Online Games' Effect on Grade 10 Male Students' Academic Performance

OnlineGames Effects on the Grade 10 Male Students
Academic Performance
Chapter I
Introduction
Background of the Study
This study talks about the effects of video games on ICNHS student
performance in terms of academics. Studies about eff ects of video games is
not new. According to Anderson & Dill (2000), playing video games is often
associated in our society with poor academic performance. This anecdotal idea
is supported by some research. A 2000 study found a negative correlation
between GPA and time spent playing video games. This shows that video games
do have a negative effect on academic performance of the students. Though,
not all effects of video games are negative. According to Shaffer, Squire,
Halverson, & Gee, (2005), a 2005 paper suggests that videogames are changing
education and that games are more than a simple form for entertainment.
Based on the two studies shown, there are many instances on the effects
of video games. This study was made in order to find the real effects of video
games on ICNHS students.
According to Aaron Robinson, (2016),Online gaming is one of the widely
used leisure activities by many people. Teenagers who are playing these online
games said that they are playing these games just for fun, to keep away from
the heat of the sun, without knowing that there are a lot of effects of playing
these games that are more than what they think. Playing online games,
according to some researchers is beneficial. It enables the mind of the players
to be more active, especially those puzzle-based games. It helps the player to
come up with decisions in tight situations, especially those adventure games
that keeps the players alert, active and strategic. Despite those benefits,
playing these games also bring negative effects. It requires much of the player’s
time, leaving school activities and home works unattended. The rise in the use
of internet has led to many changes in our daily life. In particular, this rise has
also led to rise of online gaming. Online gaming can refer to any type of game
that someone can play through the internet or over a computer network. In
most cases, online games are freeware programs that can be used for an
unlimited time and are available for free. Online games is the most sought
leisure activity followed by teenagers nowadays.
Statement of the Problem

This study aims to know the perceived effects of online games to the
academic performance of grade 10 male student on Iligan City National High
School.
The research’s wanted to answer the following questions:
1.) What do online games tend to make a student feel?
2.) How does games affect the academic performance of student in line
with:
a.) Number of hours spent in studying.
b.) Frequency absences in class.
c.) Class participation.
d.) Tardiness
3.) How does online game affected the studies in a way that is more
positive or negative?
4.) Have they learned anything in playing online games?
5.) Is there significant relationship between playing online games and
academic performance in grade 10 male student?
Significance of the study

This study will help the students have an insight on the impact of online
games towards their academic performance.
To the Parents, it will serve as basis to help share with other parents the
information about certain games or ideas to help each other in parenting. Also
it will help them understand the behavior and study habit of their children
when they’re engaged into such activity.
To the teachers, it will provide additional knowledge on what strategy to
use to educate students about the well-known effects of online gaming to
students academic performance, problem-solving strategy, decision making
and spatial visualization.
Scope and limitation of the study
This study covers students of Iligan City National High School selected
Grade 10 students. This study was limited to online-games only. The
researcher will gather information about the possible effects of online games to
the student’s academic performance.
A survey will be conducted about the evaluation of the respondents
regarding in the study of effects on student’s academic performance in Iligan
City National High School grade 10 male students. The researchers will
randomly pick students from different sections in grade 10 students in ICNHS
will be given questionnaires to get information that will needed in the study.
This study will be conducted to determine the effects of online gaming to
students academic performance, problem-solving strategy, decision-making

and spatial visualization. The problem-solving strategy, memorization and
decision-making capabilities will be measured through a series of situations
and identifications on the questionnaire.
Chapter II
Review of Related Literature

As the internet began to overlap our daily basis, many people use it many
ways, online games, for example. Online games have many variations; Multi
Online Battle Arena (MOBA), First-Person shooter (FPS), Massive Multiplayer
Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG), Life simulations and more. Online
games have no age restriction, it can be played by any age but mostly it is
played by high school students or teenagers in other words. According to
Lenhart (2015), Video games and gameplay are pervasive in the lives of most
American teens – and for boys in particular, video games serve as a major
venue for the creation and maintenance of friendships. Fully 72% of all teens
play video games on a computer, game console or portable device like a
cellphone, and 81% of teens have or have access to a game console. As Lenhart
stated, online games are played not just because teens want to play the game
but also to maintain friendship. Addiction is not that rare, it happens quite
often. Teens playing too much online games often have bad academic results.
According to Anderson & Dill (2000), playing video games is often associated in
our society with poor academic performance. This anecdotal idea is supported
by some research. A 2000 study found a negative correlation between GPA and
time spent playing video games. This shows that video games do have a
negative effect on academic performance of the students.
Online Games Defined
Online games is the games played on the internet. It is played by players
all around the globe, why it is a hit among teenagers. According to McGonigal
(2016), Gaming is the running of specialized applications known as electronic
games or video games on game consoles like X-box and Playstation or
on personal computers (in which case the activity is known as online gaming).
The term "gaming" originated as a synonym for "gambling" although most
electronic games today do not involve gambling in the traditional sense. So to
speak. Online games are not just games, it has its own history.
Student Engagement and Sociological Effects
Research on the social effects of video games is also mixed (Allison,
Wahlde, Shockley, & Gabbard, 2006). Some studies have found that video
games are similar to addictions such as gambling which create negative social
effects. Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPG) have been
called “heroinware” because they are “simultaneously competitive and highly
social” (Allison, Wahlde, Shockley, & Gabbard, 2006, p.383). Other studies
have noted positive aspects of the games such as the ability to experiment with
aspects of individual identity which do not come out in public.
Computer Game Addiction
Because there is no official diagnosis of computer game addiction, there
is obviously no universally agreed upon list of symptoms. Psychologists and
other mental health professionals initially adapted the diagnostic criteria for
gambling addiction and used this as a rough assessment tool for computer
game addiction. This classification approach is rarely used today and for better
or for worse, it is essentially up to the individual researcher or clinician to
define the symptoms of computer addiction. Still, there are more signs and
behaviors that are almost always included in definitions of computer addiction,
such as: Significant interference with school, work, or relationships. Often
avoiding other commitments in order to keep playing. Frequently turning down
social invitations in favor of gaming, using most or all of one’s free time for
gaming, regularly playing late into the night and which results in poor sleep
habits, loss of interest in previously enjoyed activities, regular gaming “binges”
of 8 hours or more nonstop.
Tardiness
Several studies have shown that school tardiness has a negative impact
on learning outcomes. by the mere nature of arriving late and missing school
hours, students receive fewer hours of instruction than students who are in
class when the bell sounds. But not only does a student who is consistently
arriving late to school establish bad punctuality habits, their tardiness also
disrupts the learning of other students in their classes. A study by Hammill
Institute on Disabilities (Caldarella, Christensen, Young & Densley, 2011),
looked at decreasing tardiness in primary school-aged students using teacher-
written praise notes. The researchers found that students who are frequently
late to school often miss out on important opening announcements and
academic activities. ‘Teachers can become frustrated as late students disrupt
instruction, often requiring reteaching of what they have missed. Tardy
behavior can also negatively affect the overall classroom environment,’ the
study says. Arriving late to school can also mean that students miss out on
activities designed to build connections with their peers, potentially impacting
their social interactions and creating a greater sense of alienation from their
classmates.
Conceptual Framework
The conceptual framework presents the perception of Grade 10 male
students on effects on online games of Iligan City National High School.
This study will focus to determine the awareness and effects on the
students about online games of Iliganc City National High School.
Number of
hours spent in
studying.
Frequency
Grades of absences in
Students class.
Class
participation
Tardiness
Figure 1 Research Paradigm
Figure 1 describes the conceptual framework of the study where in the
input consisting about online games.
The first box is the independent variable is the hour of playing online
games. The second box, which is the dependent variable is the grades of the
students.
Definition of terms
Academic Performance – is measured by taking written and oral tests,
performing presentations, turning in homework and participating in class
activities and discussions. Teachers evaluate in the form of letter or number
grades and side notes, to describe how well a student has done.
Game Addiction – is an excessive or compulsive use of computer games or
video games, which interferes with a person’s everyday life.
Gamer – is a person who plays a game or games, typically a participant in a
computer or role-playing game.
Online Game – is any game that is played online, based online, or has a
majority of its content/gameplay online.
Hypothesis
This study is designed to assess the hypothesis that students who is tardy
and plays online games are more likely to have low grades than those who is
not.
Chapter III
Research Method
This study presents the discussion on the research methodology of the study,
the subjects, sampling technique, research instrument, procedure of data
gathering, and treatment that will be used for accurate data analysis and
interpretation.
Location of the study

This section specifies where the study will be conducted.
Instrument Used
The instrument used to gather data are questionnaire. Questionnaires are
more easy to provide and conduct. this instrument is appropriate to gather
enough data to conclude the study. And to obtain valid and reliable data for
the study. The tool used by the researcher are discussed. A questionnaire is a
research instrument consisting of series of items for the purpose of gathering
information from the respondents.
Description of Respondents
The respondents of this research are the grade 10 male students in Iligan City
National High School. They were the chosen respondents because of their
academic performance has to do with government service. Moreover, their
generation is evidently.
Chapter IV
Data Analysis
DATA 1
Statistics
Q.1 Q.2 Q.3 Q.4 Q.5 Q.6 Q.7 Q.8 Q.9 Q.10
N Valid 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 20
Missin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
g
Frequency Table
Q.1
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative

Percent
Valid Yes-casually 12 60.0 60.0 60.0
Yes-Hardcore 5 25.0 25.0 85.0
Np 3 15.0 15.0 100.0
Total 20 100.0 100.0
Q.2

Percent
Valid Dota 2 13 65.0 65.0 65.0
League Of Legends 3 15.0 15.0 80.0
other 4 20.0 20.0 100.0
Total 20 100.0 100.0
Q.3
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Yes 13 65.0 65.0 65.0

No 7 35.0 35.0 100.0
Total 20 100.0 100.0
Q.4
Valid Yes 14 70.0 70.0 70.0
No 6 30.0 30.0 100.0
Total 20 100.0 100.0
Q.5
Valid Yes 16 80.0 80.0 80.0
No 4 20.0 20.0 100.0
Total 20 100.0 100.0
Q.6

Percent
Valid Most-do activity 4 20.0 20.0 20.0
Should-do avctivity 10 50.0 50.0 70.0
Can-do activity 4 20.0 20.0 90.0

Not-necessary activity 2 10.0 10.0 100.0
Total 20 100.0 100.0
Q.7

Percent
Valid Daily 7 35.0 35.0 35.0
5-6 days 3 15.0 15.0 50.0
3-4 days 6 30.0 30.0 80.0
twice a week 1 5.0 5.0 85.0
Once a week 2 10.0 10.0 95.0
6.00 1 5.0 5.0 100.0
Total 20 100.0 100.0
Q.8

Percent
Valid 1-2 hours 6 30.0 30.0 30.0
2-3 hours 6 30.0 30.0 60.0

4-6 hours 7 35.0 35.0 95.0
7 hours or over 1 5.0 5.0 100.0
Total 20 100.0 100.0
Q.9

Percent
Valid Not enough sleep,always 6 30.0 31.6 31.6

feeling tired
Blurred vision 1 5.0 5.3 36.8
Cannot concentrate 3 15.0 15.8 52.6

regarding to studies
Having aggressive 3 15.0 15.8 68.4

behaviors,feelings or
thoughts
Using bad language 5 25.0 26.3 94.7
Hump back/ bad posture 1 5.0 5.3 100.0
Total 19 95.0 100.0
Missing System 1 5.0
Total 20 100.0
Q.10

Percent
Valid Improved your hand-eye 2 10.0 10.0 10.0

coordination
Improved your 1 5.0 5.0 15.0

perseverance
Being fast in problem 5 25.0 25.0 40.0

solving, quick in thinking
Bring you happiness, 12 60.0 60.0 100.0

satisfaction
Total 20 100.0 100.0
Data 2
Case Processing Summary

N %
Cases Valid 19 95.0
Excludeda 1 5.0
Total 20 100.0
a. Listwise deletion based on all

variables in the procedure.
Reliability Statistics
Cronbach's Alpha N of Items
.241 10
Item Statistics
Mean Std. Deviation N
Q.1 1.5263 .77233 19
Q.2 1.5789 .83771 19
Q.3 1.3684 .49559 19
Q.4 1.3158 .47757 19
Q.5 1.2105 .41885 19
Q.6 2.2632 .87191 19
Q.7 2.6316 1.53516 19
Q.8 2.0526 .84811 19
Q.9 3.4737 2.16970 19
Q.10 4.2105 1.27275 19

Item-Total Statistics
Scale Mean if Scale Variance if Corrected Item- Cronbach's
Item Deleted Item Deleted Total Correlation Alpha if Item
Deleted
Q.1 20.1053 13.433 .254 .161
Q.2 20.0526 14.275 .078 .226
Q.3 20.2632 14.094 .303 .178
Q.4 20.3158 14.450 .217 .200
Q.5 20.4211 15.035 .079 .232
Q.6 19.3684 10.912 .659 -.045a
Q.7 19.0000 12.111 .094 .219
Q.8 19.5789 16.480 -.251 .347
Q.9 18.1579 10.696 .005 .346
Q.10 17.4211 14.368 -.054 .304
a. The value is negative due to a negative average covariance

among items. This violates reliability model assumptions. You
may want to check item codings.
Scale Statistics
Mean Variance Std. Deviation N of Items
21.6316 15.468 3.93292 10

Chapter V
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
This chapter presented the summary and conclusion to the proposed
reading module.
Summary
This study investigates online games effects on the male student’s
academic performance in Gen. Wood St. Mahayahay, Iligan City . The
respondents of this study were grade 10 male students in Iligan City National
High School. The instruments were properly formulated. The researcher
utilized the reliability analysis to determine online games effects on the grade
10 male student’s academic performance. The statistical instruments of the
study were frequency and percentage.
The following are the findings of the study:
1. The respondents were male.
2. Majority of the students playing online games played casually.
3. The majority of the student respondents are playing dota 2.
4. The majority of the students use online games to stay in touch with distant
friends.
5. Majority become extrovert or more like to interact to others when they play.
6. Majority consider to playing online games a should-do activity.

7. Majority they are playing online games daily.
8. Majority they are spending 4-6 hours on playing online games.
9. Majority they experience bad effects of playing online games.
10. Majority that playing online games brings them happiness and satisfaction.
Conclusion
Based on the findings, nowadays most male students are playing online
games that spending playing online games also increases and it affects their
academic performance especially the absences, tardiness, being lack in class
participation and sudden changes physically and behaviorally. Students must
lessen on playing online games, to concentrate in their studies, and to improve
in their academic performance.
Chapter VI
RECOMMENDATION
This chapter presented recommendation to the proposed reading module.
Recommendation
In view of the findings and conclusions of the study, the following
recommendations were drawn:
To the Students
That they may know that playing games can affect their academic
performance in school.
To the Parents
That they will guide their children to lessen them on playing online
games, and that they will improve in their academic performance.
To the Teachers
That they will update on their students participations in class not just in
school but also what they do outside the school.
To the Future Researchers
That they may conduct future researches related to online games effects
on male student’s academic performance.
APPENDIX C
ILIGAN CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Gen. Wood St., Poblacion, Iligan City
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
CURRICULUM VITAE
Name: CHEVIL M. MACALISANG
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Sex Male
Date of Birth 03/12/1999
(d/m/y)
Address Prk. Bagong Silang Tubod I.C
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
PRIMARY SOUTH 1-A CENTRAL SCHOOL
SECONDARY NONE
TERTIARY NONE
GRADUATE NONE
Name: DARWIN CLIFFORD M. MAGHINAY
Sex Male
(d/m/y)
Address Prk. Green Valley, Ubaldo D. Laya, Iligan City
PRIMARY DOÑA JUANA ACTUB LLUCH MEMORIAL
CENTRAL SCHOOL
SECONDARY NONE
TERTIARY NONE
GRADUATE NONE
Name: MICHEAL J. ENGLATIERA
Sex Male
(d/m/y)
Address Prk. Emmanuel, Tubod, Iligan City
PRIMARY ILIGAN CITY CENTRAL SCHOOL
SECONDARY NONE
TERTIARY NONE
GRADUATE NONE
Name: JED L. BAUTIL
Sex Male
(d/m/y)
Address Purok 5 Upper Luinab Iligan City
SECONDARY NONE
TERTIARY NONE
GRADUATE NONE
Name: JOSHUA M. SALADO
Sex Male
(d/m/y)
Address Purok Lourdes Tubod Iligan City
SECONDARY NONE
TERTIARY NONE
GRADUATE NONE
Name: EDWIN A. ABAD
Sex Male
(d/m/y)
Address Zone 11 Bagong Silang Iligan City
PRIMARY ELEMENTARY ILIGAN CITY EAST CENTRAL
SCHOOL
SECONDARY NONE
TERTIARY NONE
GRADUATE NONE
Name: KENT ANUB
Sex Male
(d/m/y)
Address Zone 1-B Del Carmen Iligan City
PRIMARY DONA JUANA ACTUB LLUCH MEMORIAL
CENTRAL SCHOOL
SECONDARY NONE
TERTIARY NONE
GRADUATE NONE
Name: EDWARD CABELLO
Sex Male
Date of Birth
(d/m/y)
Address
PRIMARY
SECONDARY NONE
TERTIARY NONE
GRADUATE NONE
Name: JOVEN CAJILLA
Sex Male
Date of Birth
(d/m/y)
Address
PRIMARY
SECONDARY NONE
TERTIARY NONE
GRADUATE NONE
Name: ANNA MARIE E. TARUC
Sex Female

(d/m/y)
Address Prk. Emmanuel, Tubod, Iligan City
PRIMARY HERMELEGILDO J. ATIENZA ELEMENTARY

SCHOOL NCR
SECONDARY NONE
TERTIARY NONE
GRADUATE NONE
Name: MARIA LISA S. ZABATE
Sex Female

(d/m/y)
Address Block 10 Lot 20 Kalubihon Habitat,Dalipuga

Iligan City
PRIMARY SOUTH 1-A CENTRAL SCHOOL
SECONDARY NONE
TERTIARY NONE
GRADUATE NONE
Name: DANICA L. CABANDAY
Sex Female

(d/m/y)
Address Prk. 2A Tambacan, Iligan City
PRIMARY TAMBACAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY NONE
TERTIARY NONE
GRADUATE NONE
Name: NICOLE RHEIN S. PINILI
Sex Female

(d/m/y)
Address Bahayan Phase 3 Block 2 Lot 1, Iligan City
PRIMARY BAHAYAN PROGRESSIVE LEARNING CENTER
SECONDARY NONE
TERTIARY NONE
GRADUATE NONE

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OnlineGames Effects on the Grade 10 Male Students

Background of the Study

performance in terms of academics. Studies about eff ects of video games is

is supported by some research. A 2000 study found a negative correlation

do have a negative effect on academic performance of the students. Though,

games on ICNHS students.

According to Aaron Robinson, (2016),Online gaming is one of the widely

according to some researchers is beneficial. It enables the mind of the players

to be more active, especially those puzzle-based games. It helps the player to

come up with decisions in tight situations, especially those adventure games

leisure activity followed by teenagers nowadays.

Statement of the Problem

academic performance of grade 10 male student on Iligan City National High

The research’s wanted to answer the following questions:

1.) What do online games tend to make a student feel?

a.) Number of hours spent in studying.

b.) Frequency absences in class.

c.) Class participation.

4.) Have they learned anything in playing online games?

5.) Is there significant relationship between playing online games and

academic performance in grade 10 male student?

Significance of the study

games towards their academic performance.

when they’re engaged into such activity.

To the teachers, it will provide additional knowledge on what strategy to

use to educate students about the well-known effects of online gaming to

students academic performance, problem-solving strategy, decision making

and spatial visualization.

Scope and limitation of the study

Grade 10 students. This study was limited to online-games only. The

the student’s academic performance.

A survey will be conducted about the evaluation of the respondents

regarding in the study of effects on student’s academic performance in Iligan

randomly pick students from different sections in grade 10 students in ICNHS

This study will be conducted to determine the effects of online gaming to

students academic performance, problem-solving strategy, decision-making

decision-making capabilities will be measured through a series of situations

and identifications on the questionnaire.

Review of Related Literature

Online Battle Arena (MOBA), First-Person shooter (FPS), Massive Multiplayer

Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG), Life simulations and more. Online

played by high school students or teenagers in other words. According to

play video games on a computer, game console or portable device like a

negative effect on academic performance of the students.

Online Games Defined

Online games is the games played on the internet. It is played by players

games or video games on game consoles like X-box and Playstation or

on personal computers (in which case the activity is known as online gaming).

The term "gaming" originated as a synonym for "gambling" although most

electronic games today do not involve gambling in the traditional sense. So to

Student Engagement and Sociological Effects

Research on the social effects of video games is also mixed (Allison,

called “heroinware” because they are “simultaneously competitive and highly

aspects of individual identity which do not come out in public.

Computer Game Addiction

Because there is no official diagnosis of computer game addiction, there

is obviously no universally agreed upon list of symptoms. Psychologists and

or for worse, it is essentially up to the individual researcher or clinician to

behaviors that are almost always included in definitions of computer addiction,

such as: Significant interference with school, work, or relationships. Often

avoiding other commitments in order to keep playing. Frequently turning down

habits, loss of interest in previously enjoyed activities, regular gaming “binges”

of 8 hours or more nonstop.