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While using smartphones, people become unmindful that causes thousands
of death and faulty activities. Its adverse effect is also seen in work-related tasks,
classroom learnings (HISCOCK, 2004; SELWYN, 2003), and academic
performance (KUSS; GRIFFTHS, 2011). In classroom, students engage in surfing
web, social networking checking emails and text messages and consequently pay
less attention to their lessons (HISCOCK, 2004; SELWYN, 2003). Moreover,
students spend more time with their smartphone the hampers their regular studies.
Smartphone addiction are not the same. Apart from mobile phone addiction tool,
smartphone addiction demands some salient criteria based on its numerous
distinct features (KWON, et al., 2013). Although, previous studies have mixed-up
these two distinct tools and used interchangeably (HONG, et al., 2012). Addiction
in smartphone deserves distinct tool for on its salient features, such as
multitasking, installing applications, internet usability. People also personalize their
smartphones with various apps. It is necessary to identify the criteria of
smartphone addiction that is embedded with the features of smartphone. Hence,
this study aims to identify the smartphone addiction factors specifying the
characteristics of smartphone. Furthermore, the perception of undergraduate
students on smartphone addiction was investigated and the possible impact of this
addiction on their academic performance was evaluated.
According to majority of research done so far, it was discovered that the use
of mobile phone in school is problematic. As Ling and Helmersen states, the mobile
phone is at cross-purpose with the mission of the school. While in the school
students are supposed take on their prescribed roles as student with full
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concentration on their studies and free from contact with the outside world.
However, the mobile phone gives room to blending students` roles with other roles
thus distracting and disrupting the students` academic work. In the past when fixed
telephones were the norm in schools, there were minimum distractions and
disruptions but presently with the invasion of mobile phone and the eagerness of
parents to maintain contact with their wards, the device is becoming part of the
classroom. Thus, the mobile phone has the power to undermine the schools`
authority the weaken their control over students as well as affects their level of
academic performances.
The awareness of possible negative consequences of smartphone usage
certainly reduces the overuse of smartphone. Few studies have been articulated
the impact of smartphone addition on students` academic performance (e.g.,
SAMAHA; HAWI, 2016; HAWI; SAMAHA, 2016), stress (CHIU, 2014) and life
satisfaction (SAMAHA; HAWI, 2016). Thus, it is necessary to investigate further
on academic consequences of smartphone addiction among the young
generation, especially high school students.
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Statement of the Problem
This study aims to determine the Impacts of using Smartphones on the
Academic Performance of the SHS Students of Luciano Millan National High
School, second semester school year 2018-2019. Specifically, it aims to determine
the following:
1. Why do students use smartphones in school?
2. How does smartphones affect the students` academic performance?
3. What remedies can be applied to balance the impacts of using smartphones
on their academic performance?
Significance of the Study
Students. The result of this study may help the students to analyze the
impacts of using e smartphone o their academic performance.
Teachers. They become aware of what the students doing in their class
and be able to make a classroom policy of limiting the use of smartphone
Parents. The result of the study may help the parent to guide their children
on the proper use of cellphone.
Future Researchers. The result of the study may help the future
researchers. This would be their guide in making future researches.
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Scope and Delimitation of the Study
This study focuses on the impact of using smart phone, this research is to
determine what impacts of using smart phone on the academic performance of the
SHS on Luciano Millan National High School, during the second semester school
year 2018-2019. The researchers will use a questionnaire as an instrument to
gather some information. This study is covered only on SHS Student.
Definition of Terms
The terms that will put in here are the words that we need to understand
what it means. Below are the main words of this study.
Impacts. In this study Impacts is the effect of smartphones in the Academic
Performance.
To have a strong and often bad effect on something or someone.
Smartphone. In this study smartphone is a gadget that the SHS Students
use.
A mobile telephone that can be used to send and receive e-mail, connect
to the internet, take photographs.
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Academic Performance. In this study the academic performance is the
way that the SHS students are rated depending on their performance on their
subjects.
Refers to the level of schooling you have successfully completed and the
ability to attain success in your study.
SHS Students. In this study SHS is the abbreviation for “Senior High
School” students. These specific students are the point of interest in this study.
Technology. Can be knowledge of techniques, processes, and the like, or
it can be embedded in machines to allow for operation without detailed knowledge
of workings.
Social Networking. The use of dedicated websites and applications to
interact with other users.
Application. A program or piece of software designed and written to fulfill
a particular purpose of the user.
Addiction. The fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance,
thing, or activity.
Salient. Most noticeable or important.
Awareness. Knowledge or perception of a situation or fact.
Hampers. Hinder or impede the movement or progress.
