TECHNOLOGY AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF GRADE 11 STUDENTS

IN MATANAO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

A Quantitative Research Presented to

Matanao National High School

ANA LEAH DELFIN

ABM- RESEARCHER

RACHEL B. PANERIO
ABM- RESEARCHER

October 2017
 ABSTRACT

The purpose of the study was to know if the gadgets/technology can affect the
performance of the student especially in Grade 11 student of Matanao National
High School. The researcher used the survey questionnaire to know and get the
result. Purposive sampling technique was employed in the selection of subject in
the study. A total of 207 Grade 11 students of Matanao National High School
were selected as a subject in the study. Base on the result, gadget/technologies
does not affect the performance of the students. They used their
technology/gadget in different kind of activities such as doing homeworks,
downloading, playing games, sending message and many others. They use
technology of making assignments and classroom activities sometimes.
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

Title Page………………………………………………………………………………i
Approval Sheet………………………………………………………………………...ii
Abstract…………………………………………………………………………………iii
Table of Contents……………………………………………………………………...iv

CHAPTER

1 THE PROBLEM AND RELATED LITERATURE

Introduction……………………………………………………………

Statement of the Problem………….………………………………

Null Hypothesis…………………………………………………….

Definition of Terms…………………………………………………

2 METHOD

Research Design…………………………………………………

Subjects/ Sampling Design………………………………………..

Research Instruments…………………………………………..

Data Gathering Procedure………………………………………..

 Data Analysis……………………………………………………

3 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

 Chapter 1

THE PROBLEM AND RELATED LITERATURE

Introduction

The term technology is wide and everyone has their own way of
understanding the meaning of technology. People use technology to accomplish
various tasks in their daily lives, in brief; technology describes as products,
processes or organizations. Technology can be use to extend abilities, and that
makes people as the most important part of any technological system (Karehka
Ramay, 2013).

As technology use continues its steady growth among high school

students, both within and outside of the classroom, its effect on academic
performance becomes an increasingly important question to address (Diane
Wentworth, 2014).
Statement of the Problem

The purpose of this study was to determine if technology such as gadgets

can affect the performance of students in school in terms of academic activities.
Specifically, this study attempts to give answer on the following questions:

1. What is the effect of technology to the academic performance of

students?
2. What are the activities that the students did more often using their
gadgets?
3. Is there a significant relationship between using technology and the
grade average of students?

Null Hypothesis

Ho Technology does not affect the academic performance of students.

Definition of Terms

Listed below are terms taken from this study, which the researcher believe
have to be defined. This is necessary to enable the future readers to easily
understand the contents of this research.

Students refers to the Grade 11 students of Matanao national High

School

Technology refers to the gadgets of students.

Gadget refers to a device that the students used to communicate, play,

etc. such as mobile phones, android phones, tablets, laptops.

Academic Performance refers to the first term grade average of Grade

11 students.
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Chapter 2

METHOD

In this part, the researchers discussed the methods used and the
procedure applied specifically the research design, subjects of the study,
research instruments, data gathering procedure and data analysis to obtain the
data needed in this study.

Research Design

The study used a mean computation by getting the average of students

who used technology and relate it to their first term grades.
Academic

Performance