COVID 19 PANDEMIC: ADVANTAGES

AND DISADVANTAGES OF USING

GADGETS AMONG GRADE 11
STUDENTS OF TVL AND ABM IN SAN
ROQUE SHS, SCHOOL YEAR 2021-2022
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION 
RATIONALE 

THE OUTBREAK OF CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) HAS CREATED A GLOBAL

HEALTH CRISIS THAT HAS HAD A DEEP IMPACT ON THE WAY WE PERCEIVE OUR WORLD AND
OUR EVERYDAY LIVES. THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS CAUSED MUCH DISRUPTION IN THE
NORMAL WAY THINGS ARE DONE.
ADVANTAGES
• PROMOTES INDEPENDENT LEARNING.
• ENHANCE COMMUNICATION.
• SPEED UP WORK.
• IT AIDS OR ACTS AS A BRIDGE OVER THE BARRIER.
• IT HELPS US GAIN MORE KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION.
RATIONALE 

DISADVANTAGES
• IT HAS A LOT OF DISTRACTIONS THAT MIGHT DRIVE THEM AWAY
FROM LEARNING.
• BEING FREE ALL THE TIME.
• TOO MUCH SCREEN TIME CAN CAUSE EYE STRAIN OR HEADACHES.
• LESS CREATIVE.
• LACK OF INTEREST IN STUDIES.
• IT ALSO MAKES STUDENTS FORGET THEIR BASIC LEARNING.
LITERATURE REVIEW

• BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES CLOSED HAVE CAUSED MANY FAMILIES
AND/OR INDIVIDUALS TO ADJUST TO A NEW REALITY. THE AVAILABILITY OF TECHNOLOGY DURING
PANDEMIC HAS BEEN A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD (REGIS COLLEGE, 2020-2021). AS STUDENTS SHOULD
FOCUS ON STUDIES, IT BECOMES MORE CHALLENGING WITHOUT USING GADGETS ESPECIALLY IN THIS
NEW LEARNING SYSTEM. GADGETS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN THE EDUCATION FIELD PARTICULARLY TO
THE STUDENTS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THEIR SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE. TECHNOLOGY LIKE THESE
ARE VERY IMPORTANT FOR STUDENTS
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

• THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY IS TO IDENTIFY THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES

OF GADGETS AMONG THE STUDENTS OF ABM AND TVL IN SAN ROQUE NATIONAL HIGH
SCHOOL -  SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL S.Y. 2021-2022. THIS WILL ANSWER THESE FOLLOWING
QUESTIONS: 

1.WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF GADGETS IN STUDENTS OF TVL AND ABM OF SAN
ROQUE SHS? 
2. WHAT ARE THE DISADVANTAGES OF GADGETS IN STUDENTS OF TVL AND ABM OF SAN
ROQUE SHS? 
3. HOW DO THE GADGETS HELP IN THIS NEW LEARNING SYSTEM? 
4. HOW DOES IT OCCUPY THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS?
SCOPE AND DELIMITATION

• THE MAIN THEME OF THIS STUDY FOCUSES ON ADVANTAGES AND

DISADVANTAGES OF USING GADGETS IN THIS PANDEMIC. THIS WAS DELIMITED
TO TWO DIFFERENT STRANDS, ABM AND TVL OF GRADE 11 STUDENTS OF SAN
ROQUE SHS IN THE SCHOOL YEAR 2021-2022. 
SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY

• THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS STUDY IS TO SHOW THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES

OF USING GADGETS IN STUDENTS’ LEARNING, UNDER ABM AND TVL STRAND OF GRADE 11
IN SAN ROQUE SHS SCHOOL YEAR 2021-2022. THIS IS SIGNIFICANT TO THE FOLLOWING:
DEFINITION OF KEYWORDS 

•GADGETS. A SMALL MECHANICAL OR ELECTRONIC DEVICE OR TOOL, ESPECIALLY AN INGENIOUS OR NOVEL ONE. 
•ADVANTAGES. PROVIDES A MORE FAVORABLE POSITION, GREATER OPPORTUNITY OR A FAVORABLE OUTCOME. 
•DISADVANTAGES. AN UNFAVORABLE CIRCUMSTANCE OR CONDITION THAT REDUCES THE CHANCES OF SUCCESS
OR EFFECTIVENESS.

•PANDEMIC. AN OUTBREAK OF A PANDEMIC DISEASE.

•COVID 19. AN ACUTE RESPIRATORY ILLNESS IN HUMANS CAUSED BY A CORONAVIRUS, CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
SEVERE SYMPTOMS AND IN SOME CASES DEATH, ESPECIALLY IN OLDER PEOPLE AND THOSE WITH UNDERLYING
HEALTH CONDITIONS. IT WAS ORIGINALLY IDENTIFIED IN CHINA IN 2019 AND BECAME PANDEMIC IN 2020. 
CHAPTER II: METHODOLOGY
RESEARCH DESIGN

• QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH IS A STRATEGY THAT FOCUSES ON QUANTIFYING THE

COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA. IT IS USED TO COLLECT AND GATHER
INFORMATION, TO DESCRIBE, AND TO TEST RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN OBJECTS.

• DESCRIPTIVE METHOD OF RESEARCH IS TO COLLECT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PRESENT

EXISTING CONDITION.
RESEARCH LOCALE AND SAMPLING
PROCEDURE

• THE SETTING OF THIS STUDY IS CONDUCTED ONLY INSIDE THE SENIOR HIGH
SCHOOL OF SAN ROQUE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL. THIS WILL BE AN EXPERIMENT
WITH THE TOTAL POPULATION OF ABM AND TVL STUDENTS WHO WERE
ENROLLED IN THE SCHOOL YEAR 2021-2022, BY THE USE OF SYSTEMATIC
SAMPLING. THE SAMPLE OF THE POPULATION OF THE STUDY STOOD AT 68
STUDENTS FROM ABM AND 33 FROM TVL THAT GAVE A TOTAL OF 101 STUDENTS.
SYSTEMATIC SAMPLING WILL BE USED TO ACCUMULATE A FAIRLY EQUAL
RESPONSE FROM OUR RESPONDENTS.
RESEARCH INSTRUMENT

• THE RESEARCHERS WILL USE SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE IN GATHERING THE DATA.

THIS WILL BE DONE THROUGH AN ONLINE SURVEY. ONLINE SURVEY USED TO
GATHER DATA AND INFORMATION WITHOUT APPROACHING THE STUDENTS
PERSONALLY. IT IS TO ENSURE THEIR SAFETY AND ALSO TO FOLLOW THE HEALTH
PROTOCOLS INSIDE THE SCHOOL.
DATA GATHERING PROCEDURE

• A PERMISSION TO CONDUCT THE RESEARCH WILL BE FIRST REQUESTED BY THE SCHOOL

TEACHERS. AFTER WE RECEIVE THEIR APPROVAL, WE WILL CONDUCT THE DATA
GATHERING. THE RESEARCHERS WILL CONDUCT THE STUDY IN SAN ROQUE-SHS THROUGH
AN ONLINE SURVEY. THE DISTRIBUTION OF SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRES TO THE STUDENTS
WILL BE SENT ON THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS.
DATA MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS

• IN THIS RESEARCH, THE DATA ACQUIRED BY THE RESEARCHERS FROM THE RESPONDENTS
WHO FILLED OUT THE QUESTIONNAIRE WILL BE ADDED TOGETHER OR TOTALED. THESE
DATA WILL PROVIDE THE ANSWER TO THE STUDY'S QUESTION, WHICH IS TO UNDERSTAND
MORE ABOUT ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF USING GADGETS WHERE IT IS
DESIRED TO KNOW THE OPINION OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS REGARDING THE
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF USING GADGETS.