USE OF ONLINE SOURCES AMONG BAGUIO CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Caleb Kyle V. Claro – Research Leader

John Reniel D. Bacani
Aisha M. Burong
Domay C. Donato
Maria Victrisha M. Lorenzo

Submitted to
Baguio City National High School
in partial fulfilment of the requirements
for the subject
PRACTICAL RESEARCH 2

Norbert C. Lartec
Research Adviser

March 2018
 Table of Contents

Page No.

Table of Contents …………………………………………………………........... i

Abstract ….….....………………………………………………………………… ii

Introduction ……………………………………………………………………… 1

Methodology

Research Design….....……………………………………………………. 4

Sampling and Locale of Study …………………………………………… 4

Data Gathering Tool and Collection Procedure ………………………… 5

Data Analysis …………………………………………………………… 5

Results and Discussions

Frequency of the Use of Online Sources ………………………………… 7

Accessibility of Online Sources ………………………………………… 10

Extent of Benefits of Online Sources …………………………………… 12

Summary of Findings …………………………………………………… 15

Conclusions and Recommendations……………………………………………… 16

References………………………………………………………………………… 17

Appendices………………………………………………………………………

Appendix A……………………………………………………………… 19

Appendix B……………………………………………………………… 20
 Abstract

The use of online sources of information has been seen as one of the coping
mechanisms for the lack of educational materials in public high schools. This prompted
the researchers to explore the use of online sources among Baguio City National High
School – Senior High School students. This study aims to describe the leading online
sources of information used by the students, its levels of accessibility, and its extent of
educational benefits to the students. This study used a descriptive - evaluative research
design in order to acquire the result of the data from 228 Grade 12 students from the
Academic Track, who were chosen through random sampling. The results show that
online sources are seldom used by senior high school students, moderately accessible
and moderately beneficial. Furthermore, the students have limited knowledge and
experiences on the use of online sources as these are not fully accessible and that
benefits are not fully enjoyed by them.

Keywords: Online sources, Level of accessibility, Educational benefits, Internet,

21st Century Learning
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INTRODUCTION

The initial implementation of the K-12 curriculum in the Philippines has resulted

in a lack of educational facilities, classrooms, and textbooks. In order to cope with this

lack of educational needs, several teachers have required students to utilize online

sources to search and supply the necessary information needed for school requirements,

paving way for learning beyond the classroom setting. According to Firestone (2017), an

online source is a material that can be found online. It may be an online newspaper,

magazine, television website, peer-reviewed journal, webpage, forum, or blog. These are

found primarily at the internet. Moreover, it has made significant educational benefits to

the students.

Online sources and internet usage have grown stronger through the years. It has

made positive, major impacts on teachers’ ability to access content, resources, and

materials for teaching, as well as on students’ learning habits, information seeking and

acquisition skills, retrieval of needed information; all through the use of search engines

such as Google, and other online sources (Tabatabaei & Gardiner, 2018; Purcell et al.,

2013; Ahmad & Panda, 2017; Dumebi, 2017). It has also become an important medium

of communication, research, and leisure tool where students can acquire additional

lessons online (Dogruera, Eyyamb, & Menevisab, 2011).

With a curriculum that is standard and competence-based, requirements and

learning competencies of the Department of Education may be achieved with the aid of

the internet. As stated by Garcia (2016), the internet has the capacity to hold an infinite

number of resources, providing accessible and comprehensive education for students,

wherever they may be in the country. Moreover, in the current education system, it is
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now an unavoidable resource to students for their day-to-day academic activities and a

central role in any academic environment (Espinosa, 2016; Senthil, 2018).

The use of these online sources also has its negative effects, namely the rise of

different irrelevant online sources such as social media sites, the possibility of

downloading and using copyrighted material, increased simplicity in access, and

overwhelming amounts of available information. These have affected the academic

performance of students, hence, there is a need to introduce other information resources

or materials that would motivate and help them perform well in their academics. (Purcell

et. al., 2013; Acut, 2016; Astodello, 2016; Gorra, & Bhati, 2016; Dumebi, 2017)

Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the World Wide Web (WWW) stated that the web

must be accessible in order to provide equal access and equal opportunity to people.

Access to these sources also plays a major factor in the extent of its use. In poor and

marginalized public-school contexts, learning resources tend to be scarce where internet

connections, and teachers’ competence in applying mobile learning are generally

inadequate and not all students have these tools available at home (Orencia, 2018).

Online sources may not be accessed unless necessary fees would be provided, and

registrations would be completed. And with all of these, Gultiano, King, Orbeta, &

Gordoncillo (2010) acknowledge that no information thus far has been obtained with

respect to internet access, and the gains and costs of internet use among Filipino

adolescents.

The stated gaps prompted the researchers to gather data on the Baguio City

National High School – Senior School students’ use of online sources. This study aims to

answer the following questions:

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1. What are the leading online sources of information used by the students?

2. To what level is the accessibility of online sources?

3. To what extent are its educational benefits?

This study would allow further discernment on the leading online sources used

by students, its level of accessibility, and the extent of its educational benefits. Students

would benefit from this study as they would know the leading online sources, the most

accessible, and the most beneficial ones. They would further be encouraged to maximize

the utilization of these whether required by their teachers or not. Teachers, on the other

hand, would have ideas to which sources their students’ access. They may also lead their

students to the most applicable sites for completing their required school works. Should

the use of online sources be seen as greatly beneficial, innovation in the local educational

system would be brought about; making it more inclined to the 21st century.

This research study focused on the use of online sources among Baguio City

National High School – Senior High School students studying during the 1 st semester of

the School Year 2018-2019. The sample respondents were narrowed down to those

students of the Grade 12 Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS) Strand, Accountancy

and Business Management (ABM) Strand, and General Academics Strand (GAS) since

the students have significant experiences in the use of online sources; being under the

Academic Track. This sample represented the entire Senior High School population.
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METHODOLOGY

This section contains the research design, sampling and locale of the study, data

gathering tool, and data analysis undertaken on the use of online sources among Baguio

City National High School – Senior High School students.

Research Design

This study used the quantitative method in gathering data. In order to get reliable

and accurate results, this study used a descriptive-evaluative research design as it

described and evaluated the students’ use of online sources. The descriptive design

enabled the researchers to acquire data based on the experiences of the students’ use and

access of online sources while the evaluative design determined the benefits of these.

Sampling and Locale of the Study

The study used the simple random sampling method to give all students an equal

chance of being included in the sample. Grade 12 students from the Accountancy and

Business Management (ABM) strand, Humanities and Social Sciences strand (HUMSS),

and General Academics Strand (GAS) of Baguio City National High School - Senior

High School enrolled during the first semester of the school year 2018 – 2019. The

students from the Academic Track were chosen since they are more exposed and have

adequate experiences in using online sources, especially on their research activities. This

study was conducted at Baguio City National High School. The total population of Senior

High School students summed up to 1144, and 301 for Grade 12 students coming from

the Academic Track (as of July, 2018). Based on the Slovin’s formula, the sample size

and total respondents needed in order to arrive at a 95% confidence level is 228;
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significantly lower than the total sample population. Void responses from the participants

were then excluded from the study in order to maintain the validity of data.

Data Gathering Tool and Collection Procedure

This study utilized survey questionnaire as the instrument for gathering data.

Validity on the list and categories of online sources used was based on inquiry upon Mr.

Ranjit Reginald D. Alangui, a teacher of Baguio City National High School - Senior High

School, specialized in the field of Information and Communications Technology. An

additional two Research advisers, and two English teachers have then validated the

research questionnaire. Pilot testing for errors was not conducted, due to lack of time.

However, due to void and unanswered questionnaires, continuous administration was

performed until the sample size was achieved.

Data Analysis

All three research problems utilized the Likert Scale in order to determine the

leading online sources among the specified choices, how accessible are these, and to what

extent are its educational benefits. To determine the extent of usage of the leading online

sources, a Likert Scale from 1-4 was used with a description of: Always Used

(4), Occasionally Used (3), Seldom Used (2), and Never Used (1). The weighted means

and ranks from the answers were then brought about. This helped give an insight on the

most relevant online sources used.

In addition, to determine the level of accessibility of these online sources, another

Likert Scale from 1-4 was used with a description of: Very Accessible (4), Moderately

Accessible (3), Hardly Accessible (2), and Not Accessible (1). The weighted means and
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ranks from the answers were then brought about. This gave an insight on the level of

accessibility of these online sources.

Lastly, the level of its educational benefits would be determined. Another Likert

Scale from 1-4 was used with a description of: Greatly Beneficial (4), Moderately

Beneficial (3), Slightly Beneficial (2), and Not Beneficial (1). The weighted means and

ranks from the answers were then brought about. This gave an insight on the level of

educational benefits of these online sources.

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RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

This section contains the results and discussions regarding the use of online sources

among senior high school students. Four categories were used in order to categorize the

sources: “Search Engines & Visual Information Websites”, “News Websites”,

“Dictionaries, Q&A, and Other Academic Websites”, and “Government Websites”

Frequency of the Use of Online Sources

by Senior High School Students

Table 1 shows the weighted means and ranks in terms of frequency of usage of

the different online sources. Three sources under the “Search Engines & Visual

Information Websites” category are always used - one is often used, three are seldom

used, and three are never used by most of the students. Under the “News Websites”

category, two sources are often used, seven are seldom used, and one is never used.

Under the “Dictionaries, Q&A, and Other Academic Websites” category, only

one source is always used, six are often used, and three are seldom used. Lastly, under the

“Government Websites” category, only one source is often used, and the rest are seldom

used. Based on the results, only four online sources have always been used by the

students, namely Google, YouTube, Facebook, and Merriam-Webster. Students always

use these online sources since these sources contain a vast array of information. Statistics

from alexa.com, a commercial web traffic data and analytics website, indicate that

indeed, Google, YouTube, and Facebook have been currently ranked as the top three

websites worldwide respectfully.

The information from these three websites, therefore appeal not only to the

students, but also to the general public. Indicated at its website itself, Merriam-

Webster.com is an award-winning website, building its authenticity in which students

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may rely on. In addition, the legitimacy and reliability of information present in these

sources have also influenced its level of usage among students.

Table 1. Level of usage on the different online sources among senior high school students
A. Search Engines &
Visual Information Mean Rank B. News Websites Mean Rank
Websites
www.google.com 3.87 1 entertainment.abs-cbn.com 2.72 1
www.youtube.com 3.60 2 www.inquirer.net 2.56 2
www.facebook.com 3.48 3 ww1.gmanews.com 2.40 3
www.instagram.com 2.79 4 www.philstar.com 2.35 4
www.yahoo.com 2.36 5 www.sunstar.com.ph 2.32 5
www.pinterest.ph 2.16 6 www.rappler.com 2.19 6
www.tumblr.com 1.89 7 www.bomboradyo.com 2.11 7
www.reddit.com 1.59 8 news.tv5.com.ph 2.04 8
www.linkedin.com 1.54 9 www.manilatimes.net 1.86 9
www.msn.com/en-ph 1.50 10 mb.com.ph 1.64 10
mail.google.com 0.02 11 www.heraldexpress.com 0.02 11
www.twitter.com 0.01 12 www.aksyontv.com 0.01 12
www.bing.com 0.00 13
8
C. Dictionaries, Q&A,
and Other Academic Mean Rank D. Government Websites Mean Rank
Websites
www.merriam- 3.47 1 www.deped.gov.ph 3.11 1
webster.com
www.encyclopedia.com 3.06 2 www.ched.gov.ph 2.41 2
scholar.google.com.ph 3.03 3 www.doh.gov.ph 2.30 3
www.dictionary.com 3.02 4 www.dost.gov.ph 2.27 4
www.wikipedia.org 2.91 5 www.tourism.gov.ph/pages/default.as 2.15 5
px
www.oxforddictionaries.co 2.79 6 www.dswd.gov.ph 2.06 6
m
www.wikianswers.com 2.54 7 www.nationalmuseum.gov.com 2.04 7
www.quora.com 2.46 8 www.dilg.gov.ph 2.02 8
www.ask.com 2.36 9 www.ncca.gov.ph 1.99 9
ph.answers.yahoo.com 2.14 10 www.dotc.gov.ph 1.93 10
www.pma.gov.ph 0.02 11
Legend: Scale Description
3.26-4.00 - Always Used
2.51-3.25 - Often Used
1.76-2.50 - Seldom Used
1.00-1.75 - Never Used
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Another four online sources have never been used by majority of the respondents,

namely Reddit, LinkedIn, MSN, and Manila Bulletin. As the researchers have tried to

access these sources, Reddit and LinkedIn require account registration wherein not all

students have one. In the absence of accounts, these sources could not be accessed; thus,

these have never been used by majority of the respondents. MSN, a website owned by

Microsoft, was believed seventeen years ago to control the internet. However, as the

years had passed, it had been surpassed by more agile pure player competitors like

Google, Flickr, YouTube and Facebook (Gal, 2011). Since Manila Bulletin’s Universal

Resource Locator (URL) is merely an abbreviation of its name, respondents may have not

been familiar of its URL “mb.com.ph”. Thus, it has been never used by majority of the

respondents.

Besides merely not using certain sites, not all students are internet literates. This

is why some sources may appear to be unfamiliar to them. In relation to this, the

Department of Education's new K-12 curriculum is noteworthy because media,

information and technology skills are integral to its learning goals (Hernandez, 2017).

Media and information literacy is part of its curriculum, and hopefully, more students

would be encouraged to use online sources in the years to come.

Overall, ten sources are often used, and twenty-two are seldom used.

Significantly, six sources have been used by certain students, particularly Google Mail,

Twitter, Bing, Herald Express, Aksyon TV, and the Philippine Military Academy

website. The overall data implies that the students seldom use online sources.
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Accessibility to Online Sources

among Senior High School Students

Table 2 shows the weighted means and ranks in terms of accessibility to the

different online sources among senior high school students. Three sources under the

“Search Engines & Visual Information Websites” category are very accessible, another

three are moderately accessible, and four are hardly accessible. Under the “News

Websites” category, one source is very accessible, eight are moderately accessible, and

one is hardly accessible. Under the “Dictionaries, Q&A, and Other Academic Websites”

category, two sources are very accessible, and eight sources are moderately accessible.

Lastly, under the “Government Websites” category, only one source is very accessible,

and all the rest are moderately accessible.

Based on the results, a total of seven sources are very accessible, namely Google,

YouTube, Facebook, ABS-CBN, Merriam-Webster, Encyclopedia.com, and the

Department of Education website. As stated earlier, online sources are more accessible if

these do not require account sign-ups. No seven of these sources (with the exception of

Facebook) require account sign-ups in order to access the information. Therefore,

information from these online sources is available to anyone without restrictions. This is

a major factor that influences the sources’ level of accessibility to the students. The level

of accessibility also plays a great role on how frequently these sources are to be used. If a

source is not accessible, it cannot be used.

There are five sources labeled under the “hardly accessible” category, namely

Tumblr, Reddit, LinkedIn, MSN, and Manila Bulletin. Tumblr, Reddit, and LinkedIn

require account sign-ups, and its contents are similar yet less complete as compared to

those sources labeled under “very accessible”. The function and content of these sites are
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Table 2: Accessibility of senior high school students to the different online sources
A. Search Engines &
Visual Information Mean Rank B. News Websites Mean Rank
Websites
www.google.com 3.82 1 entertainment.abs-cbn.com 3.26 1
www.youtube.com 3.63 2 ww1.gmanews.com 3.07 2
www.facebook.com 3.48 3 www.inquirer.net 3.02 3
www.yahoo.com 3.14 4 www.philstar.com 2.96 4
www.instagram.com 3.11 5 www.sunstar.com.ph 2.90 5
www.pinterest.ph 2.71 6 news.tv5.com.ph 2.83 6.5
www.tumblr.com 2.45 7 www.rappler.com 2.83 6.5
www.reddit.com 2.30 8 www.bomboradyo.com 2.75 8
www.linkedin.com 2.22 9 www.manilatimes.net 2.64 9
www.msn.com/en-ph 2.19 10 mb.com.ph 2.49 10
mail.google.com 0.02 11 www.heraldexpress.com 0.02 11
www.aksyontv.com 0.01 12
C. Dictionaries, Q&A,
and Other Academic Mean Rank D. Government Websites Mean Rank
Websites
www.merriam- 3.50 1 www.deped.gov.ph 3.32 1
webster.com
www.encyclopedia.com 3.36 2 www.ched.gov.ph 3.06 2
scholar.google.com.ph 3.24 3 www.dost.gov.ph 2.96 3
www.dictionary.com 3.21 4 www.doh.gov.ph 2.83 4.5
www.wikipedia.org 3.19 5 www.dswd.gov.ph 2.83 4.5
www.oxforddictionaries.co 3.07 6 www.nationalmuseum.gov.com 2.79 6
m
www.wikianswers.com 2.89 7 www.tourism.gov.ph/pages/default.asp 2.78 7
x
www.quora.com 2.88 8 www.dilg.gov.ph 2.75 9
www.ask.com 2.77 9 www.dotc.gov.ph 2.75 9
ph.answers.yahoo.com 2.71 10 www.ncca.gov.ph 2.75 9
Legend: Scale Description
3.26-4.00 - Very Accessible
2.51-3.25 - Moderately Accessible
1.76-2.50 - Hardly Accessible
1.00-1.75 - Not Accessible
also similar to their larger counterparts, particularly Google and Facebook. It is also

possible that students find the act of signing up accounts to be difficult and time-

consuming. MSN has been a relatively old website and students hardly access these due
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to the newer ones. Manila Bulletin’s unfamiliar URL may again be a possible cause of its

inaccessibility.

However, Rashid (2015) defends that creation of accounts in secure websites is

easy and convenient. It also aids in keeping information safe in the event of data breach.

Signing up accounts not only guarantees a certain website’s liability in the fair use of a

user’s personal data, but it also provides more privileges and benefits as compared to

those who do not have one. Interestingly, there were no online sources labeled as “not

accessible” to the respondents, stating that all sources are accessible. A total of twenty-

eight sources are moderately accessible. In addition, Google Mail, Herald Express, and

Aksyon TV are accessible to several respondents; all recorded under “others”. Indeed, the

web is accessible enough to provide equal access and equal opportunities to people

(Berners-Lee, n.d.). With the data gathered regarding the accessibility of online sources,

it is inferred that online sources are moderately accessible to students.

Extent of Benefits of Online Sources

to Senior High School Students

Table 3 shows the weighted means and ranks in terms of the extent of benefits of

the different online sources to the senior high school students. Three sources under the

“Search Engines & Visual Information Websites” category are greatly beneficial, three

are moderately beneficial, and four are slightly beneficial. Under the “News Websites”

category, only one source is greatly beneficial and the rest are moderately beneficial.

Under the “Dictionaries, Q&A, and Other Academic Websites” category, four sources are

greatly beneficial and the rest are moderately beneficial. Lastly, under the “Government

Websites” category, three sources are greatly beneficial, and the rest are moderately

beneficial.
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Table 3: Extent of benefits of the different online sources to senior high school students
A. Search Engines &
Visual Information Mean Rank B. News Websites Mean Rank
Websites
www.google.com 3.83 1 entertainment.abs-cbn.com 3.38 1
www.youtube.com 3.56 2 www.inquirer.net 3.23 2
www.facebook.com 3.27 3 ww1.gmanews.com 3.22 3
www.yahoo.com 3.11 4 www.sunstar.com.ph 3.18 4.5
www.instagram.com 2.88 5 www.philstar.com 3.18 4.5
www.pinterest.ph 2.75 6 news.tv5.com.ph 3.12 6
www.tumblr.com 2.42 7 www.bomboradyo.com 3.04 7
www.reddit.com 2.30 8 www.rappler.com 2.94 8
www.linkedin.com 2.26 9 www.manilatimes.net 2.87 9
www.msn.com/en-ph 2.25 10 mb.com.ph 2.65 10
www.heraldexpress.com 0.02 11
www.aksyontv.com 0.01 12
C. Dictionaries, Q&A,
and Other Academic Mean Rank D. Government Websites Mean Rank
Websites
www.encyclopedia.com 3.50 1.5 www.deped.gov.ph 3.55 1
www.merriam- 3.50 1.5 3.31 2
www.ched.gov.ph
webster.com
scholar.google.com.ph 3.41 3 www.doh.gov.ph 3.29 3
www.dictionary.com 3.33 4 www.dost.gov.ph 3.25 4
www.oxforddictionaries 3.25 5 3.22 5
www.dswd.gov.ph
.com
www.wikipedia.org 3.01 6 www.dilg.gov.ph 3.18 6
www.quora.com 2.92 7 www.dotc.gov.ph 3.09 7
www.wikianswers.com 2.89 8 www.ncca.gov.ph 3.08 8
2.78 9 www.tourism.gov.ph/pages/ 3.07 9.5
www.ask.com
default.aspx
ph.answers.yahoo.com 2.72 10 www.bomboradyo.com 3.07 9.5
Legend: Scale Description
3.26-4.00 - Greatly Beneficial
2.51-3.25 - Moderately Beneficial
1.76-2.50 - Slightly Beneficial
1.00-1.75 - Not Beneficial
Basing from the data, a total of eleven sources are found to be greatly beneficial,

namely Google, YouTube, Facebook, ABS-CBN, Encyclopedia.com, Merriam-Webster,

Google Scholar, Dictionary.com, the Department of Education, Commission on Higher

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Education, and Department of Health - government websites. Since Google, YouTube,

and Facebook are the largest and most used websites worldwide, these websites contain

the greatest amount of information in which most of this accessible information may be

relevant to the students. News articles and episodes from the ABS-CBN website may be

beneficial, as the company is the Philippines’ leading media and entertainment

organization (ABS-CBN Corporate, n.d.).

Encyclopedia.com, Merriam-Webster, Google Scholar, and Dictionary.com are

examples of academic websites where words, citations, articles, and other types of

literary texts compiled all throughout the years from diverse authors have been stored.

According to Hassan (2014), online dictionaries are essential since people do not have to

pay in order to use these, it takes seconds to find a sought word, it allows people to have

free time to read additional material, its font size is legible, it provides synonyms,

antonyms, sentences, slang words etc., and it is used as a compact tool for entertainment

and knowledge.

Google Scholar, the primary source for research literature, is relatively simple to

use (East Carolina University Libraries, 2018). It allows users to search for or find a wide

variety of materials including articles, books; "grey literature" like conference

proceedings on a vast number of topics which they may save for latter reading. On the

news spectrum, ABS-CBN Corporation is indeed the Philippines’ leading media and

entertainment organization as stated in its website. This allows students to have more

reliable & wider arrays of information.

The Philippines has recently established “E-government”, or a digitally

empowered and integrated government that provides responsive and transparent online
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citizen-centered services for a globally competitive Filipino nation. (Department of

Information and Communications Technology [DICT], 2014). This allows Filipinos to

access or inquire of government services at their homes. Government websites of the

Department of Education, Commission on Higher Education, provide information freely

to Filipinos, especially to members of the educational sector. The Department of Health

promotes health awareness and advocacies in which students may be secure of its data’s

relevance and authenticity.

A total of twenty-five sources are moderately beneficial, four are slightly

beneficial; namely Tumblr, Reddit, LinkedIn, and MSN, and no sources were recorded as

“not beneficial”. It may then be inferred that online sources are moderately beneficial to

students.

Summary of Findings

Senior high school students seldom use online sources. These sources are

moderately accessible, and moderately beneficial to them. Thus, the use of online sources

plays a significant role for students under the K to 12 curriculum.

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CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Conclusions

Based on the results, the following conclusions were drawn:

1. The students have limited experiences in the use of online sources due to the limited

knowledge on different online sources.

2. Online sources are not fully accessible to the students.

3. The students do not fully enjoy the benefits of these online sources.

Recommendations

Based on the findings, the following are highly recommended:

1. Further have the teachers promote the use of online sources in their designated

subjects as an aid in their academics, especially for reviews and class discussions;

2. Inform students about more accessible alternative online sources which they may use;

3. Urge the students to use online sources not only for their academics, but also for their

everyday lives;

4. Increase the mediums where students may access online sources such as computer

laboratories and Wi-Fi routers within the school; given that students use these

properly and for educational purposes, and;

5. Conduct further researches regarding the use of online sources.

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APPENDIX A
Letter of Approval

Department of Education
Cordillera Administrative Region
Division of Baguio City
BAGUIO CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Senior High School
Gov. Pack Road, Baguio City

August 17, 2018

LEONARDO T. ZAMBRANO
Assistant Secretary School Principal II
Sir:
We, the Grade 12 HUMSS 3 students are currently conducting a research entitled “The
Use of Online Sources among Baguio City National High School – Senior High School
Students” as a requirement for the course Practical Research II. This study aims to
identify the leading sources used by the students, its level of accessibility, and the level of
its educational benefits to the students. The results would then be used in order to further
enhance the 21st century skills of senior high students. In line with this, we humbly ask
for your approval in order for us to conduct this survey.
Attached is a copy of the survey questionnaire to be used in the study.

Respectfully yours,
JOHN RENIEL D. BACANI CALEB KYLE V. CLARO
AISHA M. BURONG DOMAY C. DONATO
MARIA VICTRISHA M. LORENZO

Noted: Approved:

NORBERT C. LARTEC LEONARDO T. ZAMBRANO

Research Adviser Assistant Secondary School Principal II
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APPENDIX B
Data Gathering Instrument

Department of Education
Cordillera Administrative Region
Division of Baguio City
BAGUIO CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Senior High School
Gov. Pack Road, Baguio City

Dear Respondents,
We, the Grade 12, Section 3 students of the Humanities and Social Sciences strand are
currently conducting a research regarding the use of online sources among Senior High
School Students. This study aims to identify the leading online sources used by students,
its levels of accessibility, and its levels of educational benefits. The results would then be
used in order to further enhance the 21st century skills of senior high school students.
Your participation would be highly appreciated. Rest assured that all answers would be
properly processed, following necessary ethical standards.
Thank you and God bless!
Sincerely,
The Researchers
I. Personal Information
Name (Optional): _______________________________
Track/Strand: _________________________
II. Questionnaire
The following are several online sources, categorized into four groups:1) Search Engines
& Visual Information websites, 2) News Websites, 3) Dictionaries, Question and
Answer, and Other Academic Websites, and 4) Government Websites. Please answer
with full honesty.
A. Frequency of the Use of Online Sources
This portion focuses on how often each online source is used. Kindly check the box under
the corresponding level based on your experiences.
4 - Always Used 2 - Seldom Used
3 - Often Used 1 - Never Used

ONLINE SOURCES Frequenc ONLINE SOURCES Frequenc

y y
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I. Search Engines &
Visual Information 4 3 2 1
Websites
1. www.google.com
2. www.yahoo.com
3. www.youtube.com
4. www.facebook.com
5. www.instagram.com
6. www.pinterest.ph
7. www.reddit.com
8. www.tumblr.com
9. www.msn.com/en-ph
10. www.linkedin.com
11. Others (Please
Specify).
_____________
III. Dictionaries,
Q&A , and Other 4 3 2 1
Academic Websites
1. www.wikipedia.org
• 2. • • • •
scholar.google.com.ph
3. • • • •
www.encyclopedia.co
m 3. www.dost.gov.ph
4.
www.wikianswers.com
5. www.quora.com
6.
ph.answers.yahoo.com
7. www.ask.com • • • •
21
II. News Websites 4 3 2 1
1. entertainment.abs-cbn.com
• 2. ww1.gmanews.com/
• 3. news.tv5.com.ph
4. www.rappler.com
5. www.inquirer.net
6. www.sunstar.com.ph
7. www.philstar.com
• 8. mb.com.ph
9. www.manilatimes.net
10. www.bomboradyo.com
11. Others (Please Specify)
__________
IV. Government Websites 4 3 2 1
1. www.deped.gov.ph
2. www.ched.gov.ph
4. www.doh.gov.ph
5.www.tourism.gov.ph/pages/defa
ult.aspx
6. www.dilg.gov.ph
7. www.dotc.gov.ph
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8. www.merriam- • • • •
webster.com 8. www.dswd.gov.ph
9.
www.oxforddictionarie
s.com 9.www.ncca.gov.ph
10.www.dictionary.co 10.
m www.nationalmuseum.gov.com
11. Others (Please
Specify). 11.Others (Please Specify).
________________ ________
B. Accessibility to Online Sources
This section would know more about your accessibility to the different online sources.
Kindly check the box under the corresponding level based on your experiences.
4 - Very Accessible 2 - Hardly Accessible
3 - Moderately Accessible 1 - Not Accessible

ONLINE SOURCES Accessibili ONLINE SOURCES Accessibili

ty ty

I. Search Engines &

Visual Information II. News Portals 4 3 2 1
Websites 4 3 2 1

1. www.google.com 1. entertainment.abs-cbn.com
2. www.yahoo.com • 2. ww1.gmanews.com/
3. www.youtube.com • 3. news.tv5.com.ph
4. www.facebook.com 4. www.rappler.com
5.
www.instagram.com 5. www.inquirer.net
6. www.pinterest.ph 6. www.sunstar.com.ph
7. www.reddit.com 7. www.philstar.com
8. www.tumblr.com • 8. mb.com.ph
9. www.msn.com/en-
ph 9. www.manilatimes.net
10. www.linkedin.com 10. www.bomboradyo.com
11. Others (Please 11. Others (Please Specify)
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Specify).
_____________ __________
III. Dictionaries,
Q&A , and Other 4 3 2 1 IV. Government Websites 4 3 2 1
Academic Websites

1. www.wikipedia.org 1. www.deped.gov.ph
• 2. • • • •
scholar.google.com.ph 2. www.ched.gov.ph
3. • • • •
www.encyclopedia.co
m 3. www.dost.gov.ph
4.
www.wikianswers.co
m 4. www.doh.gov.ph
5.www.tourism.gov.ph/pages/def
5. www.quora.com ault.aspx
6.
ph.answers.yahoo.com 6. www.dilg.gov.ph

7. www.ask.com • • • • 7. www.dotc.gov.ph
8. www.merriam- • • • •
webster.com 8. www.dswd.gov.ph
9.
www.oxforddictionari
es.com 9.www.ncca.gov.ph
10.www.dictionary.co 10.
m www.nationalmuseum.gov.com
11. Others (Please
Specify).
___________ 11.Others (Please Specify). ____
C. Extent of Benefits of Online Sources
This section would seek to know the extent of the positive impacts of a certain source to
you in your walk as a student.
4 - Greatly Beneficial 2 - Slightly Beneficial
3 - Moderately Beneficial 1 - Not Beneficial
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ONLINE SOURCES Extent of ONLINE SOURCES Extent of

Benefits Benefits
 USE OF ONLINE SOURCES
I. Search Engines &
Visual Information
Websites 4 3 2 1
1. www.google.com
2. www.yahoo.com
3. www.youtube.com
4. www.facebook.com
5. www.instagram.com
6. www.pinterest.ph
7. www.reddit.com
8. www.tumblr.com
9. www.msn.com/en-ph
10. www.linkedin.com
11. Others (Please
Specify).
_____________
III. Dictionaries, Q&A
, and Other Academic 4 3 2 1
Websites
1. www.wikipedia.org
• 2. • • • •
scholar.google.com.ph
3. • • • •
www.encyclopedia.com
4.
www.wikianswers.com
5. www.quora.com
6.
ph.answers.yahoo.com
7. www.ask.com • • • •
25
II. News Portals 4 3 2 1
1. entertainment.abs-cbn.com
• 2. ww1.gmanews.com/
• 3. news.tv5.com.ph
4. www.rappler.com
5. www.inquirer.net
6. www.sunstar.com.ph
7. www.philstar.com
• 8. mb.com.ph
9. www.manilatimes.net
10. www.bomboradyo.com
11. Others (Please Specify)
__________
IV. Government Websites 4 3 2 1
1. www.deped.gov.ph
2. www.ched.gov.ph
3. www.dost.gov.ph
4. www.doh.gov.ph
5.www.tourism.gov.ph/pages/defa
ult.aspx
6. www.dilg.gov.ph
7. www.dotc.gov.ph
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8. www.merriam- • • • •
webster.com 8. www.dswd.gov.ph
9.
www.oxforddictionarie
s.com 9.www.ncca.gov.ph
10.www.dictionary.co 10.
m www.nationalmuseum.gov.com
11. Others (Please
Specify). ___________ 11. Others (Please Specify). ____