anxiety - is your body’s natural response to stress. It is a feeling of fear or

apprehension about what has to come.

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8. Chained - emphasizing that there are reasons why they cannot leave that

person, object or situation

9. Wireless Internet - enables wireless connectivity to the Internet via radio waves

rather than wires on a person's home computer, laptop, smartphone or similar

mobile device
10. Mobile data - is Internet content delivered to mobile devices such as

smartphones and tablets over a wireless cellular connection

CHAPTER 2: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDY

This chapter presents the related literature and studies after the thorough and in-

depth search done by the researchers. This will also present the synthesis of the art,

theoretical and conceptual framework to fully understand the research to be done and

lastly the definition of terms for better comprehension of the study.

Review of Related Literature

Foreign Literature

Local Literature

Review of Related Study

Foreign Study

Local Study

Synthesis

The studies and literature that the researchers bring are a useful device to

complete the study. The foreign and local literature along with the study is somehow
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associated with each other and is extremely beneficial in solving the dilemma of this

research, which is to determine the primary reasons why Grade 12 Humanities and

Social Sciences students at Taguig National High School are chained to mobile phones.

Theoretical Framework

Here is a guide that will help to explain and elaborate the primary reasons why

students are chained to mobile phones. The researcher will be going to use two

important theories:

Constructivism Theory by John Dewey

The Constructivism theory emphasizes that the learners working within

their mind individually in order to build their own knowledge, which explains that,

the knowledge is not transmitted to them in a way or another. The most

significant change that constructivism theory adapts is the integration of

technology in the education setting. In fact, research has proven the

effectiveness of using constructivism theory on the integration of technology in

education. Indeed, constructivism theory has been able to use technology to

serve constructivism principles theory. From these constructivism methods, the

learner works on construct and build their own knowledge on (his/her) prior

knowledge using mobile learning technology.

Multimedia Learning Theory by Richard Mayer

Multimedia learning refers to the use of visual and auditory teaching

materials that may include video, cellphone, and other information technology.

Moreover, Multimedia Learning Theory focuses on the principles that determine

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the effective use of multimedia in learning, with emphasis on using both the

visual and auditory channels for information processing. In general, this theory

highlights that using multimedia devices such as cellphone to learn is effective

because give instructors the ability to stimulate both the visual and auditory

channels of the learner, resulting in better progress.

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Conceptual Framework

A view of the study that can be obtained with the use of the framework below.

Here are the components of that schema:

Students will
Reasons why understand the
students are chained Formulating Survey advantages and
to mobile phones Questionnaires disadvantages of
mobile phones

PROCES
INPUT OUTPUT
Reasons why
students bring
phones at school
S Selecting the
Students will know
the impact of mobile
respondents phones on their daily
lives

Impact of mobile
phones to the daily
lives of the students Students may lessen
Data Analysis the usage of mobile
phones each day

FEEDBACK: The mobile phones will increase students’

academic performance through interactive and visual learning
but it will decrease academic performance if the cellphone
usage in the classroom is improperly regulated
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Hypothesis

The mobile phones will increase students’ academic performance through

interactive and visual learning but it will decrease academic performance if the

cellphone usage in the classroom is improperly regulated.

Definition of Terms: