RECOMMENDED SPEED: IMPACT OF INTERNET SPEED ON THE

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF GRADE 12

ABM STUDENTS IN ESNCHS

Case Study about Ethical Issues Pertaining to:

Finances, Sales Management, Production, Human
Resource Management

In Partial Fulfilment
Of the requirements for the Subject
INQUIRIES, INVESTIGATION AND IMMERSION

NOROMBABA, SHANNA RUTH L.

12 ABM – B
June 2022
 CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
The pandemic illustrated the importance of having internet access and connectivity. The educational
system was affected, and online learning became possible with the usage of the internet. However, millions
of students worldwide are affected due to internet connectivity concerns. In a study by Fabito et al. (2020),
one of the three hurdles and challenges that students face is a good internet connection encountered in online
learning. Last June 2021, the Philippine Distance Learning Survey presented that the unstable internet
connection remains top challenge in distance learning with 67% of parents, 84% of teachers and 71% of
students chose “unstable mobile/internet connection” in the list of challenges encountered in distance
learning. Internet speed is an important part for the students. It affects students’ studies and their
performance in the class and may bring positive and negative outcomes in their academic performance.
Millions of students have been influenced by the current scenario, which everyone is facing, and have
chosen to quit up and not continue learning. Students have faced various cycles of obstacles, one of which
is studying depending on technical and internet access. As a result, one of the most crucial things that
students require to learn and continue their education is access to the internet.
Internet speed is a problem for students. Hence, they hope to improve their internet connection in this
study because they utilize it to attend lessons. There are numerous causes of internet speed and how it
impacts the students’ academic performance. The concerns about the growing demand for wider bandwidth
Internet connection is increasing and approach in improving Internet connection is need to address.

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

The Internet speed in the Philippines has always been poorly ranked because of its average
connection speed. As a new normal of education emerges, the internet has always been associated with
students because it is their primary means to attend classes. Internet speed has a direct relationship to
students’ academic performance; the reason is that these are always associated together. This study focuses
and examines the Internet Speed and its impact on the Academic Performance of Grade 12 ABM Students in
ESNCHS, specifically online learning students. The researcher intend to examine how different Internet
Service Providers’ internet speeds impact online students' academic performance, their relationships with
one another, and their significant relationship with their financial status. The researcher conducted this study
since she is also a students who have encountered similar internet speed concerns; hence, this study intends
to investigate the impact of internet speed on academic performance.

OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

The main objective of this study aims to determine the Impact of Internet speed on the Academic
Performance of Grade 12 ABM Students in ESNCHS in Borongan City.
This study specifically aims to:
1. What is the demographic profile of the respondents in terms of:
A. Internet Service Provider
B. Internet Speed
C. Financial Status
2. Is there a significant difference between the academic performances of the respondents in terms of:

A. Internet Service Provider

B. Internet Speed
C. Financial Status

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

This study will be undertaken to establish an understanding of the Impact of Internet Speed on the
Academic Performance of Grade 12 ABM Students in ESNCHS. Furthermore, the result of this study could
be highly beneficial to the various sectors as follows:
Administrators. The study will aid school administrators in introducing information to bestow
students, teachers, and future students with additional knowledge about the differences between internet
providers in terms of internet speed and performance. This will also increase their understanding of which
internet service provider has the most effective internet speed, which has a good impact on the students'
academic performance. Furthermore, to advise on the best internet service provider with the fastest internet
speed for their students as well as the school.
Teachers. Teachers are the people who assess students' academic performance. The result will be
raised awareness and understanding of the effectiveness of students' internet service provider’s speed and
how it affects their academic success. This would also reflect the student-teacher relationship to gain a better
understanding of the students' internet speed during an online class.
Students. Students in Grade 12 ABM will be able to discover and analyze the internet speed of each
internet service provider and how it affects their academic performance. Also, it would be beneficial to be
informed of which internet service provider has the best internet speed and use this knowledge to determine
which internet service provider is the best to use.
Parents. The study provides parents a clearer understanding of the relationship between internet
speed and their child's academic performance in online classes. They will also determine which internet
service provider is the most helpful for their child's academic performance and which internet provider they
should purchase.
Internet Service Providers. The study provides awareness of the effectiveness of internet providers’
service and students’ satisfaction with their service. In that way, they will come up with an idea on how to
improve their service after they gain knowledge in this study.
Future Researchers. The study will provide detailed information and understanding of internet
speed’s impact on students’ academic performance. The findings may also be used by future researchers as a
foundation for further research into this topic, as well as a guide for their creation of studies on similar
fields.
SCOPE AND DELIMITATIONS
This study will focus on the impact of internet speed on the academic performance of Grade 12
ABM students in ESNCHS of Borongan City, specifically online learning students. Through this study, the
researcher will identify the different internet service providers, their effectiveness in the level of speed, and
how they affect the Grade 12 ABM students’ academic performance, precisely their academic grades during
the First Semester of the Academic Year 2021–2022. The primary subjects of this research study will consist
of the Grade 12 ABM students enrolled in Academic Year 2021–2022. The respondents of this study are the
Grade 12 ABM students using Slovin’s Formula. Then, stratified random sampling was used to determine
the number of respondents per section of ABM. Moreover, the participants will be randomly selected in each
section. This study will be conducted at Eastern Samar National Comprehensive High School, Academic
Year 2021–2022.

DEFINITION OF TERMS
Internet Connection - a connection provided by an Internet Service Provider that enables individual
computers or other hardware components, either individually or registered within a Local Area Network, to
exchange data over the public Internet.
Internet Infrastructure - is an array of remote hardware and software working to send and receive
information to various systems.
Internet Service - providing access to, and presence on, the internet and other services.
Internet Speed - refers to the speed at which data or content travels from the World Wide Web to
your home computer, tablet, or smartphone.
 CHAPTER II
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURES AND STUDIES
Related Literatures

C. Samonte, et al. (2021) stated that as a result of the pandemic, the educational paradigm
switched to online classes. A stable Internet connection is one of the needs of e-learning. The Internet has
been a crucial source of information transmission and connectivity in the World Wide Web, which has
digitized matrices all over the world and is ruled by Internet Service Providers (ISPs). In the Philippines,
there are numerous Internet Service Providers, and Filipinos' decision on choosing the best ISPs may be
difficult, as there are various factors to consider while determining which telecommunication provider is the
best.
Despite the benefits of the internet as a research tool, students confront academic difficulties as they
waste time surfing unnecessary websites, engaging in conversation, room discussion, interacting with
internet pen-pals, and playing interactive games. Due to internet overuse, students may have problems
completing homework, assignments, studying for exams, or getting enough sleep to remain attentive for
class the next morning. Students who are unable to control their internet use are more likely to receive poor
grades, be placed on academic probation, or even be expelled from school.
In a study conducted by Asio, et al. (2021) “Internet Connection and Learning Device Availability of
College Students: Basis for Institutionalizing Flexible Learning in the New Normal”, there were basic needs
and resources for students' new normal of learning, specifically internet access, internet connectivity, and
learning device accessibility due to the effect of the pandemic. Whereas a large number of students come
from provinces, there should be Wi-Fi provisions for students who reside in rural areas with sufficient data
connections. In addition, I.T. Infrastructure development is needed for students' flexible learning. Their
study found that internet connectivity will create major problems for new learning modalities. According to
their percentage analysis, almost all of the students have access to the internet. However, only 45 percent
have access to Wi-Fi, while 44 percent use free mobile data. Since a good internet connection is one of the
difficulties that students face, students' access to e-learning is impeded.
Bonfadelli, H. (2018) on the other hand, investigates if and how variations in Internet access and use
among school-aged children in Italian-speaking Switzerland relate to academic performance discrepancies.
We show that a family's socioeconomic status indirectly affects children's school grades by causing children
to use the Internet more frequently for entertainment and online communication. We used multilevel
structural equation modelling with two-wave original survey data from 843 students, their parents, and
students' end-term school grades. As youngsters get more personal digital media devices, this type of
Internet usage grows. Our findings imply that social inequalities related to children's socioeconomic position
are perpetuated by their greater use of the Internet for leisure and online communication, which lowers their
academic performance.
According to Badasyan, N., & Silva, S. (2018) the influence of internet access at school and/or at
home on standardized Portuguese and Mathematics tests of 9th graders in urban public schools in Brazil for
the years 2007 and 2009 is assessed using the propensity scores matching methodology. The findings imply
that having an internet connection at home increases Portuguese and maths test performance significantly in
both years. While internet connection at school did not boost pupils' academic performance in 2007, it did so
in 2009, albeit to a lesser extent than the effect of internet access at home. The results' robustness is
confirmed by the sensitivity analysis. The findings, combined with previous research, suggest that increasing
internet access in schools can result in a much larger improvement in students' academic performance when
combined with policy initiatives to increase home internet access and incorporate internet-based educational
tools in schools.
 According to the study of the International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher
Education (2017), today's students are considered as 'native speakers of the digital language'. One of the
most prevalent internet-based tools utilized in lectures, assignments, and class presentation is YouTube
videos and other internet websites. This is the highest among the 30 economies listed. As a result,
participating in social media-related activities has become a habit, and students continue to do so if they are
not doing so during free time. Public universities should increase the dependability and speed of their
Internet connections, especially in areas where ICT infrastructure is underinvested. Basic ICT services, such
as subscribing to faster connections and maintaining ICT infrastructure and services, should be prioritized.
Educators and university administration can better understand their students' behavior and arrange their
resources to promote their students' welfare and learning using this information.

Related Studies
From the previous study by Salac & Kim (2016) on the internet connectivity in the Philippines, they
stated that “Price, nevertheless, does not translate quality to service”. Only four major telecommunications
companies offer local Internet Service Providers in the Philippines. PLDT, Globe Telecom, Smart
Telecommunications, Sky Broadband, and Converge ICT are among them, with PLDT being the most
frequently used ISP. The availability of bandwidths in the country was also limited due to a lack of internet
providers. While in internet connection speed, provided by ISPs, the Philippines ranks poorly among Asian
countries. It has an average connection speed of 2.8 Mbps yet has a large cost. Internet users pay $20.35 per
Mbps every second since the country only has two major service providers. Despite the high cost, the
country still experiencing the slowest speed and poor service.
Emeka, U. J., & Nyeche, O. S. (2016) explained that the internet can be thought of as a multi-layered,
complex, ever-changing text for information dissemination and a platform for collaborative interaction
between people and machines that is not constrained by geography. Today, the internet is a global
phenomenon whose nature is difficult to define. The internet is a global community with a vibrant life for
internet users. Several million individuals use the internet, and their computers are connected in such a way
that they may log in remotely, share and transfer files, and perform other tasks. The internet also connects
plenty of additional networks for message exchange, including email, online services, and so on. The
internet now affects every aspect of our lives, including business operations, education, communication,
entertainment, social activities, and shopping. Learning via online tools is multifaceted from the student's
perspective.
Based on the article of Seyal, A.H., Rahman, M.N.A., Rahim, M.M. (2016), during February and
March 2014, cross-sectional data obtained was used from academics at the University of Southern
Queensland (USQ), Australia. This study investigates the relationship between academics' usage of the
Internet for academic purposes and their research performance. The possible bias related to simultaneity
between the use of the Internet and academics' research performance is controlled in this study using a
system of simultaneous equation models. In previous studies, the simultaneity, which could be an
econometric difficulty, was missed. The usage of the Internet by academics is a statistically significant
contributor to research production in an Australian university, according to the findings of this study. With
respect to variations in Internet use, the predicted elasticity of research output is 0.16.
In today's world of education, the internet has become increasingly important. In contrast to Bhutan,
many research on the impact of the internet on academic achievement has been conducted in other regions
of the world. The impact of the internet on the academic achievement of Bhutanese students was
investigated using a descriptive and quantitative method. The study enlisted the participation of 154 people
from three different academic institutions. The findings revealed that only academically oriented internet
usage improves academic performance with a significance value of 0.000, but the social and recreational
functions of the internet impede academic success. There were also differences in internet use by gender,
age groups, and institutions.
 According to a 2013 Field Study, 111 (56 %) had problems with slow internet speed, 31 (16 %) had
problems with power outages, 27 (14 %) had poor computer skills, and 45 (23 %) said they had trouble
paying for online services. According to the findings, the main issue that students had was slow internet
speed. This concurs with Mishra, Yadav, and Bisht (2005), who found that the majority of respondents, 83.1
percent males and 61.3 percent females, had issues with slow internet connections.
Osunade et al...(2004) adopted two universities as case studies to investigate the impact of internet
usage on academic performance. The experimental group did not have access to the internet, while the
contact group did. The results revealed a substantial difference in academic achievement between the two
groups. The study by Akinola et al...(2005) to evaluate the information-seeking behavior of University Of
Ibadan students on the internet was deemed useful because it revealed that students use the internet for a
variety of purposes, but that they need to be taught strategies for obtaining information on the internet.

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

Input Process Output

Respondents from Grade 12  Distribution of survey  Recommendation on the
ABM students in ESNCHS, questionnaire most effective Internet
A. Y. 2021-2022
Service Provider and best
 Retrieval of survey to purchase among those
Demographic profile of questionnaire are available which will
respondents:
help to improve the
Internet service provider
students’ academic
Internet speed
 Statistical treatment of performance. The
Financial status data recommendation will be
presented through
Survey Questionnaire  Analysis and Facebook Information for
interpretation of data best audience
engagement.
Consent Forms

FEEDBACK
 CHAPTER III
METHODOLOGY
RESEARCH DESIGN
The present study used a quantitative approach to gather numerical data. The researchers aim to
determine the significant relationship of internet speed on the academic performance of Grade 12 ABM
students in ESNCHS. Specifically, the researchers used correlational design to provide information
regarding the variables and establish their relationship to one another.

LOCALE OF THE STUDY

This study will be conducted at Eastern Samar National Comprehensive High School Campus of
Borongan City.

RESPONDENTS OF THE STUDY

This research will be conducted at Eastern Samar National Comprehensive High School. Participants
of the study are Grade 12 ABM students from school year 2021-2022. The selected Grade 12 ABM students
will identify the different internet service providers, their effectiveness in the level of speed, and how they
affect the Grade 12 ABM students’ academic performance, precisely their academic grades during the First
Semester of the Academic Year 2021–2022.

SAMPLING PROCEDURE
The study utilized a profitability sampling, the respondents of this study are the Grade 12 ABM
students using Slovin’s Formula. Then, stratified random sampling was used to determine the number of
respondents per section of ABM. Moreover, the participants will be randomly selected in each section. This
study will be conducted at Eastern Samar National Comprehensive High School, Academic Year 2021–2.
As the study had several limitations, including the global pandemic, the samples that will be drawn will be
based on the accessibility of the researchers.
SAMPLE SIZE
Slovin’s Formula. This is used to calculate an appropriate sample size from a population.

N
n= 2
1+ Ne

n = Sample Size
N = Population Size
e = Desired Margin of Error (usually 0.05 or 5%)

Stratified Random Sampling. This is used to obtain a sample population that best represents the
entire population being studied. Stratified random sampling entails categorizing the entire population into
homogeneous groups known as strata.
Stratified Random Sampling = Total Sample Size x Population of Subgroups
Entire Population

Mean. This is used to find the average in the collection of numbers.

Σfx
x̅ =
n

Where:
x̅ = Sample Mean
Σ = Summation
f = Frequency
x = Classmark
n = Sample Size

Weighted Mean. The weighted average takes into account the relative importance or frequency of
some factors in a data set.
Σwx
W(ave) =
Σw

Σw (ave )
GW(ave) =
Total no . of questions

Where:
W(ave) = Weighted Mean
GW(ave) = Grand Weighted Mean
Σ = Summation
w = Weight of Frequency of each option
x = Value of each option

Percentage. Percentages are often used to express a proportionate part of a total.

F
P= (100)
N
Where:
P = Percentage
F = Frequency of each category
N = Total number of respondents

T-test. It is frequently used in hypothesis testing to determine whether a process or treatment has an effect
on the population of interest, or whether two groups differ.
t=¿

Where:
x̅ = Sample Mean
μ = Population Mean
s = Sample Standard Deviation
n = Sample Size
Pearson R. This measures the strength of the linear relationship between two variables.

Where:
N = Number of data pairs
Σx = Sum of first data set
Σ x 2 = Sum of squred x data
Σxy = Sum of the product of paired data
Σy = Sum of second data set
Σ y 2 = Sum of squared y data

RESEARCH INSTRUMENT
The researcher will use a survey questionnaire designed and will conduct it online. The survey
questionnaire will use to collect data that allow the respondents to answer based on their experiences as the
researcher seeks the Impact of Internet Speed on the Academic Performance of Grade 12 ABM students in
ESNCHS. To provide and gather as much information as needed, the researchers formulated a survey
questionnaire composed of a 5-point Likert scale to measure the two variables and their relationship.
Preference for the use of the Likert Scale survey questionnaire is premised on several research assumptions
such as less pressure for immediate response and less time to consume and giving the respondents a greater
feeling of anonymity.

DATA GATHERING PROCEDURE

The researcher will created a survey questionnaire to collect data and obtain important information
for the study via online. Initially, the researcher will send consent forms to selected students in each section
of Grade 12 ABM to obtain their agreement to participate in the study. Respondents will be notified that
their participation is entirely voluntary.
After receiving consent forms, respondents who agreed will be given the survey questionnaire, which
will be sent via the Messenger communication app and will also be posted in their respective Homeroom
Google Classroom.
Respondents will fill out the survey questionnaire to assess the impact of internet speed on their
academic performance and submit it on the retrieval date. Following that, the researcher will gather data and
interpret it in a statistical process to determine the relationship between the two variables.

DATA ANALYSIS
Descriptive analysis will be used for the study. The aforementioned technique shall include the
computation for the mean and construction of graphs to show better comparisons of the data gathered hence,
providing better basis for the calculation determine the Impact of Internet speed on the Academic
Performance of Grade 12 ABM Students in ESNCHS in Borongan City. The said statistical tool ought to
show which among the disadvantage (Internet Service Provider, Internet Speed, Financial Status) drawn by
utilization of the cyber-community (social media) were experienced most and emphasize the level of impact
of Internet Speed on the Academic Performance of Grade 12 ABM Students in ESNCHS.

ETHICAL CONSIDERATION
The data will be collected, interpreted, and analyzed by the researcher. The study takes ethics into
account, so the researcher gave the participants permission notes and kept them confidential and secure. The
participants have the right to refuse to continue or skip the interview if the questions trigger their emotions,
which they are aware of. The participants were told how the data would be secured and how the researchers
would handle it.
With concern of the research participants' confidentiality and anonymity, the data collected from the
interview are confidential and secured, as well as the participant’s identity. Anything related to the data
collected from the interview will be kept private. Also, the researchers kept the social media accounts and
contacts of the participants. Finally, the findings were brought back to the participants for them to validate
and explore the accuracy of the results.
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