CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

Situational Analysis

Globalization has changed our lives from the era of communicating with

pen and paper which takes days before information could get to the destination

and one of the ways in which it changed our lives, is how we communicate

effectively through advancements in Information and Communication

Technologies (ICT). According to Ling (2004), mobile phones have become an

almost essential part of daily life since their rapid growth in popularity in the

late 1990's. According to Haruna et al., (2016), mobile phones are the most

necessary medium of communication for adolescents. It has virtually affected

the society's accessibility, security, safety and coordination of business and

social activities and has hence become a part of a culture of the whole world.

Ling (2004), states that traditional agents of socialization are families and

schools.

There are various educational benefits of mobile phone technologies that

are most often cited as; easily accessing content, integrating a broad range of

educational activities, supporting independent study and student organization,

encouraging student enthusiasm, supporting classroom-based collaboration

and interaction as well as supporting inquiry- based instruction and learning

(Roschelle, 2003). More sophisticated mobile phones, also known as

smartphones, can be used to assist students in accessing information from the

web, transforming it, transferring it, collaborating with students and also

creating a more media-rich approach to instruction (Ferry, 2009).

According to Cynthia Roberson (n.d.), teaching and learning nowadays is

really difficult for both teachers and students. Teachers expect more to their

students and students also expects more to learn from their teachers, but with

gadgets or electronic devices in the system of education, it is not that difficult

anymore for both teachers and students, and with the help of this, it satisfies

the growing list of technology standards and mostly prepare students for the

life beyond K-12 classroom.

More and more schools are moving to another level of teachings in the

classroom by the use of electronic devices and this is an advantage because of

the fact that it offers portability and ease of use on a budget. Gadgets that can

read “e-Books” are becoming the tools of choice for today’s educators. (Wylie, J.

(n.d.). Mobile Learning Technologies for 21st Century Classrooms. Retrieved

from Scholastic website: http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?

id=3754742).

Nowadays in the 21st Century, the effect of gadgets or electronic devices

to us people are really surprising. It affects us in many ways, through

entertainment, communication, and even chores. But there is also one thing

that gadgets have a big impact on, and that is to the system of education. In

the system of education, we people commonly just think about books we are
using, notebooks that we use to write on, and boards that teachers use for

lectures, but with the help of technology, there are electronic devices that can

help us in our studies, examples are computers for alternative sources,

projectors for presentation, e-Books, and even mobile devices for

communication. These instruments are proven to be helpful to the fact that it

changes so many lifestyle for us people, it changes not for the worse, but for

the best. (https://www.termpaperwarehouse.com)

Statement of the Objectives

Generally, this study aimed to assess the level of effectiveness of electronic

gadgets for the academic performance of senior high school students in San

Gabriel, La Union.

Particularly, it sought to answer the questions:

1. What is the level of effectiveness of using electronic gadgets for the

academic performances of senior high school students in San Gabriel, La

Union in terms of:

a. Age

b. Gender

c. Grade level and strand

2. What are the strengths and weaknesses in using electronic gadgets for

the academic performance of senior high school students?

 3. Is there any significant difference between using electronic gadgets for

academic performance and the traditional learning?

Time and Place of the Study

This study was conducted on the first quarter semester of December

2020 to March January 2021. The opinions of the students were gathered in

San Gabriel Senior High School of Poblacion San Gabriel, La Union. The

researchers will keep the gathered information confidentially and be used for

educational purposes.

Definition of Terms

The following terms are used in the study:

Academic Performance. Is the measurement of student achievement across

various academic subjects. Teachers and education officials typically measure

achievement using classroom performance, graduation rates and results from

standardized tests.

Effectiveness. The degree to which something is successful in producing a

desired result.

Electronic gadgets. It help students to learn better and enable teachers to

deliver great lectures through effective learning. These devices include laptops,

chargers, Bluetooth speakers, portable hard drives, monitors, battery packs,

smartphones, and Bluetooth headphones.

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