Research Soft Copy Part 2, Group 1
Research Soft Copy Part 2, Group 1
Introduction
Mobile phones have become an integral part of our daily lives, with many people relying on
them for communication, entertainment, and information. However, their widespread use has
also raised concerns about their impact on various aspects of our lives, including our
academic performance. In recent years, there has been a growing body of research examining
the relationship between mobile phone use and academic performance in high school
students. This research paper aims to summarize the existing literature on this topic and
explore the effects of mobile phone use on the academic performance of senior high school
students. A research paper on the effects of mobile phones on the academic performance of
high school students may explore how the use of mobile phones impacts students' academic
performance, particularly in the context of high school education. The paper may examine
various factors that may influence the relationship between mobile phone use and academic
performance, such as the number of students who owned a personal mobile phone, the type of
content accessed on mobile phones, and the ways in which mobile phones are used in the
classroom.
The paper may also consider the potential benefits of mobile phone use for students, such as
access to educational resources and communication tools. Additionally, the paper may
examine the potential drawbacks of mobile phone use, such as distractions and decreased
attention spans.
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Overall, a research paper on this topic may provide valuable insights into the complex
relationship between mobile phone use and academic performance of senior high students.
The study focusing on the Impacts of Mobile Phone to the academic performance of a student
stands as a great sequel on a holistic outlook. It is basically a stepping stone for us to deal
with the Do’s and Don’ts that could possibly leave a big impact on the student’s academic
performance through the use of Mobile Phone. As we go through with this study, we had
found out that Mobile Phone has positive and negative impact, something that needs to be
used with balance and should be owned by someone who knows how to control its
effectiveness and efficiency. The high levels of addiction to smartphones prove that it affects
students’ academic performance (Kibona & Mgaya, 2015). This addiction causes some
students in general. Ezemenaka (2013) writes that the invention of mobile phone technology
thrived with the quest for new knowledge changes and the desire among university students,
and most of them are affected, including undergraduate students. This impact contributes to
the students’ academic performance both negatively and positively. With due consideration
of the effect of smartphones on the lives of university students, this study aimed at
performance of undergraduate students. In this Regard, a survey method is one of the “proven
and tested” factors that can greatly contribute to the focus of this study. As of this time, we
are working on this problem. And also, we are dealing with a lot of things in gathering the
data. As a student who are born on the 21st Century where technology is on its fast evolution,
we like to know the exact conclusion to those unanswered questions in regard with the use of
Mobile Phone. We chose to study this research problem to help the future leaders on how to
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deal with the downside and benefits of Mobile Phone to the students’ academic performance.
Some schools have decided to restrict the use of smartphones in classes or during lectures;
the reason being that it enables the students to cheat during their examinations and/or tests
(Buck et al., 2013). It appears that some students are able to accomplish tasks using
smartphones at universities or classrooms, while in the case of others, the smartphone has
become a potential form of distraction. Even the visibility and mere presence of a smartphone
that is connected to the internet attract the attention of students and many adults, thereby
diverting their focus and/or attention in class. Some students can ‘switch’ their focus between
the smartphone as a form of entertainment device and at the same time, a learning platform
(Barnwell, 2016). Therefore, we are glad to know that they will learn everything that this
research implies.
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Statement of the Problem
This study aims to examine the impacts of mobile phone to the students’ academic
performance, basically its advantages and disadvantages, and the ways to use mobile phone
effectively.
3.1 Advantages
3.2 Disadvantages
4. How can the following help in enabling the students to use mobile phone
effectively?
A. Parents
B. Peers
C. Teachers
D. Administrators
E. Guidance Counselor
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6. Is mobile phone useful to the student’s academic performance?
Research Hypothesis
Ha: There is a significant relationship between The Impacts of Mobile Phone and the
Academic Performance of the Senior High Students of Don Filomeno M. Torres Memorial
Conceptual Framework
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Significance of the Study
The purpose of this study is to discuss the impacts of mobile phone to the academic
performance of senior high students in DFMTMNHS. This research will be useful to many
persons as it provides information about the given topic. Specifically, this study will be most
To the school administrators, this study may serve as a basis to encourage them to make
regulations and policies about the use of mobile phones in school. It may also provide more
information about the problem. In addition, this may lead them to commend objectives on
To the teachers, the result of this study may give awareness that they should pay attention to
those students who are using mobile phone especially during class hours. Constant guidance
from them is a great help to the students who overused it. Moreover, teachers may discover
new teaching methods that can hook up the students to listen to the discussion.
To the parents, this study may give them an idea that mobile phone is probably one of the
factors that could affect the academic performance of their children in school. This will help
them monitor their children and check on them especially when they use their mobile phones.
To the future researchers, this study will serve as a basis for related topic. This research may
help them to find reliable source for their future research as well. In addition, they may also
fill the gaps of this research and offer recommendations to further the effectiveness of this
study.
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Scope and Limitations of the Study
The researcher conducted this study to determine the impacts of mobile phone to the
academic performance of senior high students. The target respondents were the Senior High
Students in Don Filomeno M. Torres Memorial National High School. This study is only
The researcher will conduct the data gathering by the use of survey questionnaires
through face to face interaction. Out of 143 Senior High Students of DFMTMNHS, 37 were
used as sample in conducting the survey. Each of the chosen respondents of Senior High
Students will have the same set of questionnaires to answer. This study is to focus on the
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Definition of Terms
Benefits – something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes
well being
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CHAPTER II
A mobile phone is a gadget that can make and receive calls when connected to a network.
This gadget does not require a person to stay in one place as they are able to move around
within any geographical area that has cell network connectivity. Fawareh & Jusoh et.al,
(2017) stated that, nowadays, smartphones have become a part of every person’s life.
Globally, “People around the world have adopted this new and exciting technology as one of
the most important required facility in their everyday life”. In the 21st century, smartphones
have rapid increased due to its exciting features such as accessing emails, biometric,
accessing social media platform and many more. Fawareh and Jusoh (2017) also postulated
that having a smartphone is like having a tiny computer in a pocket. It is blatant that, the
potency of smartphone is not only meant for placing of calls and receiving of calls. Usually,
there are amazing features such as for browsing, checking health status, sending and
receiving emails, watching videos, listening to music, chatting, sharing photos, videos and
other 3 documents, to mention but a few. No wonder there is an exponential use of social
media as a result of the emergence of the smartphone. In which also, it probably has impacts
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According to Jonnavithula & Tretiakov (2012) smart phones allow perpetual access to
interactive social media. Students can now have immediate and ready access to web 2000
sites through the apps on their phones. This trend can have negative impacts on study because
it allows students to be distracted by social networking. Phones are used for socializing many
times in a day – for texting, e-mailing, talking, using Facebook, and instant messaging.
Moreover, these activities are frequently conducted while students are studying and attending
classes.” This continual access to social networking sites is emerging as a noticeable feature
of smart phones. “The use of smartphones during class creates a negative impression towards
the lecturers or instructors. Rather than enriching the learner’s education, continuous use of
smartphone during class might end up destroying the student’s reputation towards the
lecturer.”, Güliz Uğur and Koç (2015). Some lecturers consider phone use disrespectful
especially when it occurs during lectures. Güliz Uğur & Koç (2015) also stated that, from
their research on misuse of mobile technology, they found that “about 40% of the students
indicated that they used their phones during class” and this activity interrupted about 85% of
their colleagues. Their article emphasizes the fact that smartphone use causes loss of attention
to students during studies. Students interacting with their phones tend to miss out on what is
being taught. Smart phones are expected to play a supportive role in the learning process.
Some scholars on the other hand report that student use smart phones for academically
unrelated endeavors e.g. to play games and other things that are unrelated to their studies.
Ifeanyi & Chukwuere (2018) claim that “a third of college students in the U.S. play video
games on their mobile phones during class”. According to the study of Derounian (2017) this
undermines the supportive role of smart phones in the learning process. Smart phone
addiction could be considered a form of technological addiction. Nevertheless, apart from the
performance. Sarwar and Soomro (2013) stated that the negative impact of using smart
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phones in learning still existed, for instance, sending messages to exchange answers with
other students, reading answers recorded in the Smartphone as a way of cheating in the
classroom, etc. According to Hawi and Samaha (2017) they strongly agree that students must
be accompanied by a form of security when using mobile phones. The risk of potential
exposure to prohibited websites or even bullying can affect a child’s way of thinking and
According to Wood et.al, (2012) students are susceptible to trends, fashions and styles, which
make them more willing to adopt new technology such as, smart phones. As new
technologies emerge, the study habits of students also evolve. A study by Yildrim et.al,
(2016) indicated that mobile phone addiction can affect student academic performance. “Cell
phones also have the ability to allow teachers and students to connect to the internet. The
internet can support: communication, collaboration, the collection and analysis of information
and individual and cooperative Problem-Solving. Learners use smartphones to access up-to-
date and relevant educational resources and they also enable students to communicate with
experts in the field of their studies so that they gain more insight and enrich their learning”,
Ally & Prieto-Blázquez (2014) stated. Domingo and Garganté (2016) also reveal that
providing access to information and increasing engagement while learning are the two main
impacts of mobile technology in the classroom. Obviously, mobile learning provides a range
to resources is good for the learner. According to Olowu (2012), in a study of 884 students of
different universities in Nigeria, the study indicated that youths in Nigeria are spending too
much time on social networking sites at the detriment of other necessary things such as their
studies. In the study conducted by Jwaifell et.al, (2013) he suggested that SNSs can be used
as an academic tool for communication and interaction between educators and students alike.
According to Woodcock (2012), the increasing number of student’s lives have change, they
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begin to operate gadget to expand their learning experience. The use of smart phones in
learning can lead students to become more aware of the advantages and benefits, such as the
ease of learning anywhere and anytime, as well as it can motivate students in learning
activities.
CHAPTER III
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
This chapter presented the research design, research respondents, research instruments,
research locale, research procedures, gathering of data and data collection procedures and
Research Design
The study utilized the descriptive quantitative method in order to achieve the purpose of
this study - which is to gather information from groups of people and determine the Impacts
is descriptive in a sense that the data obtained was analyzed and described.
The researchers used an interview guide questionnaire as instrument. Based on the result of
the survey tool conducted, researcher was able to determine the number of students who
owned a personal mobile phone, its impact to their Academic Performance, and ways to use
Research Locale
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The study was conducted in Don Filomeno M. Torres Memorial National High School.
The school has a big open ground where they usually held group gathering. It can
The respondents were comfortable in sharing their experiences at this place. The time for the
The respondents of the study consist of thirty-seven (37) senior high students at Don
Filomeno M. Torres Memorial National High School. The sampling design that the
researchers utilized was convenience sampling. The respondents who participated in the
study were the chosen Senior High Students who owned a personal mobile phone. The said
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respondents are willing and available to share their personal experience and knowledge about
mobile phone.
Upon the approval of the proposal by the research committee, the researchers secured
a permit from the School Head of DFMTMNHS. During the visit, the dale of the collections
The researchers gave an informed consent before the start of the interview. The
respondents. The answers made by the respondents were written on the interview guide
questionnaire as the data for this study. After gathering the data, the researchers collected and
made transcriptions of the gathered response. After that the researchers analyzed and
Statistical Techniques
The analysis interpretation of the gathered data was facilitated by the used of
The frequency and percentage counts used to describe the tabulated data
from respondents.
N in %
% - percentage symbol
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CHAPTER IV
RESULTS
The study had five main purposes. The first purpose was to determine the impacts of
mobile phone to the academic performance of senior high students in DFMTMNHS. Second,
to determine if mobile phone has more on positive or negative impacts based on respondents’
perspective. Third, how significant and distracting mobile phone is. Fourth, to gather and
explore apps that can be used for studying. Fifth, to know some applicable ways on how to
This chapter begins with the descriptive statistics for the sample: gender, age, grade,
class section and number of respondents who owned a personal mobile phone out of the total
Table 1 describes the descriptive statistics for the sample: Grade, Class Section, Gender,
and Age. It presents four (4) Sections of Senior High Class, two (2) sections from Grade 11
and another two (2) from Grade 12. There is a greater number of female respondents than
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male with a total of 37 respondents in all. The respondents are at the age range of 16-19 years
old.
Table 1
Personal Profile
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Total 26 50 11 50
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Total (n) 37
Graph 1 presents the number of respondents who owned a personal mobile phone out of the
total number of senior high students in DFMTMNHS. It shows that there is a total number of
143 senior high students, in which it is the 79% population with the exemption of the
population.
Graph 1
Respondents’ Percentage
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Respondents;
37; 21%
Senior High
Students;
143; 79%
Graph 2 presents that based on the survey questionnaire answered by the respondents,
mobile phone has both positive and negative impacts. All of the twenty (20) grade 11
students responds that mobile phone has positive impacts while only 13 of them agreed that it
has negative impacts. All of the (17) respondents from grade 12 responds that mobile phone
has positive impacts while only 15 of them agreed that it has negative impacts. Therefore,
mobile phone has more positive impacts to their academic performance than negative
impacts.
Graph 2
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Positive & Negative Impact
15
Negative Impact
17
Positive Impact
Negative Impact 13
Positive Impact 20
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Based on our finding, the most positive impacts of mobile phone are the following; it
helped the students access variety of sources to gather lesson ideas, making use of
it to acquire additional knowledge for learnings, and through its usage note
definitions and making of presentations. And the only downside of mobile phone that
may affect the senior high student’s academic performance is it can cause a
distraction.
Table 2 presents the number of students with their responds of how significant and
distracting Mobile Phone is. In significant, fourteen (14) students out of 37 rate 5. Eleven
(11) students out of 37 rate 4. Ten (10) students out of 37 rate 3. Two (2) students out of 37
rate 2. No students rate 1. In distracting, Three (3) students out of 37 rate 5. Eleven (11)
students out of 37 rate 4. Sixteen (16) students out of 37 rates 3. Six (6) students out of 37
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Table 2
5 4 3 2 1
Significant 14 11 10 2 0 Not
Significant
Distractin 3 11 16 6 1 Not
Distracting
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Graph 3 represents that in significance, it come up with a total rating of 149 by multiplying
each number of respondents to the specific value/rate (e.g. 14 x 5 = 70) and then adding all
products after. Same method was used to get the total rating for distraction, wherein it arrived
with a rating of 110. In simple terms, mobile phone is rated as more significant to the senior
high student’s academic performance rather than a distraction. Therefore, significance has a
Graph 3
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Significance vs Distraction
16
14
11
11
10
3
2
1
0
S i g n i fi c a n t D i s t r a c ti n g
Graph 4 presents the apps/websites that helped the respondents with their studies and
academic performance. It indicates that the most used is google with a total number of 30
based on the respondents, followed by Brainly with a total number of 14, next is Meriam
Webster with a total number of 16, and last two useful app/website is Quilbot and Chrome
Graph 4
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Significant Apps/Websites
apps/websites
30
Brainly Chrome Quilbot Meriam Webster Google
16
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Chapter V
SUMMARY, FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
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Summary
The study aimed to determine the impacts of mobile phone to the academic
performance of senior high students in Don Filomeno M. Torres Memorial National High
School, during the school year 2022-2023. It tried to answer the questions on: What is the
profile of the respondents in terms of grade & section, age, gender, and impacts of mobile
phone to their academic performance? How significant or distracting mobile phone is? What
Findings
This study presents that mobile phone has positive and negative impact to the
academic performance of senior high students in DFMTMNHS. It tells that mobile phone is
way more significant rather than a distraction to the student’s academic performance in
school. This study developed effective ways on how to use mobile phone efficiently.
Conclusion
Based on the overall findings, it showed that the impacts of mobile phone whether
positive or negative helps the senior high students to improve and adjust their academic
performance in school.
It was therefore concluded that the researchers accepted the general mean of data
Recommendations
As per the findings that have been discussed above, there are few recommendations
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1. It will be highly beneficial if there could be more research carried out in developing
countries on how students use mobile phones to increase their academic performance
in school.
2. Developing more significant apps/websites can help learners with their academic
3. Practice and train students in school to use mobile phone effectively. And also,
teachers and school staff should be the first one to stand as a good role model in terms
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Appendices
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Appendix A
Transmittal Letter
Date: March 2023
Rosely M. Merino
Teacher-in-Charge
Don Filomeno M Torres Memorial National High School
Dear Ma’am,
With due respect, we the GAS students of Don Filomeno M. Torres Memorial
National High School has made our report entitled “THE IMPACTS OF MOBILE
Though we are inexperience and are in learning curve, this report was in able us to
gain information and insight to the fact that many students here in our school are addicted in
their gadgets. It is extremely challenging and exciting situations that need to be addressed so
We are hoping to your support and consideration, without you, this report would be an
incomplete one.
Once again, we the researchers would be thankful if you please give your
Sincerely Yours,
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Appendix B
Name (optional):
Age:
Grade and Section: 6. Kindly state at least 2 (two) apps that
Gender (Male/Female): can help you with your studies:
•
1. Do you have a personal mobile •
phone? 7. Based on your perspective, how can
you say that mobile phone has positive
Yes No impact on your academic performance
in school?
___________________________
2. As a student, do you think mobile ___________________________
phone has a positive impact to your ___________________________
academic performance?
8. Based on your perspective, how can
Yes No you say that mobile phone has
negative impact on your academic
performance in school?
3. As a student, do you think mobile ___________________________
phone has a negative impact to your ___________________________
academic performance? ___________________________
For #4 and #5 :
Making of PowerPoint
Significant 5 4 3 2 1 Not Significant or any presentation
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CURRICULUM VITAE
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