“Internet Dependency: Its Impact on the Academic Performance

of Selected Grade-12 Student of San Benito National High

School”
Eden Joy C. Galindez, Angelika C. Roculas, Mariamai R. Judilla
Grade 12 TVL, San Benito National High School

CHAPTER 1

THE PROBLEM AND REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

1.0 Introduction

Internet is a global communicative network, and a very complex and

revolutionary invention of 1965 that changed the world. Through this invention,
internet makes it possible to communicate with other people around the world,
watch videos, play games and especially it can help you quickly find information
that you need. Thus, this study aims to define the impact of internet dependency
to the selected Grade-12 students of San Benito National High School.

It has been considered in the past that internet gives a disadvantageous

impact to the concerned individuals. As Tracy (2008) says that it is a compulsive
behaviour that completely dominates the addicts’ life. Internet addicts make the
internet a priority more important than family, friends, and work. They are willing
to sacrifice what they cherish most in order to preserve and continue their
unhealthy behaviour. Similarly, Akin-Adramola (2014) validated that internet is
used by secondary through chatting, downloading, watching videos online,
playing online games, and online shopping that may also result to decrease
critical thinking and analysis on intellectual laziness and students cannot create a
consistent writing that can lead to internet dependency.

Students in this generation are born with the existence of the internet. But
not all who used the internet are classified as internet dependents. Research has
explored the possible impact of Internet Dependency on the academic
performance to the students, yet the case of San Benito National High School
had not yet been studied in depth.

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 In this study, a social investigation will be conducted among Grade-12
students of San Benito National High School. It is hoped that fundamental
matters and concerns of the problem of internet dependency in the school will be
addressed.

Review of Related Literature

Academic performance has been the goal of every student in this

generation; that is, have good grades in school. For some, having good
performance and good grades will help one achieve his ambitions and fulfils his
goals in life someday.

According to Kapur (2018), the academic performance determines the

future goals and objectives of students. What subject they will specialize in
colleges and universities, which educational institutions they will get enrolled into,
what career opportunities they would take up and so forth.

Lamas (2015) states that several authors agree that academic

performance is the results of learning, prompted by the teaching activity by the
teacher and produced by the students. From a humanistic approach, Martinez
(2007) states that academic performance is the product given by the students
and it is usually expressed through their grades in school.

According to the article Introduction to Internet, internet is becoming quite

popular for accessing information on any topic of your interest. It also provides
tremendous opportunities to students, researchers, professionals for getting
information on matters related to academic and professional topics and lot more.
In the present world, most of the people who have computers around themselves
use internet to access information from the world wide web, exchange messages
& documents and e-services.

As Asghari (2018) says that thode who are addicted to the Internet,
experience negative consequences of it,such as feeling of loneliness and
isolation, and a vicious circle as well as a bilateral relationship involved.

While internet has been helping us nowadays Kubey et al., (2001) states
that the internet can, however, be overused and many students have become
dependent on the internet, which in turn has led to poor academic performance.

However, due to advancements in technology and access to information,

mostly college students also have greater resources available to help them

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broaden their knowledge; hence students in this present time usually have
positive impressions of the internet and the use of technology with regard to
online and blended learning environments. (Shaw, 2009)

Objectives
The main purpose of the study will be to determine the Impact of Internet
Dependency on the academic performance of the selected Grade-12 students of
San Benito National High school.

Specifically, this will seek to answer the following questions:

1. What is the profile of the participants in terms of:

1.1 sex;
1.2 age;
1.3 subject which requires internet use?
2. What is the extent of the impact of internet dependency on the academic
performance of the selected Grade-12 students as to:
2.1 positive impact;
2.2 negative impact?

Scope and Delimitation

This study will focus on the Impact of Internet Dependency on the
academic performance of the selected Grade-12 students of San Benito National
High school.

The participants of this study will be the Grade-12 students of San Benito
National High School, San Benito, Surigao del Norte, school year: 2019-2020.

Significance of the Study

The results of the study will benefit the students, teachers, and the
parents.

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 The students are to benefit from this study. They will have a thorough
understanding on how their co-students depend in the internet with regards to
their academic performance in school.

For the teachers, the findings would make them aware on how their
students depend on internet and what will be the impact to their academic
performance. It will help them understand, too, the situation of their students.

To the parents, the findings would enable them to become aware to their
children’s performance in school, because of the impact of internet dependency
its location and their performance at home. And this will help the parents to help
and motivate their children to do a better in both school and at home.

Definition of Terms
The following terms are defined theoretically and/or operationally to clarify the
major concepts of the study.

Internet. Internet is an electronic communications network that connects

computer networks and organizational computer facilities around the
world.

Academic Performance. Academic Performance means the knowledge

and skills that students have mastered in subject or a course.

Dependency. Dependency is something that is dependent on something

else. In this study, this refers to a person who fails to function and
performs his responsibility without the help of someone or something.

Cell phone. Cell Phone is a portable usually cordless telephone for use in
a cellular system.

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 CHAPTER 2

Methodology
This chapter will present the research design, participants, instrument,
data gathering procedure and data analysis.

Research Design
In this study the descriptive correlational survey is utilized. Correlational
research is concern and with establishing relationships between two or more
variables in the same population or between the same variables in two
populations.

Participants
The participants of this study will be the Grade-12 students of San Benito
National High School, school year: 2019-2020.

Instrument
The researcher will use researcher-made questionnaire to gather data
from participants.

Data Analysis
The gathered data will be treated using frequency count, percentage and
mean computation.

Data Gathering Procedure

The researchers we will ask the permission of the School Principal, Class
Advisers and the Subject teachers in the conduct of the study. After all these
steps are done, the researchers will float their survey questionnaire.

After tabulating the data of the study, the results will be recorded.

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 APENDICES

A. Questionnaire

Part I: STUDENT’S PROFILE

Direction: Please answer the following items by checking () the

appropriate box corresponding to your answer or by providing the
information requested.

Sex: ( ) Male ( ) Female

Age: ( ) Above 20 years old

( ) 16-19 years old

( ) 15 years old or below

Subjects which require Internet use:

________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________

Part II: POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE IMPACT OF INTERNET

DEPENDENCY TO THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF THE STUDENTS

Direction: The following statements pertain to the extent of the positive and
negative impact of the Internet dependency to your academic performance.
Check the appropriate scale as applied in your situation.

Scale Verbal Interpretation

4 ---------------------- To a Very Great Extent

3 ---------------------- To a Great Extent

2 ---------------------- To a Moderate Extent

1 ---------------------- To a Less Extent

POSITIVE IMPACT
4 3 2 1
The use of Internet helps…
1. Accomplish more in less time or any paper works.

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2. Provides fast response time when searching topics and other
information.
3. Create formats for writing assignment.
4. Provides comfort composing documents online than long hand
5. Makes students digitally literate/

NEGATIVE IMPCAT
4 3 2 1
The use of Internet allows…
1. The students to cheat on class assignments.
2. The access on the use of cyberporn and cybersex websites.
3. Students just to cut and paste date without reading and explaining.
4. Students paper is good but off the topic.
5. Student to feel restless, moody, depressed, or irratetable.

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 Appendix C

LETTER REQUEST TO THE PRINCIPAL

October 8, 2019

NERIALIZA A. BILLIONA
Principal I
San Benito National High School
San Benito, Surigao del Norte

Dear Ma’am:

A great day full of God’s blessing!

With the objectives/aims of improving the approaches in the instructional

learning experience of the student, the undersigned graduation students of the
Senior High school will conduct a study in titled ”THE IMPACT OF SCHOOL
LOCATION TO THE SCHOOL PERFORMANCE OF THE SENIOR HIGH
SCHOOL OF SAN BENITO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL” in partial fulfilment in
the Practical Research.

In view of this, she would like to ask permission from your office to float
her survey instrument to the Senior High school students. Rest assured that the
data she could gather from this study will be treated with utmost confidentiality.

Anticipating for a favourable responds of this matter.

Thank you very much and more power!

Respectfully yours,
EDEN JOY C. GALINDEZ, ANGELIKA C. ROCULAS,
MARIAMAI R. JUDILLA

Researcher

Recommending Approval:

NERIALIZA A. BILLIONA
Principal I
GESSA CAPISTRANO LANY ANN M. TERAYTAY
Grade 12 Adviser Grade 12 GAS Adviser

Action Taken : ______________ Date :______________

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 Appendix D
LETTER REQUEST TO THE CLASS ADVISER

October 8, 2019

GESSA CAPISTRANO
Teacher II
San Benito National High School
San Benito, Surigao del Norte

Dear Ma’am:

A great day full of God’s blessing!

The undersigned students of the Senior High school will conduct a study
entitled ”THE IMPACT OF SCHOOL LOCATION TO THE SCHOOL
PERFORMANCE OF THE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL OF SAN BENITO
NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL” in partial fulfilment in the Practical Research.

In view of this, she is asking permission to float her survey instrument your
advisory. Rest assured that the data she could gather from this study will be
treated with utmost confidentiality.

She is hoping for a favourable responds on this request.

Thank you very much and more power!

Respectfully yours,
EDEN JOY C. GALINDEZ, ANGELIKA C.
ROCULAS, MARIAMAI R. JUDILLA

Researcher

Recommending Approval:

NERIALIZA A. BILLIONA
Principal I

GESSA CAPISTRANO LANY ANN M. TERAYTAY

Grade 12 TVL Adviser Grade 12 GAS Adviser

Action Taken : ______________ Date :______________

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 Appendix E

LETTER REQUEST TO THE CLASS ADVISER

October 8, 2019

LANY ANN M. TERAYTAY

Teacher II
San Benito National High School
San Benito, Surigao del Norte

Dear Ma’am:

A great day full of God’s blessing!

The undersigned students of the Senior High school will conduct a study
entitled ”THE IMPACT OF SCHOOL LOCATION TO THE SCHOOL
PERFORMANCE OF THE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL OF SAN BENITO
NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL” in partial fulfilment in the Practical Research.

In view of this, she is asking permission to float her survey instrument your
advisory. Rest assured that the data she could gather from this study will be
treated with utmost confidentiality.

She is hoping for a favourable responds on this request.

Thank you very much and more power!

Respectfully yours,

EDEN JOY C. GALINDEZ,

ANGELIKA C. ROCULAS,
MARIAMAI R. JUDILLA

Researcher

Recommending Approval:

NERIALIZA A. BILLIONA
Principal I

GESSA CAPISTRANO LANY ANN M. TERAYTAY

Grade 12 TVL Adviser Grade 12 GAS Adviser

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Action Taken : ______________ Date :______________

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