THE IMPACT OF EXCESSIVE USE OF SMARTPHONES TO GRADE 12

LEARNERS DURING FREE TIME

Republic of the Philippines

DADIANGAS NORTH HIGH SCHOOL
Santos St., General Santos City

A Research Paper
Presented to
Computer Servicing System
Dadiangas North High School
In Partial Fulfillment in Research

Submitted by

Queen Cabatingan
Manuel Batiancila
Jemuel Largo
David Doblon
Densar Ondong
Lienard Aranjuez

Presented to:
Ms. Jeane Evangelista
Research Adviser

SY: 2022-2023
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The researchers would like to acknowledge and give their warmest thanks to

the supervisor Ma'am Evangelista who made this work possible. Her guidance

and advice carried through all the stages of writing this research paper.

Furthermore, the researchers would also like to give their special thanks to their

family as a whole for their continuous support and understanding when

undertaking this research. Their prayers helped sustained the energy of the

researchers to come this far. Finally, to Almighty God, for the guidance and

strength He gave to the researchers through all difficulties. Once again, thank

you to everyone who have become the source of encouragement and insights to

make this research paper possible.

The Researchers
 ABSTRACT

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interesting research. The good effects of this kind of game to children. This

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 LIST OF TABLE

Table Page

1 Profile of Respondents

2 Survey Questioner
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE i

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ii

ABSTRACT iii

TABLE OF CONTENTS iv

LIST OF TABLE v

Chapter I: THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING

Introduction

Statement of the Problem

Scope and Delimitation

Significance of the Study

Definition of Terms

Chapter II: Conceptual Framework and Review of Related Literature

Foreign Literature

Local Literature

Chapter III: Methodology

Research Design
 Research Locale

Research Respondents

Research Instrument

Data Gathering Procedure

Statistical Method

Chapter IV: Findings and Analysis

Chapter V: Conclusion and Recommendations

BIBLIOGRAPHY

APPENDICES

A. Letter of Request

B. Survey Questionnaire
 CHAPTER 1

The Problem and Its Setting

Introduction

We live in age in which technological know– how is turning into more and

increased dominant. A today analyze about has advised that college students

test their phone on common every and each 8.6minutes.We seemed at the

present day or not or now not this tech revolution is having an effect on learn

about room teaching and pupil grades. It is a time– honored faith that

amusement time should include some type of bodily activity, involving workout

that would quit end result in an endorphin release or a dopamine effect.

Endorphin and dopamine are each neuron trans matter they have a fundamental

have an effect on in how we trip and results our property being and happiness.

We are all addicted to something: exercise, social relations, inspecting or Netflix

shows. Addiction to exercise is regarded healthy, for most phase at least. There

is nothing unlawful about being addicted to electronics, it is a general assumption

that for social motives it is no longer a right idea. There user's use and

interaction, consequently developer's There user's use and interaction,

consequently developer's there dependency on their digital device.

There are many beneficial matters about smart phone science and social

media alternatively the smartphone use to be no longer invented for young

people and the science has run quicker than our capability to check its

appropriate ness or reveal effects. What strategy should a present day boarding

faculty have closer to students and their smartphone? What dots teenage leisure
time seem like in the year 2021? Has Covid –19 and faculty closures magnified

students want or addiction to their smartphones and social media? There are

merits in all forms of social interaction, both with and without the smartphone, the

place different social communication abilities are realized and honed. This study

have significant effects on the student’s education. This study have significant

effects on the student’s education. There are several ways to make a study like

this interesting; The most obvious of these ways will be to look at the results as

they were published.

Statement of the problem

This study aims to know the impact of the excessive use of smartphones

of Grade 12 learners of Dadiangas North High School. Specifically, it sought to

answer the following questions;

1. How many hours do grade 12 learners spends in using smartphone during free

time?

2. In what way excessive use of smartphones affect the learners in terms of;

2.1. Work assignments

2.2 Time study

2.3 Classroom responsibility

2.4 Socialization with classmate

2.5 Family

Scope and Delimitation

This study focused on the excessive use of smartphones during free time

and its impact to the grade 12 students of Dadiangas North High School.
 This study delimited to Dadiangas North High School with 30 (thirty)

respondents from the Senior High Department.

Significance of the study

This research aimed to identify the impact of excessive use of

smartphones of Grade 12 learners of Dadiangas North High School during free

time. This study benefited the following::

School Administration – this study served as a basis for the school to find

interventions to help lessen the students’ use of smartphones.

Teachers – this study provided an opportunity for them to come up with an

alternative way to distract the students in using their smartphones during their

free time.

Students – this served as an eye opener for them to lessen their use of

smartphones as the result of this research.

Future Researcher – this served as a reference and a guide for future

researchers if they would like to conduct a similar research.

Definition of Terms

The following terms were used and defined operationally to better

understand the study.

Excessive Use of Smartphones – the extent of the students’ use of their mobile

phones during their free time.

Grade 12 Learners – in this research, the Grade 12 learners are the identified

respondents of the study.

Work Assignments – it is defined as the duty of the students to do their

designated tasks.

Time Study – it is the time intended for studying various subjects of Grade 12

learners.

Classroom Responsibility – this is defined operationally as the responsibility of

the learners inside the classroom.

Socialization with classmate – this is defined operationally as the affected

relationship and communication between classmates.

Family – it is defined operationally as the time spent by the students intended for

their family.

Chapter II
 Review of Related Literature

Conceptual Framework

Independent Variable Dependent Variable

Excessive use of Grade 12 Learners of

Smartphones during Dadiangas North
Free Time High School

Figure 1. Conceptual Framework

This framework explain how the independent variable affects the

dependent variable. The independent variable is the excessive use of

smartphones and the dependent variable is the grade 12 learner of Dadiangas

North High School. Hence, excessive use of smartphones affects the Grade 12

learners.

Local Literature
The smartphone is now ubiquitous in every life, with approximately two billion

users worldwide (Miller, 2012).

The latter problem area is of interest for the current study,as smartphones can

distract us to a point where we are unable to achieve a state of flow at work (see

Montag & Walla, 2016

Technology certainly supports better learning oppurtunities such as internet

resources and availability of mobile computers;however, excessive or

problematic smartphone use can have negative impacts on study-related

activities. This concepts is defined as “excessive use of smartphones that

interferes with the daily lives of the users” (Elhai,Levine,Alghraibeh, et al.,2015;

Turel & Serenko, 2012).

Moreover, understanding the impact of smartphone use on academic

performance is an important research issue to address. Smartphone over use

can impair academic functioning, when students use their phones in class

instead of paying attention, and play on their phones in the evenings instead of

studying and doing homework. For example, frequent interruptions due to

excessive smartphone use could be associated with performance loss, (Duke &

Montag, 2017).
 Chapter III

Methodology

This chapter presented the method of research used, the research design,

research instrument, the respondents, data gathering procedure and statistical

method.

Research Design

The study used a quantitative approach. It included collecting of data by

answering the questions regarding the study. A survey questionnaire was

provided to the respondents for the data collection analysis and interpretation.

Research Locale

The study was conducted at Dadiangas North High School. The school is

located at Santol Street, Brgy. Dadiangas North, General Santos City.

Research Respondents

The respondents of this study were randomly selected 30 (thirty) Senior

High School students ranging from the age 16 – 20 years old from 5 different

sections.

Research Instrument

The researchers developed a self-made questionnaire consisting of 20

questions about the impact of excessive use of smartphone. The researchers

incorporated the Likert Scale ranging from 1 as Strongly Agree to 5 as Strongly

Disagree.

Sampling Method
Data Gathering Procedure

The data collection was done after the researchers were permitted to

conduct the survey by their research adviser. After the adviser granted them the

permission to conduct the survey, the researchers went into the respective

classrooms of their targeted respondents and asked for their precious time by

reading the letter of pardon. The researchers briefly oriented the respondents on

what to do in the survey questionnaires and guided them all throughout the

survey interview process. After the respondents answered the questionnaires,

gratitude then collected and tabulated the data.

Statistical Method

The researchers used the following statistical method for the analyzation

of the collected data.

Weighted Average Mean was used to find the average response of the

respondents about the excessive use of smartphones. The method used the

following formula:

∑x
x=
N

Where:

x = mean

∑ = summation

x = the total response of the respondents on each indicator

N = the total population of the respondents
 Chapter IV

Findings and Analysis

This chapter presented the results and findings of the gathered data of the

excessive use of smartphones of Grade 12 learners of Dadiangas North High

School.

4.1. Profile of the Respondents

GENDER TOTAL NUMBER OF PERCENTAGE

THE RESPONDENTS
MALE 18 60%
FEMALE 12 40%
TOTAL N=30 100%

Table 1 shows the profile of the respondents. A total of 30 (100%)

students participated in the survey. There were 18 male Grade 12 learners with

a percentage of 60 percent (%), and 12 female Grade 12 students with 40

percent (%) ranging from the age 16 – 20 years old.

4.2 Survey Questionnaire

1. How many hours do Grade 12 learners spend and using smartphone during

free time?

Weighted Description
Mean
I use my phone for 25 minutes. 2.3 Agree
I use my phone for the whole hour. 2.6 Undecided
I do not use my phone during
3.8 Disagree
vacant time.
Total Mean 2.9 Undecided

Table 2 shows that some students agreed (2.3) to use their phones for 25

minutes while some were undecided (2.6) to use their phones for an hour.

Meanwhile, students disagreed (3.8) to use their phones during vacant time.
2. In what way excessive use of smartphones affect learner in terms of;

A. Work Assignment Weighted Description

Mean
I become less focus on my
2.8 Undecided
assignments.
I become happy because I can see
2.6 Undecided
answers on the internet.
I become dumb as I do not learn
3.1 Undecided
anything.
My assignment are easily done
2.9 Undecided
because of Google.
Total Mean 2.85 Undecided

In terms of the Work Assignment,. the data shows that students were

undecidedly become dumb as they do not learn anything (3.1), their assignment

are easily done because of Google (2.9), they become less focus on doing their

assignments (2.8), and became happy because they can see answers on the

internet (2.6) with a total mean of 2.85 (undecided).

B. Time Study Weighted Description

Mean
My phone takes all time. 3.0 Undecided
I have proper time management. 2.0 Agree
It is hard for me to focus. 2.4 Agree
I cannot study as my phone
2.5 Agree
distracts me.
My time is taken all by my phone. 3.0 Undecided

Total Mean 2.58 Undecided

In terms of the Time Study, the data shows that the students time were

undecidedly taken by their phones (3.0), and students agreed that they cannot

study as their phone is a distraction (2.5), they had a hard time to focus (2.4) and

they have proper time management (2.0) with a total mean of 2.58 (undecided).
C. Classroom Responsibility Weighted Description
Mean
I become responsible and
respectful as I use it to my 2.0 Agree
advantage.
I become more focused on
classroom responsibility as I know 1.9 Agree
my goal for the classroom.
My phone affects me in a bad day. 2.7 Undecided
My phone takes all my time. 3.1 Undecided
I spend less and less time with my 3.8 Disagree
phone.
Total Mean 2.30 Agree

In terms of Classroom Responsibility, the data shows that some students

disagreed to spend less time with their phones (3.8) while some students

answered undecidedly with their phones taking all their time (3.1) and affected

them in a bad day (2.7). Meanwhile, students agreed to become more

responsible and respectful in class because they use their phones into their

advantage and became more focused on the class (1.9) with a total mean of 2.30

(Agree).

D. Socialization with Classmate Weighted Description

Mean
Socializing becomes easy as I use
1.7 Agree
messenger to communicate.
My phone is more important than
2.9 Undecided
socialization.
I do not socialize anymore. 4.2 Disagree
I disregard phone when I socialize. 2.6 Undecided
Total Mean 2.85 Undecided

In terms of the Socialization with Classmate, the data shows that students

disagreed that they do not socialize anymore with their classmates (4.2), while
they undecidedly answered that phone is more important than socialization (2.9),

and disregarded phone when they socialize (2.6). Meanwhile, some students

agreed that socializing becomes easy when they use messenger to communicate

(1.7) with a total mean of 2.85 (undecided).

E. Family Weighted Description

Mean
I spend a lot of my time with my
family as I disregard my phone 2.7 Undecided
when I am with them.
I do not spend time with my family
anymore as my phone takes all of 3.5 Disagree
my time.
I spend time with my family by
2.8 Undecided
playing online with them..
Total Mean 3.00 Undecided
Grand Mean 2.72 Undecided

In terms of the Family, the data shows that students undecidedly

answered that they do not spend time with their family anymore as they were

consumed by their phones all the time (3.5), spend time with their family by

playing online with them (2.8), and spend a lot of time with their family as they

disregard their phones when they are with them (2.7) with a total mean of 3.00

(undecided).
 Chapter V

Conclusions and Recommendations

This chapter presented the conclusions and recommendations based on

the results of the study.

Conclusions

Based on the findings of the study, the following conclusions were drawn:

1Using excessive use of smartphones can lead to addictiveness and self abuse..

2. Using excessive use of smartphones can be sometimes fun.

3. As long as you manage there is no problem.

4. it is within you to control yourself.

5. It can lead to serious illness

Recommendations

Based on the conclusions drawn in this study, the following are

recommended:

1. Be responsible for your phone use.

2. Don’t spend too much time on your phone.

3. spend some indoor and outdoor activities.

4.Worry less about social media

5. Worry less about phone notifications.

 (PUT THE CONCLUSIONS DRAWN ON YOUR STUDY, BASEHAN NINYO

TUNG SA TABLE, UNSA ANG HIGHEST VARIABLE ANG NAKAAPEKTO SA

STUDENTS, FAMIILY BA, WORK ASSIGNMENTS, TIME STUDY,

CLASSROOM RESPONSIBILITY OR SOCIALIZATION WITH CLASSMATE?)

(THEN PUT SOME RECOMMENDATIONS, WHAT PLANS OR ADVICES CAN

YOU GIVE SOLUTIONS TO YOUR FINDINGS SUGOD SA PINAKAHIGHEST

DOWN TO LOWEST VARIABLE NA NAKA AFFECT, GETS?)

(LABAN LANG! MAKA DEFEND LAGI MO SA INYONG STUDY, I BELIEVE IN

YOU GUYS! GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS!

Conclusions

based on the findings, the following conclusions are established

1. Student are undecided