EXTENT OF INTERNET USAGE AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF HUMANITIES

AND SOCIAL SCIENCES STUDENTS

A Research Paper to

The Faculty of La Castellana National High School - Senior High

La Castellana, Negros Occidental

In Partial Fulfillment

Of the Requirements for the Subject

Practical Research 2

GROUP 1 - XYLEM

January 2023
 Chapter 1

INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study

The beginning of the internet as an instrument for communication has now become a tool

for social interaction, education, business and many functions and other activities. The internet

previously one focused by workers in the field of computer technology and internet-based

technology. If you look at the fact (Leyhan, 2011), the author was promoted to that internet that

provides a wide selection, convenient opportunity to enrich and develop one’s life. It is because

the internet allows unlimited sharing of information and also provides a way for an individual to

cooperate and interact with computers worldwide irrespective of time and place.

(Sampath Kumar and Manjunath, 2013) quantitative studies has found that teachers and

research scholars have been using the internet to support their research and teaching. According

to Sushma et al. (2014) the more time spent with the internet the higher the student addiction to

the internet. Moreover, (Rouis, Limidyem, and Sangai, 2011) argued in their research that many

students use Facebook with an extroverted personality can lead to poor academic achievement. It

indicates that the personality of a person while using Facebook play role whether the academic

performance can be achieved or not. Based on (Wardel et al.., 1996) academic performance or

achievements are the result of the study to see how far a student, teacher or institution has

achieve their educational goals. This indicates the impact of the internet on their academic

performance, this refers to how internet resources and services helped students improved

learning, search information to complete their task and other school activities.
 This study showed that the time spent on the internet becoming a measure of academic

achievement. The use of internet beyond the time will not be a hint of academic success. The

study was identifying the relationship of the use of the Internet in Grade 12 HUMSS Student’s

Academic Performance.

Statement of the Problem

The main objective of this study is to determine the influence of internet usage on Grade 12

HUMSS students’ academic performance.

1. What is the demographic profile of Grade 12 HUMSS students’ according to the

following variables:

a. Sex

b. Section

2. What are the prevalent reasons of the participants in using the internet?

3. What is the average time (in hours) of internet usage on the participants in using the

internet?

4. What is the level of internet usage of the participants in terms of:

a. Sex

b. Section

5. What is the level of academic performance of the participants in terms of:

a. Sex

b. Section
 6. Is there a significant relationship between internet usage and academic performance of

the participants?

Scope and Delimitation

The materials for the study was gathered at La Castellana National High School - Senior High.

This study was conducted on the selected Grade 12 HUMSS students. This kind of study was

conducted by the use of a survey and was limited only on the selected respondents of the selected

Grade 12 HUMSS students. This study was conducted from the month of October 2022 to

January 2023.

Significance of the Study

The result of this study will be of great benefit to the following:

Students. This will benefit the students to gain proper knowledge on how to use internet properly

in relation to their academic performance.

Parents. It will inform parents on how they may support and educate their kids on how to usethe

internet responsibly and in moderation.

School. To develop internet-related activity programs as well as the teachers in improvingtheir

teaching methods.

Future Researchers. The ideas presented may be used as reference data in conducting new

researchers in testing validity and who intend to conduct a relevant study on their field. This study

will also serve as their cross-conference that will give them a background or an overview about

internet usage and the relation to their academic performance.

Definition of Terms

Academic Achievement. Is the extent to which a student or institution has achieved either

short or long term educational goals. Achievement may be measured through students’ grade

point average, whereas for institutions, achievement may be measured through graduation rates

(TopHat).

In this study, Academic Achievement refers to the first quarter average of HUMSS students.

HUMSS. According to System Plus College Foundation, the Humanities and Social

Sciences (HUMSS) strands equip students with a wide range of discipline with the use of their

experiences and skills into the investigation and inquiry of human situations by studying its

behavior and social changes using empirical, analytical, and critical method techniques.

In this study, HUMSS from school year 2022-2023 refers to the strand of the chosen

participants which data or information of their 1st quarter grade would be collected.

Internet usage. Defined by Law Insider it is any form of electronic communications network

that connects computer networks and organizational computer facilities around the world. The

amount of data passing through your computer and the Internet network during a specific time

period is measured (and expressed in bytes, kilobytes, megabytes, or gigabytes) as Internet

consumption, according to Videotron.

In this study. Internet usage refers to the hours spent daily of HUMSS students in using

internet.
Conceptual Framework

In this research study, the Internet Usage of Grade 12 HUMSS students of La Castellana

National High School-Senior High is being studied as stated with the following fields in the

Extent of Internet Usage was correlated to their high or low academic performance of the

participants.

Demographic Profile:
Sex
Section

Academic Performance

Extend of Internet
Usage

Figure 1: Schematic Diagram illustrating the Conceptual Framework of the study.

The primary focus of this study is to determine the correlation of extent internet usage on the

Grade 12 HUMSS student in terms of their academic performance. The conceptual framework of

the study is illustrated in a schematic diagram wherein the students profile and extent internet

usage are the input and the academic performance is the output of the study.
Theoretical Framework

According to the Theory of Vgotsky in Crawford (1996), the most common online

activities for children and adolescents include playing games, navigating web sites, and

communicating with others (Roberts et al. 2004). While the internet technology evolves rapidly,

current use is associated with visual input and tactile-kinesthetic output via manual manipulation

of peripheral devices. During Internet use, language centers of the brain are active, particularly in

online communication. Meta-cognitive abilities are required for a variety of online activities

including playing games and navigating web sites. Internet games as well as synchronous

communication increase cognitive processing speed (i.e., reaction time). Internet games require

simultaneous processing; online communication requires successive processing. Internet games

make extreme demands on visual and meta cognition skills. Navigating web sites builds

knowledge base and contributes to concept development. Figure 1 presents a theoretical

framework for organizing the cognitive requirements of typical online behavior in children and

adolescents. Such requirements, when satisfied, contribute to patterns of neurological activity

which, particularly early in life, influence neurological architecture and cognitive processes.

According to Vygostsky (1978), human cognition creates tools and then, in turn, is

influenced by those tools. The Internet is the most sophisticated tool that humans have yet to

create and, as such, it may ultimately have greater cognitive impact than any previous cultural

tool. As always, ner technology as associated the with apprehension and anxiety. For example, in

the 19th century, “the telegraph enable a young woman, againts her Father’s wishes, to maintain a

flirtation with a number of men on the wire” (Quigley and Blashki, 2003, p.311).

The majority of households currently have Internet access and those that do not

disproportionately characterized by low socioeconomic status. “In 1998, 74% of Canadian

households in the highest-income group had computers, compared to only 18% of households in

the lowest-income group” (Canadian Council on Social Development, 200 p.4). The majority of

children and youth spend a significant amount of time online and those that do not are

disproportionately characterized by low socioeconomic status (National Center for Educational

Statistics, 2003). Current anxiety surrounding children’s Internet use should be for those whose

cognitive processes are not influence by the cultural tool (Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation,

2004).
 Chapter 2

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Introduction

Existence today would be unimaginable without technology. Life is made simpler by

modern innovations. Most individuals, particularly professionals and students, make extensive

use of contemporary technologies. One of these current technologies is what is known as the

"Internet." The Internet is referred to as the "ocean of information." It is quite beneficial,

particularly for a person's commercial and academic goals. It is made up of several commercial,

public, and government networks, both local and worldwide in scale, that are linked by a diverse

set of electrical, wireless, and optical networking technologies. According to Turel and

Muhammet (2015), the internet was introduced to academic institutions as a tool to enhance

student’s academic experience in the mid - 1990s because of its potential to operate as support

medium for many tasks for which people utilize it. Internet access has greatly increased over the

previous several decades and is now available in a variety of locations, including homes,

business, travel and schools. This study aims to determine the association or relationship

between internet usage and academic performance of students.

Foreign Studies

Machine learning algorithms are used to predict academic success based on internet
usage trends.

This study attempts to reveal the association between Internet usage behaviors and academic

performance, and to predict undergraduate`s academic performance from the usage data by

machine learning. A set of features, including online duration, Internet traffic volume, and

connection frequency, were extracted, calculated and normalized from the real Internet usage
data of 4000 students. The results show that Internet usage data are capable of differentiating and

predicting student`s academic performance.

The Internet use of university students and its associations with academic success,

interpersonal interactions, psychological adjustment, and self-evaluation

The purpose of this study was to look at the links between university students` Internet use

and their academic performance, interpersonal connections, psychosocial adjustment, and self-

evaluation. On a number of parameters, heavy Internet users and nonheavy Internet users

differed significantly. Nonheavy Internet users had better relationships with administrative staff,

higher academic grades, and higher levels of learning satisfaction than heavy Internet users.

Local Studies
Internet use, outcomes and the regulation in the Philippines

This study applies the Uses and Gratification (U&G) Theory (Palmgreen et al., 1985) as a

frame in developing a taxonomy of Internet use as well as outcomes of Internet use in a

collectivist and developing society such as the Philippines. Further, it seeks to contribute to

theory by extending the U&G theory by examining the role of regulation in predicting outcomes

of Internet use. and society. This study expands the Uses and Gratification Theory by examining

Internet use and its outcomes among Filipino Internet users. It also tests the Social Cognitive

Theory by examining the role of both self and external regulation on Internet use outcomes. The

study was done in two phases. In the first phase, interviews were conducted to elicit how the

Internet is used as well as perceptions of healthy versus problematic Internet use. In the second

phase, surveys were administered to 387 respondents from all over the Philippines. Results

revealed that purposes or activities using the Internet can be grouped into seven factors, namely
basic Internet use, entertainment, expression and interaction, e-commerce, school-related, and

technological deviance. This study utilized mixed methods through a sequential exploratory

strategy, involving two phases. In the first phase, qualitative data were obtained through semi-

structured interviews to elicit the usage and outcomes of Internet use. In the second phase, a

quantitative survey was constructed and administered to identify the taxonomies and establish

the relationship between usage, outcomes and self-regulation. To summarize, the results reveal a

seven-component taxonomy of Internet use in the Philippines: expression and interaction, basic

Internet use, recreation, news and information, school-related activities, e-commerce, and

technology deviance. In addition, whereas past studies tended to focus on problematic outcomes

of Internet, the study highlights both positive and negative outcomes. Results show that Internet

use has benefits including greater productivity and personal enhancement. However, when

carried to the extreme, Internet use can also lead to social harm and addictive tendencies.

The effect of Internet on Students’ studies

This paper is a literature review on effects of internet use on students’ academic

performance. Assessing to factors that affect students’ use of the internet is the main objective of

this research. The paper additionally aims to find out the various activities that students use the

internet to do and assess the various technologies students use to access the internet. Several

articles were reviewed by the researcher. Articles reviewed were all on factors influencing

students’ use of the internet. The internet has a vital impact on student academic outcomes as it

helps students to access journals and articles which otherwise are not made available in the

libraries. The study concluded that increase in internet use was very useful in the improvement of

the learning outcomes. The study also found the negative impacts of internet use which leads to

distraction as time is spent on social media instead on studies. Therefore, it is proposed that
University authorities should provide guidelines to help students overcome some of the

challenges faced when using the [Link] purpose of the study was to investigate the

literature review on the impact of internet use on students learning outcomes. From the findings,

the internet is very useful in the learning outcomes of students, however there are several

negative impacts that can cause students to decline in their learning outcomes and therefore they

have to set time boundaries for themselves when using the internet and authorities should assist

students to overcome some of the challenges faced by students in learning electronically with the

internet.

According to the research, the use of internet by student adversely affecting performance

negatively is most found in male students rather than females. This is based on behavior of male

students as they are more active and spend time on the internet as compared to the females.

Extroverted personality can lead to poor learning outcomes, also the study demonstrates that

student who spends more than six (6) hours on the internet have Extroverted personality can lead

to poor learning outcomes, also the study demonstrates that student who spends more than six (6)

hours on the internet have higher CGPA since they do more research on the internet to expand

their information and promote examination preparation. The internet allows students to access

more information, one of the several advantages that student retrieve any kind of information

they wish to know from the internet through internet search engines example, Google search and

also makes assignment flexible for students.

 Chapter 3

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Research Design

This study used the correlational design to analyze the relationship between internet usage

and academic performance of students. It provided the summaries and other critical information

regarding study samples and measures (Kotha, 2004). According to McBury and White (2009),

this type of research method appropriate for the aforementioned topic because in conducting this

study, the researcher is required to collect data based on the behavior or attitudes of the

participants.

Participants of the Study

The participants of the study are three hundred seventy-two (372) Humanities and Social

Sciences (HUMSS) students of La Castellana National High School-Senior High for school year

2022-2023. The researchers used the stratified sampling technique to identify the participants of

the study. Below is the distribution of the total number of the participants.

Table 1: Distribution of the total number of the research participants

Section Total number of Students

Aesthetics 48

Anthropology 45
 Aristocracy 47

Cognition 48

Demography 50

Geography 45

Jurisprudence 43

Linguistics 46

Total
= 372

Sampling Design

The total population of students enrolled in Grade 12 HUMSS in La Castellana National

High School-Senior High in the school year 2022-2023 is three hundred seventy-two (372). The

respondents came from eight sections.

The sample size was determined through slovens formula: n= � where: n= number
1+�� 2
of samples, N = total population and e + margin of error (0.05). Thus, the sample size is one

hundred sixty-four (164) out of three hundred seventy-two (372) in Grade 12 HUMSS students in

La Castellana National High School – Senior High. By using using the sloven’s formula, the

sample size is one hundred ninety-four (194) but since our questionnaire is self made, thirty (30)

students were taken off for the pilot testing.

In order to obtain the distribution, the researcher used the stratified sampling wherein the

whole sample population is divided into subgroup or strata according to sex and section. The

main purpose of this sampling is to ensure specific subgroups are present in their sample. It also

helps obtain precise estimates of each group’s characteristics.

Table 2: Distribution of the total number of the research participants
Section Sample size (n) Percentage Share

Aesthetics 19 12%

Anthropology 20 12%

Aristocracy 20 12%

Cognition 21 13%

Demography 21 13%

Geography 20 12%

Jurisprudence 23 14%

Linguistics 20 12%

Total = 164 100%

As shown in table 2, out of the one hundred sixty-four (164) participants, nineteen (19)

students comes from section [Link] sections Anthropology, Aristocracy, Geology and

Linguistics has twenty (20) sampled participants. For sections Cognition and Demography, they

both have 21 participants and 23 respondents were in section Linguistics.

Table 3: Distribution of sample size in sex

Section Male Female

Aesthetics 7 12

Anthropology 10 10

Aristocracy 8 12

Cognition 7 14

Demography 7 14

Geography 8 12

Jurisprudence 10 13

Linguistics 8 12

= 65 = 99

Based on table 3, it shows that out of nineteen (19) participants of section Aesthetics, seven

(7) were male and twelve (12) were female. For section Anthropology, there are ten (10) are

males and ten (10) females. As for sections Aristocracy,Geography and Linguistics, it is

composed of eight (8) males and 12 (females). The participants coming from section Cognition

and Demography has both seven (7) males and fourteen (14) females. Lastly, section

Jurisprudence has ten (10) males and thirteen (13) females.

Research Instrument

The instrument that was used to gather the necessary data and information has three-part

questionnaire given to each participant. This instrument was utilized with a self-made research

instrument.

The first part was used to obtain the profile data if each participant in terms of sex and

section. The second part covers questions that attained the data in analyzing and questions about

the level of internet usage. The second part of this research instrument was composed of two

questions, the average time the respondent spends on internet a day and the prevalent reason of

the participants in using the internet. Furthermore, the last part of the questionnaire was

composed of a table of which it is answerable by a check mark depending on the chosen

participant’s choices which will measure the level of internet usage of each participant.

Data Gathering Procedure

The data-gathering procedures is an integral part of a research study that shows the process

in obtaining the data and information as well as the results of the project. This research

instrument was pilot tested because it was a self-created questionnaire that requires validity and

reliability.

First, the researchers wrote a request permission to the principal to perform the [Link]

the principal approved the letter, a second letter was sent to the various section advisors of

HUMSS students requesting permission for the researchers to undertake the research. The goal

and objectives of the study was stated in the letter that was delivered to the various section

advisers of HUMSS students. As a result, another letter was delivered to the respondents
informing them of the study's progress. As consent was given, the researchers disseminated the

survey questions personally.

The participants was allotted one day to fill the survey. From that, all information was

analyzed, categorized, and tallied.

Data Analysis Procedures

The descriptive and relational aspects of the study relied heavily on statistical tools frequently

used in most statistical analysis. More specifically, the objective of the study were guided by the

following data analysis procedures.

For problem number 1, frequency and percentage were used to describe the profile of

students when grouped according to sex and section.

For problem number 2, frequency and percentage were used to determine what is the

prevalent reason of the participants in using the internet.

For problem number 3 ,mean and standard deviation is used to determine the average time

(in hour) the participant spent on the internet a day.

For problem number 4, mean and standard deviation is used to determine the level of

internet usage of the participants in terms of sex and section. Interpretation is based on the table

below:

Table 4:

Rating Interpretation

4.21-5.00 Very High Extent

 3.41-4.20 High Extent

2.61-3.40 Average Extent

1.81-2.60 Low Extent

1.00-1.80 Very Low Extent

For problem number 5, mean and standard deviation is used to determine the level of

academic performance of the participants in terms of sex and section. Interpretation is based on

the table below:

Table 5:

Rating Interpretation

90-100 Outstanding

85-89 Very Satisfactory

80-84 Satisfactory

75-79 Fairly Satisfactory

Below 75 Did Not Meet Expectation

For problem number 6, Pearson’s r was used to determine the significant relationship

between internet usage and academic performance of the participants.

 Ethical Consideration

According to Carnazo (2016),the principles of ethical conduct below represent an amalgan

gleaned from many sources were strictly observed:

1. Do No Harm. The respondents of this research endeavor were not involved in any situation in

which they may not be harm.

2. Privacy and Anonymity. Any individual participating in this research study had a reasonable

expectation that privacy will guarantee. Consequently, no identifying information about the

individual was revealed in written or other communication.

3. Confidentiality. The respondents’ information provided to the researcher was treated in a

confidential manner.

4. Informed Consent. The respondents were informed of the nature of the study and choose

whether to participate. The participants signed a consent form to assure their permission in the

study. They had a reasonable expectation that they were not coerced into participation.

5. Rapport and Friendship. Once respondents agreed to be part of a study, the researcher

developed rapport in order to get them to disclose information. The researcher made sure that

there is an environmental that is trustworthy. But at the same time, the researcher as sensitive to

the power over the participants. The researcher avoided setting up a situation in which

participants thought they were friends with the researcher.

6. Intrusiveness. The respondents had assureds that the conduct of the researchers was not

excessively intrusive. Intrusiveness can mean intruding on their time, intruding on their space,

and intruding on their personal lives.

7. Inappropriate Behavior. The respondents were not engaged in conduct of a personal or sexual

nature. Respect was utmost displayed.

 Chapter 4

DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION

Table 6: Distribution of the Participants

Variables Frequency Percentage

Sex

Male 147 40 %

Female 225 60%

Section Frequency Percentage

Aesthetics 48 13%

Anthropology 45 12%

Aristocracy 47 13%

Cognition 48 13%

Demography 50 13%

Geography 45 12%

Jurisprudence 43 12%

Linguistics 46 12%

The following sections constituting of 13% are, Demography with the highest participants

having of fifty (50) students. Next are from section Aesthetics and Cognition which has the same

number of pupils which is forty-eight (48). Then the section Aristocracy with forty-seven (47)
students and forty-six (46) for section Linguistics. Thus, 12% for the section of Anthropology

and Geography having the same frequency of forty-five (45). Lastly, the section Jurisprudence

with the least number of pupils which is forty-three (43).

As a whole, sixty (60) percent comes from Female with the number of two hundred twenty-

five (225) students whereas the forty (40) percent coming from Male with one hundred forty-

seven (147) pupils.

Table 7: Distribution on the prevalent reasons of using internet usage to participants.

Prevalent Reasons Frequency

Entertainment 57

Online Games 40

For Updates 62

Communication 72

Browsing 35

Others 1

The table shows the prevalent reasons of using the internet, Communication has the highest

frequency of seventy-two (72). Followed by for Updates that has a frequency of sixty-two (62).

Next, is Entertainment having a frequency of fifty-seven (57), then Online Games which has a

frequency of forty (40). And for Browsing, its frequency is thirty-five (35), lastly, Others that

has the lowest frequency of 1.

Table 8: Distribution on the average time in using internet of the participants

Number hours Frequency Percentage

1- 2 hours 34 21%

3- 4 hours 70 43%

5- 6 hours 38 24%

7- 8 hours 19 12%

The table shows the highest percentage of the participants while using internet is 3-4 hours

with a frequency of 70 and a percentage of 43%. Next is 5-6 hours having a frequency of 38 with

a percentage of 24%, then 1-2 hours with a frequency of 34 with a percentage of 21%. Last is 7-

8 hours with a frequency of 19 and having percentage of 12%.

Table 9: Distribution of the level of internet usage among the participants.

N =164

Mean Standard Deviation Interpretation

3.52 1.14 Very Low Extent

The distribution of the level of internet usage among the participants as a whole as shown in

the table has a mean of 3.52 with a standard deviation of 1.14 which is interpreted as very low

extent.
Table 10: Distribution of the level of internet usage among the participants when grouped

according to sex.

Sex Mean Standard Deviation Interpretation

Male 3.53 1.17 Very Low Extent

Female 3.51 1.12 Very Low Extent

The distribution of the level of internet usage among the participants when grouped

according to sex is shown above that male has a mean of 3.53 with a standard deviation of 1.17.

And as for the female, it has a mean of 3.51 with a standard deviation of 1.12 and both sex are

interpreted as very low extent.

Table 11: Distribution of the level of internet usage among the participants when grouped

according to section.

Section Mean Standard Deviation Interpretation

Aesthetics 3.59 1.26 Very Low Extent

Anthropology 3.39 1.21 Very Low Extent

Aristocracy 3.66 1.06 Very Low Extent

Cognition 3.34 1.13 Very Low Extent

Demography 3.37 1.14 Very Low Extent

Geography 3.61 1.05 Very Low Extent

 Jurisprudence 3.64 1.05 Very Low Extent

Linguistics 3.57 1.19 Very Low Extent

The grade 12 Aristocracy has the highest mean which has 3.66 with the standard

deviation of 1.06, next are from grade 12 Jurisprudence which has the mean of 3.57 with the

standard deviation of 1.05, then the grade 12 Geography which has the mean of 3.61 with the

standard deviation [Link] section Aesthetics, it has a mean of 3.59 with the standard deviation of

1.26, for section Linguistics, it has the mean of 3.57 with the standard deviation of 1.19. For

section Anthropology, it has the mean of 3.39 with the standard deviation of 1.21. As for section

Demography which has the mean of 3.37 with the standard deviation of 1.14, last is section

Cognition which has the lowest mean of 3.34 with the standard deviation of [Link], all

sections are classified as Very Low Extent.

Table 12: Distribution on the level of Academic Performance.

Mean Standard Deviation Interpretation

89.72 1.85 Outstanding

The distribution on the level of Academic Performance among the participants has the

standard deviation of 1.85 and a mean of 89.72 which is classified as Outstanding.

 Table 13: Distribution on the level of Academic Performance when grouped according to

sex.

Sex Mean Standard Deviation Interpretation

Male 89.58 1.92 Outstanding

Female 89.81 1.93 Outstanding

The male participants above has the standard deviation of 1.92 with a mean of 89.58 and

the female participants has the mean standard deviation of 1.93 having a mean of 89.81. Both of

the participant's level of Academic Performance are classified as Outstanding.

Table 14: Distribution on the level of Academic Performance when grouped according
to section.

N=164

Section Mean Standard Deviation Interpretation

Aesthetics 89.79 1.27 Outstanding

Anthropology 89.60 1.64 Outstanding

Aristocracy 89.95 1.73 Outstanding

Cognition 89.00 2.90 Very Satisfactory

Demography 89.95 1.72 Outstanding

 Geography 90.00 1.45 Outstanding

Jurisprudence 89.78 1.88 Outstanding

Linguistics 89.70 1.78 Outstanding

Based on the table shown, section Cognition has the standard deviation of 2.90 having a

mean of 89.00 and is classified as Very Satisfactory. The section Aesthetics has a standard

deviation of 1.27 and a mean of 89.79, Anthropology having a standard deviation of 1.64 with a

mean of 89.60. Next is section Aristocracy with a standard deviation of 1.73 having a mean of

89.95, for section Demography, it has standard deviation of 1.72 with a mean of 89.95. Then,

Geography has a standard deviation of 1.45 and a mean of 90.00, Jurisprudence has a standard

deviation of 1.88 having a mean of 89.78. Lastly, section Linguistics has a standard deviation of

1.78 with a mean of 89.70 and they are all classified as Outstanding.

Table 15: Relationship between level of internet usage and academic performance.

r-value p-value Interpretation

0.024 0.759 Not significant

The table shows a p-value (p=0.759) greater than the alpha of .05 which implies to not reject

the null hypothesis.

 This means that there is no significant relationship between the level of internet usage and

academic performance of the students.

 Chapter 5

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Conclusion

Prevalent Reasons of the Participants

The study revealed that communication is the most prevalent reason in using the internet

therefore it is irrelevant and inefficient. On the other hand, the result of the study showed that the

rest of the reasons such as entertainment, online games, updates, and browsing shows a poor

academic performance.

Average Time (in hours) of Internet Usage

Our data showed that most of the participants spent two (2) to four (4) hours in using the

internet. Furthermore, this result contributes the literature review on effects of internet use on

students’ academic performance that there are several negative impacts that can cause students to

decline in their learning outcomes and therefore they have to set time boundaries for themselves

when using the internet and authorities should assist students to overcome some of the challenges

faced by students in learning electronically with the internet.

Level of Internet Usage

The result of our study showed that both sex in every section has a very low extent level of

internet usage.

Level of Academic Performance

Based on our data, the both sex has an outstanding level of academic performance. For the

section Cognition, it has a very satisfactory level of academic performance and. And for the

rest of the sections, they are all considered a outstanding level of academicperformance.
Significance between Internet Usage and Academic Performance

Our study implied that there is no significant relationship between the level of internet usage

and academic performance of the students.

Recommendation

With the given data, communication, entertainment and for updates are the most prevalent

reason in using the internet. Therefore, we researchers suggest the students to spend their time

wisely surfing the internet for academic purposes to gain more knowledge and enhance

cumulative grade point average. As for the parents, we encourage all to pay attention to the little

things that their children do while using gadgets and the internet. Also, encourage them to

educate and inform their children on how to use the internet properly, responsibly and in

moderation. Schools should also create a symposium on how to use internet for educational

purposes and the benefits of using internet in doing academic activities. Furthermore, to educate

everyone how it affects the academic performance of each student. Lastly, we researchers

recommend for the future researchers to re-examine and elaborate on the theory, framework, or

concept that they have addressed in their study.