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

Approval Sheet

ii

Acknowledgement

iii

Table of contents

iv

Chapter 1 Introduction

Background of the Study

Statement of the Problem

Scope and Delimitation of the Study

Significance of the Study

4
Chapter 2 Review of Related Literature

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.

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.

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?

Scope and Delimitations of the Study

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.

Parents

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.

Instrumentation

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.

 CHAPTER IV

PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

This chapter discussed the presentation and analysis of the

data gathered.

DO

QUESTION; ALWAYS OFTEN FREQUENTLY OCCASIONALLY RARELY NO

AP

F % F % F % F % F % F

1.How often do

you find that you

stay use your 9 45 8 40 1 5 0 0 0 0 0

mobile phone?

2. How often do

you neglect

household chores

to spend more 0 0 5 25 9 45 4 20 0 0 0

time in your

mobile phone?

3.How often do

your grades or

school work suffer 0 0 0 0 1 5 7 35 4 20 0

because of using
mobile phones?

4.How often do

you became

defensive or

secretive when 0 0 2 10 5 25 7 35 0 0 0

someone ask you

what you doing

on your phone.

5.How often do

you absent in

school because of 0 0 3 15 3 15 5 25 3 15 0

using mobile

phone?

6.How often do

you got lowest

grade because of 0 0 1 5 6 30 4 20 1 5 0

using mobile

phone?

7.How often do

you use your

phone during 0 0 3 15 2 10 6 30 1 5 0

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%) said

that there is no rarely used mobile phone and (0%) does not use

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, (0%) rarely neglect

household chores because they spend more time to 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, 0 out

of 20 or (0%) rarely become defensive and secretive, and (0%)

respondents does not apply when someone ask what are they

doing on their 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, (15%) respondents rarely

absents in school because of too much using mobile phone, 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, 1 out of

20 (5%) rarely got lowest grade 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, (5%)

respondents rarely 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.

CHAPTER V

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.

5. By the use of mobile phone (25%) of the respondents

occasionally absent.

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.
Conclusion:

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.

3. Parents should continue to perform their duties and

responsibilities 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.

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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.

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http://www.debate.org/opinions/should-students-be-

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

Doward (2015) An investigation of cellphones

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CURRICULUM VITAE

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

 CURRICULUM VITAE

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