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THE IMPACT OF GADGETS IN LEARNING

AMONG GRADE 10 STUDENTS

Presented to

The English Department

Eastern Bacoor National High School

Queen’s Row ,Bacoor City ,Cavite

In Partial Fulfillment

Of the Requirements for

GRADE 10 ENGLISH

MATTHEW FRANCIS ESTO

JOHN CINCO

JOSHUA KEN BITARA

FEBRUARY 2020
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CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

This chapter serves as an introductory chapter. It contains the Background of

the Study, Statement of the Problem, Scope and Delimitation, Significance of the

Study and Definition of Terms.

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Background of the Study

In today’s generation, technology has affected and changed the waypeople live. Technology

has made people’s lives more pro

efficient and at ease.There is hardly anyone who has not been changed by the advances

InTechnology and computers of

today’s

society. In today’s civilization,

transportation, communication, and education have been greatly developed from new
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technological advancements. Many people have lesser stress in their lives because there are

new useful hi-tech inventions created each day to help them do things quicker and easier.

Some of these helpful technologies are cell phones, computers, and the Internet. Technology

also has negative effects in the lives of the user, and in

his/her or her immediate friends and family members. It affects the individuals’

personal health, family, social, financial, and academic life. Over using gadgets negatively

affects the mind of an individual. The individual loses focus as he/she only

concentrates on using gadgets or technology. He/she tends to forget

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Statement of the Problem

This study determined the impact of gadgets in learning to High School students during

the S.Y. 2019-2020.

Specifically, it answered the following sub-problems:

1. What is the students’ frequency of use on the following gadgets in learning?

a. cellphones;

b. computers; and

c. tablets.

2. What is the impact of the use of gadgets in learning as perceived by the students?

3. Is there a significant relationship between the frequency of use and impact

of gadgets?

Hypothesis

1. There is no significant relationship between the frequency of use of gadgets

and the impact of gadgets.

Significance of the Study

This study determined

the impact of gadgets in students’ learning in

Eastern Bacoor National School. This was significant to the following:

Students

They will know the benefits of using gadgets in learning and help them study effectively.

Teachers

This will give awareness to teachers to allow students to use gadgets more freely and also to
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guide them in using the gadgets

School Administrator

This study may be included in school policy. Re:The use of technology in the classroom.

Future Researchers

This study may help future researchers on their own research. They may widen the scope of

their own study or improve this research study.

Assumptions of the study

A conduct a study many as student have a mobile devices their use for daily usage and the

impact of gadgets in students’ They don't focus on their studies

Scope and Delimitation

This study mainly focused on the impact of gadgets in learning among students in Grade10

of Eastern Bacoor National High School, S.Y. 2019-2020

Definition of Terms

To make the study easier to understand, the following terms are defined operationally and/

or lexically:

Gadget

This refers to an often small mechanical or electronic device with practical use but often

thought of as a novelty. In this study, gadgets refer to cellphones, tablets and laptops which

are used by the respondents in learning.

Impact
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This refers to the effect of gadgets on the respondents in their learning.

Frequency of use

This refers to the number of times or how often the gadgets are used by the respondents in

learning.
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