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ACADEMIC E-BOOK AND BOOK: A COMPARATIVE STUDY IN STUDENT’S

ACADEMIC INTERESTS

A Research Paper
Presented to the Faculty of Senior High School Department
University of Cebu – Banilad
Cebu City, Philippines

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for

SH – 3Is and SH – Work Immersion

By:

ARJAY D. PEPITO
JANAYA ARELLANO
CLIFFORD C. OUANO
ELJENE Z. ABENASA
JASON B. OSORNO
MARK GARCISO

May 2021
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UNIVERSITY OF CEBU-BANILAD
PROGRAM RESEARCH OFFICE

APPROVAL SHEET

IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT of the requirements for SH-3Is and SH-OJT/GAS, this

research paper entitled, “Academic E-book and Book: A Comparative Study in Student’s
Academic Interest,” submitted by the following researcher: Arjay D. Pepito, Janaya Arellano,
Clifford C. Ouano, Eljene Z. Abenasa, Jason B. Osorno, Mark Garciso has been duly examined
and approved for ORAL DEFENSE EXAMINATION.

ADRIAN M. ABARQUEZ, MST-Eng.

Research Adviser

ACCEPTED AS Partial fulfillment of the Requirements for the SH-3Is and SH-OJT/GAS.

AIRIS KIM M. CODIÑERA, MST-Eng. MALEEN GRAFILO-ORDIZ, MAT-Eng.

Program Research Coordinator Senior High School Principal

Approved by the Committee on the ORAL DEFENSE EXAMINATION with the grade
of PASSED.

ROSANNA V. MAHILUM, MST (c)

Chairman

MARIVIC P. MISA, LPT GRAZYL MAE M. TENEBROSO, LPT

Member / Censor Member / Censor

YEN YEN GELIG, LPT

Statistician

Date of Oral Defense: April 12, 2021

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The researchers would like to express their sincerest to the following

people:

First, to God Almighty, the researchers are humbled and gratified by his guidance

and the gift of life he has given us. And providing us the strength and courage to be able to

survive the challenges that we are facing.

Second, to our loving parents, for providing us endless moral and financial support

in our countless academic endeavors, and who serves as our inspiration to do well and to

strive harder to achieve the fruitful success.

Third, to our beloved 3I and OJT/WI and Research 2 teacher, Mr. Adrian

Abarquez, for leading and guiding us with this research study, his patience, and showing

enthusiasm to his students. Also, to the rest of the faculty in the Senior High School

Department of the University of Cebu – Banilad for providing the essential knowledge and

skills to be acquired and applied in the future.

Fourth, we would like to express our heartfelt appreciation to our statistician, Ms.

Yen Yen Gelig, for all of her personal effort, patience, and guidance, Also, for providing

us with adequate information and suggestions in the completion of study.

Fifth, to our dearest respondents, who provided valuable help by providing the

necessary information, thereby assisting in the achievement of the study’s goal.

Lastly, to our members, co-researchers, classmates, and friends, for the immense

help through their continued belief and support.

The Researchers
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DEDICATION

To the ever-faithful Mother Mary who always pours blessings to my loved

ones,

to my parents who gave all their faith in me,

to my siblings who gave me encouragements,

to my academic family who believe in my capacity to fulfill this once in a

lifetime journey,

and

to our God the Almighty Father who gave me strength, wisdom, and

guidance.

May His name be glorified and His works be celebrated.

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ABSTRACT

Title : ACADEMIC E-BOOK AND BOOK: A

COMPARATIVE STUDY IN STUDENT’S
ACADEMIC INTERESTS

Researchers : ARJAY D. PEPITO

JANAYA ARELLANO
CLIFFORD C. OUANO
ELJENE Z. ABENASA
JASON B. OSORNO
MARK GARCISO

Strand and Section : GAS B-12 HOPE

School : University of Cebu - Banilad

Adviser : ADRIAN M. ABARQUEZ, MST-Eng.

Date Completed : May 2021

Having education in an area helps people think, feel, and behave in a way that contributes to their
success, and improves not only their personal satisfaction but also their community. In addition, education
develops human personality, thoughts, dealing with others and prepares people for life experiences. The 21st
century learners have embraced the new way of reading materials through the combination of internet sources
and physical sources. This research was done at the University of Cebu – Banilad (UC-B) to assess the
significant difference of academic e-book and book in academic interests of students. For the control and
causal-comparative design was used, there were 92 students as respondents in the study. The students
answered a twenty-eight (28) item experience using e-book and experience using printed book questionnaire
as a research instrument. Using the required statistical instrument, based on the result of the analysis, that
there is no significant difference between the academic interests of students in academic e-book and book.
Hence, all of the respondents are capable on the learning materials they used. The academic e-book and book
are big impact regarding to the academic interests of student.

Keywords: academic e-book, academic book, academic interests, comparative study

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
Title Page i
Approval sheet ii
Acknowledgement iii
Dedication iv
Abstract v
Table of Contents vi
List of Tables viii
List of Figures ix

Chapter
1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE 1
INTRODUCTION 1
Rationale of the Study 1
Theoretical Background 3
Theoretical Framework 4
THE PROBLEM 8
Statement of the Problem 8
Significance of the Study 10

REVIEW OR RELATED LITERATURE

AND STUDIES 12

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 16
Research Design 16
Research Environment 16
Research Respondents 17
Research Instruments 18
Research Procedures 18
Data Gathering 18
Statistical Treatment of Data 20
Ethical Considerations 21
Trustworthiness of Research 21
DEFINITION OF TERMS 23

Chapter
2 PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS, AND
TREATMENT OF DATA 24

Chapter
3 SUMMARY, FINDINGS, CONCLUSION
AND RECOMMENDATIONS 27
REFERENCES 30
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APPENDICES 34
Appendix A – Letter of Transmittal 34
Appendix B – Research Instruments 36
Appendix C – Location Map 42
Appendix D – Raw Data and Computation 43
Appendix E – Grammarly Results 47

CURRICULUM VITAE 48
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LIST OF TABLES

Table Title Page

1 Difference between 26
academic e-book and book
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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure Title Page

1 Theoretical Framework 4

2 Level of comparison of
student’s academic interest 24
in academic e-book

3 Level of comparison of
student’s academic interest 25
in academic book

4 Location Map 42