INTRODUCTION

The Problem

A smart phone is modern mobile phone gadgets created to address

accessibility issues on daily basis problem. Smart phone offer ton of functionality and

enable more than just phone conversations. SMS message are sent. Smart phones

have become an extremely popular item because of their ability to do both beginner-

level and expert computing tasks. Any issue can be resolved with a single touch

nowadays. People can’t live without it in their current lifestyle, which is why they have

evolved into the requirement of life. Smart phones offer instant access and high-quality

performances to information and entertainment, such as mobile teleconferencing audio,

and video calls, sending and receiving emails, as well as every one’s ability to easy use

the internet student included. Social media and entertainment are two other uses of it. It

is the origin of things. Kind of amusement and social connectivity. Because of this,

individuals, particularly student, become dependent on it affect their studies, morals,

and mental and physical health in turn (Raza et al.2020)

However, having access to their school accounts easier for kids. Electronic

learning (e-learning) and mobile learning (m-learning) provide information on the device.

They can learn about them and are capable of doing so (Ali et al 2018)

A smartphone is similar to a magical tool in the people’s hand, which offer

various application such web video calling browsing, calendar, and weather data among

many other, a camera and GPS. It is a portable device with all the features of a cell

phone with computer features (Hamblem, 2009)

Due to the widespread usage of smartphone in our culture, addiction and

excessive use have grown to be serious global problems. Many of the studies that

looked at the connections between using a smart phone and academic success have

produced contradictory results.

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PERSPECTIVE OF THE RESEARCHER

The researcher is Leo John Engarcial, Brayan Delfin, John Micheal Yurpo,

Mary Jane Sarona, Cherryl Jane Sarona they are grade-11 student of Libayoy National

High School the track of General Academic Strand (GAS).

To consider the learning of the grade-8 student (LNHS) by using of smart

phone. By uses some student of our school. Smart phone addiction is very affected in

our health and either academic performances of the student. It was also preferred

learning system demanded by teacher and parent.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

In this study, Grade 8 students at Libayoy National High School S.M.Y

March/May 2023 attempts to determine the effects of smartphone on secondary

students’ academic results and a healthy lifestyle among parents.

1. How many smartphones address in grade-8 students?

2. How does smartphone use impact children in grade-8 academic performances?

3. What are the reasons that student health is negatively impacted by using

smartphones?

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

It was also the preferred learning strategy of the majority of parent and teachers

for their effect on their student’s behavior in class to take into consideration the learning

in secondary school (LNHS) and the influence of smartphones on their academic

performances. The figure shown below.

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 Academic
performances

Smartphones
Addiction

Health

SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY

The scope and limitations of the study involved in the following delaminating

parameters, which are protected to delineate the study from the other studies conducted

on the variable treated in this investigation.

SUBJECT MATTER

The study aims to determine the effects of smartphone addiction to the academic

performances of grade-8 students (LNHS)

TIME AND PLACE

This study was conducted in Grade-8 Libayoy National High during the month

year of March-June 2023

REASERCH DESIGN

This study adopted the descriptive research design as assess the existing

concept though the Survey and Questioner process.

RESEARCH METHOD

The study employed a descriptive research design, a method that aids the

research in gathering data about the topic under investigations. The descriptive

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approach often known as statistical research, describes information about the

population or phenomenon being examine, according to Calderon (2008), as cited by

Alberto et al. (2011). 50 students in the grade-8 students of Libayoy National High

School participated in this study.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The present paper is significant to study the effect of smartphone addiction to the

academic performances among students of grade-8.

This study can help future researcher the effect of smartphone addiction on the

academic performances. The teacher are benefited from this study and also the school

progress.

The direct recipient of the output of this study are the students because they are

the center of educator progress. The parent guardians also benefit. This study helped

them find solution of the effect of smartphones arising in the process of the new learning

system. It involves proper advice, guide and monitoring of student progress.

STRUCTURE OF THE THESIS

This study consists of three chapters 1. The problem chapter 2. Review related

literature, chapter 3. Research methodology.

Chapter 1. Include Introduction, Perspective of the researcher, Conceptual Framework,

Statement of the problem, Scope and limitation of the study, Structure of the thesis.

Chapter 2. discusses about the Review of Related Literature.

Chapter 3. covers Research Methodology, Research Design, Research Environment,

Data Gathering Technique, And Statistical Treatments.

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 CHAPTER 2

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Student can access a range of electronic media through their mobile devices

practically anywhere and at any time. Student today are obsessed with gadgets. They

typically want to buy the latest release of these gadgets, especially mobile phone, to

satisfy their desires in terms of entertainment and getting the new. As a result, student

tend to use up more times. Popular activities include playing games, surfing the internet,

texting, and monitoring their own social media site.

Mobile device usage in classrooms Hossain, and Soloway (2011) demonstrated

their study by demonstrating an improvement in student achievement. When student

utilize smartphone or other portable learning tool in class, it affects the class

significantly. They will spend more time completing things as long as the device is

around so this is a problem. Among others Norries (2011)

Student were asked to explain the effect of smartphone use on their academic

achievement as part of his research. There were numerous responses from the

responder. The majority of student (56%) responded that, as long as they are used

properly, smartphone do in fact genuinely add to student’s academic achievement

despite the fact that some of their responses were of a totally different kind. In contrast,

(34%) of student argued that smartphone divert attention away from academic matter

and force students to focus on things like pleasure. Kozio (2015).

Banning mobile phone in school has been shown to improve test scores for low-

achieving student by 14.23 percent, and overall test score in school that implemented

the ban increased by 6.41 percent. This suggest that sticker rules around phone use

may help underperforming student earn better grades. Burns and Lohenry (2010).

According to Archaya et. al (2013) study on some of common papers. Smart

phone effect on student health in high school have penned “Almost smartphone are

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used by every to a greater extent head ache, agitation or range absence lack of focus,

poor academic performances, poor performance, eye strain and lack anxiousness. The

frequent side effects of mobile phone the health of people over the phone impact of

smart phone on physical and emotional health of individuals is a worldwide issue.

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 CHAPTER 3

RESEACH METHOD

This chapter the research methodology of the study. It includes discussion on the

research design and research method covering the research environment, research

subject, sampling technique, and statistical treatment.

RESEARCH DESIGN

This study applied qualitative research type of research in qualitative use survey as

a main process in generating the necessary data. Questionnaire were used to elicit data

for secondary school student.

RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT

This study was conducted in Libayoy National High School. Libayoy National high

school bill originated in the House of Representatives through the effort of Honorable

Antonio H. Cerilles, was signed into law by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. By

virtue of R.A 9564, the school was finally legislated on April 7, 2009 bearing the official

name as Libayoy National High School. The said act gave the school site has a total

land area of 3 hectares donated by LGU trough the effort of barangay council Hon.

Eduardo A. Camaongay together with the barangay council. At present, the school is in

its fruitful existence, although much is needed to do especially in terms of physical

facilities. The school now has a total enrollment of 191 Junior student and 67 senior

students. The school only offered General Academic Strand in their senior high school

course. Figure 5 present the photo of Libayoy National High School.

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Figure 2 Libayoy National High School

RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS

The research participants of the study were grade 8 students of Libayoy

National High School. Table 1 present the research participants.

A shown in the table, this study was limited to use the population of the grade 8

student of Libayoy National High School.

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Table 1. The Research Participants

No. School Grade 8 No.

student

1 Libayoy National High Mesambat 26

School Beton 24

Total 50

RESEARCH INSTRUMENT

Our result revealed that smart phone addiction has a negative impact on learning

dedication, learning performance, and relationship in health. One study posited that

relationship exist between smartphone use and academic achievement among

secondary high school student (Ahmed 2020). The respondent speciated the academic

support of their parents as Never (1) Sometimes (2) Often (3) Always (4) (Bokayer, et al

2021)

DATA GATHERING TECHNIQUES

The grade 8 student are evaluating the questionnaire that we have the effect of

smart phone to the academic performance of the student including their relationship

within.

The following step were in the gathering data position of the study. First permission

to the principal and administer the questionnaire in their schools. Since the principal and

the teacher was also facing the smart phone addiction in school by the student to

prevent cheating and laziness.

STATISTICAL TREATMENT

The statistical processes performed in this invent agnation involve descriptive

statistics, such as mean, to measure central tendencies.

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ETHICAL CONSIDERATION IN RESEARCH

The following are the major ethical issue considered in conducting research they

are equally crucial that researcher should know, Understand and consider them they

are but not limited to;

Beneficence-“The idea of beneficence calls for professionals to carry out

worthwhile study in order to better assist and advance the welfare of our seniors.

Respect for anonymity and confidentiality- The right to beneficence, respect for dignity,

and loyalty are all directly related to issue of confidentiality and anonymity when the

subject’s identity cannot be connected to their personal comments, anonymity cannot

be guaranteed, the researcher must address confidentiality, which is handling of

personal data by the researcher in order to safeguard the subject’s identity. Because of

confidentiality, people are able to offer and receive.

Respect for privacy- privacy is the right of an individual to choose when, how,

and under what general circumstances their personal information shall be disclosed to

kept secret from others without their knowledge or consent. A researcher cannot make

those sensitive decisions on others people’s behalf. Prior to violating their privacy, tools,

and method with the potential subject and the study staff. The researcher must also

respect their opinions.

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