Theoretical Background

This research argues that computers have greater impacts on family

relations of students in Asian Learning Center, Sangi-Road, Pajo, Lapu-Lapu City.

This research acquires by the following theories, Miller and Campbell’s Recency

Effect Theory and John Short, Ederyn Williams, and Bruce Christie’s Social presence

theory.

Almost every day, a new gadget or media device is introduced to the world.

Specifically, these gadgets are mostly used by students to aid them in their scholastic

purposes or just mere leisure usage at home. There are possible theories can be used

in correlation to the research argument presented. These theories are believed to solve

the problems when they grasp these following theories.

Schematic Diagram

Impacts of Computers on Family Relations of Grade 11 ICT

students Morning Session in Asian Learning Center, Pajo Branch.

Social Comparison Theory Social Mirror Theory

Impacts of Computers on Family Relations

Survey Questionnaire

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Fig. 1 Schematic Presentation of the Theoretical Background

 Based from the Recency Effect Theory of Miller and Campbell (1959), our mind

retains information that is recently gathered from certain events and observations in our

surroundings. The Recency Effect Theory also stated that given a list of things to

memorize on a certain amount of time, we will have a propensity to recall easily the

things that are located on the last part of the list as compared to those in the middle.

On the online website of Curtin University’s Student Transition and Retention Team, the

makers of the Retention Theory, they pointed out that there are about ten variables that

comprises the student’s ability to retain information, these included: individual attributes,

student finances, developing relationships with prospective students, addressing the

impact of pre-university education, goal commitment, institutional commitment, quality of

teaching and learning, peer-group interaction, faculty interaction, and the graduate’s

relationship with the University.

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