Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region IV 4-A (CALABARZON)
Division of Rizal
TAYTAY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
School ID # 342569

THE SUSTAINABILITY OF INTERNET CONECTION AND ITS EFFECT IN THE STUDENTS’

PERFORMANCE DURING ONLINE CLASS OF GRADE 12 STUDENTS

A Research Paper Presented to

the Faculty of the Senior High School Department

Taytay Senior High School

Municipality of Taytay Province of Rizal

In Partial Fulfilment of

the Requirements in the

Applied Subject

Practical Research II

Submitted by:

Bayani, Janskander C.

Comida, Bea

Naval, Lorraine Ashley B.

Submitted to:

MR. MARK ANTHONY Z. UMALI

 November 2021

LETTER OF APPROVAL

AILEEN ISIDRO-CARBONELL
Principal II
Taytay Senior High School

Dear Ma’am,

This is to attest that my research project entitled: THE SUSTAINABILITY OF INTERNET CONNECTION
AND IT'S EFFECT TO THE STUDENTS PERFORMANCE DURING ONLINE CLASS OF G12 STUDENTS
is personally conducted by our group under the supervision of our teacher MR. MARK ANTHONY Z. UMALI
and content validated by an expert.

I understand that as a researcher I have the responsibility to uphold the ethics in research such as the anonymity
of the respondents and consent of the respondents/participants then shall be sought.

Hoping for your kind consideration.

Authors, Validators:

Bayani, Janskander C. Validator 1

MR. RYAN CHRISTIAN ANDRES

STATISTICAN Major
Comida, Bea
Validator 2

MRS. MARICEL SACRAMENTO

Naval, Lorraine Ashley B. ABM Major

Validator 3

MRS. GINA IBAÑEZ

TVL Major

Noted by:

Mark Anthony Z. Umali

Practical Research Teacher
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

First and foremost, lets praise and thanks to God for His blessings and guidance, which empowered us and to

skillfully carry out this study.

We would like to offer our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to our Practical Research 2 Adviser Mr. Mark

Anthony Z. Umali and to our Validators; Mr. Ryan Christian Andres, Mrs. Maricel Sacramento, and Mrs. Gina

Ibañez for helping us in this study and for providing important insights all through this process. Their creativity,

dedication, motivation, and aspiration had also hugely influence us. Moreover, we would also want to express

our gratitude to our respondents and fellow grade 12 students of Taytay Senior High School Taytay, Rizal

without them this study will not be able to finish.

Also, we eternally grateful to our beloved parents for their love, guidance, and prayers to successfully finish this

study. We also thankful for their hard work and dedication in educating and preparing us for the upcoming

years.
ABSTRACT

The objective of this study is to see how sustainability of internet connection effect in the students’ academic

performance during online class of grade 12 students of TSH Taytay, Rizal. This study is quantitative research

method. The results of this study demonstrate that having a slow internet connection or slow signal is have a

huge impact in their performance in school. Moreover, there’s still a students said that they have a very fast and

continuous internet speed but out of 55 students, 7.3% only students said that they have a stable internet speed.

This study recommended that teachers and school administers’ should be more considerate because not all of

the students have a capability to subscribe to the higher mbps plan in different Wi-Fi provider companies and

not all of the places have a same speed of signal.

Key words: Academic performance, online class

 INTRODUCTION

A. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

In March 2020, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic forced medical schools in the Philippines

to stop face-to-face learning activities and abruptly shift to an online curriculum. Among 3670 medical students,

93% owned a smartphone and 83% had a laptop or desktop computer. To access online resources, 79% had a

postpaid internet subscription while 19% used prepaid mobile data. Under prevailing conditions, only 1505

students (41%) considered themselves physically and mentally capable of engaging in online learning.

Baticulon, et al. (2021).

This phenomenon is causing a lot of difficulties especially as voiced out by students in the context of

developing countries. The result of the content analysis revealed the following categories of difficulties in

remote learning: unstable internet connectivity; inadequate learning resources; electric power interruptions;

vague learning contents; overloaded lesson activities; limited teacher scaffolds; poor peer communication;

conflict with home responsibilities; poor learning environment; financial related problems; physical health

compromises; and mental health struggle. Rotas, Cahapay (2020). The COVID-19 pandemic has created the

largest disruption of education systems in human history, affecting nearly 1.6 billion learners in more than 200

countries. Broadly identified challenges with e learning are accessibility, affordability, flexibility, learning

pedagogy, life-long learning and educational policy (Murgatrotd, 2020).

The identified challenges were stability of internet connection and instructor’s familiarity with readily available

internet-based teaching tools, such as video conferencing software. Instructors must also find means to improve

their interaction with students and maintain student interest and engagement during online classes. The survey
also indicated that most of the students are satisfied with the DLCPA strategy. Overall, the findings and insights

in this study will add valuable resources for further hybrid instruction in the post-COVID-19 time in higher

education. E-learning requires a significant amount of time and commitment, in order to create an environment

that supports learners in both informal and formal resources (Yuan, 2021). In this regard, rawford et al. (2020)

highlighted that a speedy conversion of face to face education to E-learning has given rise to several obstacles

and issues during the COVID-19 pandemic across the world.

B. RESEARCH QUESTION

1. What is the demographic profile of the respondents in terms of;

1.1 Sex

1.2 Section

1.3 Strand

1.4 Kind of Internet Access

1.4.1 Data

1.4.2 Wifi

2. What are the factors that problems that affect the students’ performance?

3. What are the possible solution to Sustain the internet connection to access online class?

4. Is there a significant relationship between sustainability of internet connection and the students’ performance in online

class?

C. SIGNIFICANT OF THE STUDY

The results of the study could be applied to the following:

Students – this study may aid them in identifying other solutions to their lack of internet connectivity, which

could help them enhance their academic achievement in empowerment technology.

Teachers – it could assist them in properly acknowledging the students’ condition as a result of their lack of

internet connection and identifying solutions to assist the students in excelling academically.
Future Researchers – this knowledge may be useful to them as a source of information. As a result, this research

could be used as a main basis.

Planner of Curriculum – they will be guided in revising, enriching, and modifying the curriculum to fit the

students’ requirements.

D. SCOPE AND DELIMITATION OF THE STUDY

This study will focus on the difficulties in internet sustainability by Grade 12 students limited to 50 officially

enrolled Grade 12 students of Taytay Senior High School who were purposively selected in the academic year

2021-2022. The answers of the respondents from the survey will be the data that will be utilize in this study.

The names of the respondents will not be revealed because of the data privacy act and some ethical

considerations in research.

Moreover, this study will be conducted to grade 12 students in different strands at Taytay Senior High School

that is picked randomly and students who are not grade 12 won't take part in this research. This study will not

cover any unassociated concerns that is not aligned in our topic which is the sustainability of internet connection

and Its effects to the students’ academic performance. Researchers will use survey questionnaires as an

instrument and distribute it to the randomly picked respondents in order to collect their information and data.

The purpose of this research is for us to know how internet problems give negative effects in our academic

standing or educational outcome.

K. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

Theory 1

The internet has only intensified this debate. Up to 70% of teachers assign homework that requires the us of

internet. About 65% of student use the internet to complete homework, which includes doing research,

submitting assignments, emailing teachers, and collaborating online with classmates. But what does that mean
for students who don’t have internet access at home? They may fall behind, or they might spend hours looking

for free Wi-Fi access points. (Lynch, M. 2020)

; while, theory 2

The poll, carried out for the Office for students, showed that the variety in ability to access higher education

from home risked many students being left behind by their “digital poverty”. The poll also found that 56%

reported an impact on their studies from their lack of access to appropriate online course materials and 52% said

that a slow or unreliable internet connection had hampered their learning. (Mckie, A. 2020)

F. DEFINITION OF TERMS

Term: 1 Academic Performance - The result of the students’ performance in their various subjects.

Term: 2 Asynchronous Learning - An option to learning that allows the students to answer their learning

materials on their own schedule within a certain timeframe given by the teacher.

Term: 3 Data Privacy Act - A law that seeks to protect all forms of personal information and protects the

privacy of the respondents while answering the questionnaires.

Term: 4 Digital Education - A kind of learning that uses digital technologies like computers, mobile devices,

etc. Its aim is to give knowledge and quality education to students using technologies even in this time of

pandemic.

Term: 5 Internet - A network connection that students use for them to attend online classes and access their

learning materials.

II. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

INTERNATIONAL

According to Wang et. al., (2021) During the COVID-19 pandemic, E-learning has been found to be a critical

instrument for efficiently continuing education across all levels (Alipio, 2020; Basilaia & Kvavadze, 2020; Soni,

2020). E-learning requires a significant amount of time and commitment, in order to create an environment that

supports learners in both informal and formal resources (Yuan, 2021). In this regard, rawford et al. (2020)
highlighted that a speedy conversion of face to face education to E-learning has given rise to several obstacles

and issues during the COVID-19 pandemic across the world.

According to Coman et. al., (2020) the advantages of online learning identified in other studies seem to diminish

in value, while disadvantages become more prominent. The hierarchy of problems that arise in online learning

changes in the context of the crisis caused by the pandemic. Technical issues are the most important, followed

by teachers’ lack of technical skills and their teaching style improperly adapted to the online environment.

However, the last place was assigned by students to the lack of interaction with teachers or poor communication

with them. Previous studies show that E-learning offers many benefits for students because this type of learning

involves student-centeredness, it is more flexible, and it can also improve interaction with students by providing

asynchronous and synchronous tools such as e-mail, forums, chats, videoconferences.

Distance Learning Universities already offer degrees in e-learning and Open Education Resources (Azeiteiro et

al. 2014, 2015) based on their pedagogical models. And presence-based teaching universities had to respond to

the COVID-19 epidemic with an immediate transition to Online Distance Teaching. The situation configures

what Hodges et al. (2020) refer as a situation of “Emergency Remote Teaching”.

According to Gopal, R., Singh, V. & Aggarwal (2021) The influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on the

education system leads to schools and colleges’ widespread closures worldwide. The results show that four

independent factors used in the study viz. quality of instructor, course design, prompt feedback, and expectation

of students positively impact students’ satisfaction and further student’s satisfaction positively impact students’

performance.

Sumitra Pokhrel and Roshan Chhetri, (2021) The COVID-19 pandemic has created the largest disruption of

education systems in human history, affecting nearly 1.6 billion learners in more than 200 countries. Broadly

identified challenges with e learning are accessibility, affordability, flexibility, learning pedagogy, life-long

learning and educational policy (Murgatrotd, 2020). The economically backward children are unable to afford

online learning devices, the online education poses a risk of exposure to increased screen time for the learner.
Therefore, it has become essential for students to engage in offline activities and self-exploratory learning. Lack

of parental guidance, especially for young learners, is another challenge, as both parents are working.

LOCAL

Lapitan et. al., (2021) This is a five-component blended learning strategy referred to as Discover, Learn,

Practice, Collaborate and Assess (DLPCA). In DLPCA, the asynchronous part of the teaching was achieved

through broadcast of pre-recorded lecture videos on YouTube to allow students to study and progress with

learning at their own pace. The synchronous part of the teaching was conducted using video conferencing

platforms, such as Zoom or Google Meet. The survey also indicated that most of the students are satisfied with

the DLCPA strategy. Overall, the findings and insights in this study will add valuable resources for further

hybrid instruction in the post-COVID-19 time in higher education.

According to Filomena T. Dayagbil, Daisy R. Palompon, Laurence L. Garcia and Michelle Mae J. Olvido,

(2021) The study explored the challenges and issues in teaching and learning continuity of public higher

education in the Philippines as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was found out that during school

lockdowns, the teachers made adjustments in teaching and learning designs guided by the policies implemented

by the institution. Most of the students had difficulty complying with the learning activities and requirements

due to limited or no internet connectivity. To ensure teaching and learning continuity, it is concluded that higher

education institutions have to migrate to flexible teaching and learning modality recalibrate the curriculum,

capacitate the faculty, upgrade the infrastructure, implement a strategic plan and assess all aspects of the plan.

Erwin E. Rotas, Michael B. Cahapay,(2020) This phenomenon is causing a lot of difficulties especially as

voiced out by students in the context of developing countries. The result of the content analysis revealed the

following categories of difficulties in remote learning: unstable internet connectivity; inadequate learning

resources; electric power interruptions; vague learning contents; overloaded lesson activities; limited teacher

scaffolds; poor peer communication; conflict with home responsibilities; poor learning environment; financial

related problems; physical health compromises; and mental health struggle.

Baticulon, R.E., Sy, J.J., Alberto, N.R.I. et al., (2021) In March 2020, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

pandemic forced medical schools in the Philippines to stop face-to-face learning activities and abruptly shift to

an online curriculum. Among 3670 medical students, 93% owned a smartphone and 83% had a laptop or

desktop computer. To access online resources, 79% had a postpaid internet subscription while 19% used prepaid

mobile data. Under prevailing conditions, only 1505 students (41%) considered themselves physically and

mentally capable of engaging in online learning.

According to Jose Z. Tria, (2020) The present COVID-19 pandemic has brought extraordinary challenges and

has affected the educational sectors, and no one knows when it will end. Every country is presently

implementing plans and procedures on how to contain the virus, and the infections are still continually rising. In

the educational context, to sustain and provide quality education despite lockdown and community quarantine,

the new normal should be taken into consideration in the planning and implementation of the “new normal

educational policy”

III. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

A. METHOD

Quantitative research study make use of experimental research design to criticize the sustainability

B. INSTRUMENTAL

To collect the necessary data for the study, the researchers should prepare a number of questions relevant to the

study's objective. In addition, the researcher will obtain all of the data through the use of an online survey via

Google Forms. These are all the tools and research instruments that the researcher will need to gather data.

C. RESPONDENTS/ PARTICIPANTS OF THE STUDY

To successfully acquire the appropriate needed data for the success of this study, the researchers have selected

the set of qualifications of the respondents who will be participating in this study. It should be Grade 12 students
who are currently studying in Taytay Senior High School Taytay, Rizal. In addition to this, only 50-55 students

(randomly picked) will be interview.

D. RESEARCH LOCALE

The place where the researchers will be conducting the study is only in TSH Taytay, Rizal but this will be

conducted through online via Google Forms this is for the researchers and respondents safety because until now

we’re still in the pandemic.

E. UNITS OF ANALYSIS

Grade 12 students who are studying in Taytay Senior High School Taytay, Rizal in online class set up.

IV. ANALYSIS AND INTERPRATION OF DATA

A. RESEARCH QUESTIONS

1. In the pie graph above shows that 50% of the student

agree and 25% of the student strongly agree in the
total of 75% students is have a limited access to the
internet connection because she/he is using only
Mobile Data.

2. 70.5% students have a unlimited access to internet

connection or have a Wi-Fi in their house but it
doesn’t mean that all of them have the same
internet speed.
3. 67.3% agree that they have a proper and stable internet speed but still there’s a 25.5% students’ that

doesn’t have a stable internet speed, there’s possible that they have stable internet connection but they

having a hard time on online class set up.

4. 58.2% students is having a hard time when attending online class some of their family members is

connected to the internet when having a online class or the signal connection is poor and doesn’t

cooperate. However the graph shows that 36.4% of the students is not experiencing lag of cut off of

internet connection while attending online classes.

5. 92.7% students said that having a fast internet speed can help them in their academic performance. Most

of the students needed a fast internet speed in order to them to understand the lesson and comply all the

needed requirements.

6. 52.8% of the students is having a hard time in their internet connection and 47.3% has a stable and

compatible internet connection.

7. 63.6% students is not performing very well due to their slow internet connection, and the rest is can

perform very well in their academics performance because they have a fast internet connection.
8. 54.6% of the students is not capable in joining google meets because of the slow internet connection and

45.4% to those students that can join a google meet class due to they have a stable connection.

9. 76.3% of the students cannot join online classes due to the raining and it’s affecting their connection.

This is the proof that when it’s raining most and foremost if there’s a storm the internet connection and

the signal is affecting, it became slower than the usual speed of the internet and signal when there’s no

rain.
10. Most of the students feel frustrated when it takes minutes before the page, websites, google meet, etc.

fully access or fully load due to a lag or very slow internet/signal connection.

11. The pie graph shows that 89.1% of the students think that they can do more and perform very well in

class if only they have a fast internet connection and fast signal.
12. 81.8% or 46 students out of 55 students that being interviewed said that internet problems affecting their

academic performance in school. In that graph shows that the main problem of most of the students of

Grade 12 TSH Taytay, Rizal is their own internet connection.

13. 83.6% of the students that being interviewed said that they find it difficult to catch up lesson and

answers their modules due to limited sustainability internet connection.

 14. 74.5% said that they already contented in their current internet provider and the data service that they

use and the rest is not satisfied in their current internet and data provider.

V. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

- This chapter presents the summary of findings, conclusion drawn and recommendation offered based on the

analysis in the interpretation of data. The following findings are here by summarize.

1. What is the profile of the students?

a. Age

- Respondents who aged 16-17 yrs. old are a total of (17) while those who are 18-19 are (29) in total. The

remaining 9 respondents are age 20 and above.

b. Gender
- Respondents are 37 Female and 18 Male

c. Strand

- All randomly picked 55 respondents are from the strands; Accountancy Business Management (ABM),

Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS), Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM),

Technical, Vocational Livelihood (TVL) and lastly, SPORTS.

Summary of Findings

- The results of the findings shows 61.8% respondents agreed that they're having difficulties to online classes

due to limited sustainability of internet connection and 21.8% strongly agreed. While only 12.8% disagreed.

Conclusion

- Researchers found out that Grade-12 students of Taytay Senior High School are really having problems and

difficulties because of their sustainability in internet connection and 81.8% respondents agreed and strongly

agreed that this problem really affects their academic standing and performance.

Recommendation

- The researchers suggest that the school enforce a project that involved creating a library in the school for

students who may not have access to unlimited and fast internet connections, so even if they are often unable to

search online, they could still browse and search thru all the books and complete their assignments and

activities. While students experiencing frequent problems while taking online classes could transfer to modular

learning even though that they can respond to their activities whenever their connection is stable.
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Name: Bea A. Comida

Address: Blk. 39 Sitio Batasin Brgy. San Juan

Taytay, Rizal

Contact No.: 0997 778 2059

Email Address: comidabea@gmail.com

Personal Information

Birthday: July 28, 2002

Birthplace: Taytay, Rizal

Age: 19

Gender: Female

Educational

Secondary: Manuel I. Santos Memorial National High School

Senior High School: Taytay Senior High School

Name: Lorraine Ashley B. Naval

Address: 28 Gonzaga St. Brgy. Dolores

Taytay, Rizal

Contact No.: 0908 785 4489

Email Address: naval.lorraineashley@gmail.com

Personal Information

Birthday: May 01, 2004

Birthplace: Taytay, Rizal

Age: 17

Gender: Female

Educational

Secondary: Juan Sumulong Memorial Junior College

Senior High School: Taytay Senior High School