Influence of Excessive Use of Smartphones
on
Grade 12 Students Academic Performance
Ambos, Melody V.
Aparente, Dylan Luis C.
at AUEEC
Bolito, Rafael R.
Flores, Adrian P.
INTRODUCTIO
Nthe influence of
Objective: To determine
smartphone use on students’ academic performance
and its negative impacts.
• Affects students' academic performance both
positively and negatively.
• Communication, emergencies, personal business,
jobs, academic purposes, and running software
programs.
• Measured through GPA, standardized test results,
INTRODUCTIO
Positive Effects:
N
• Students use smartphones for research, dictionaries,
thesauruses, calculators, and learning apps.
• Enhances learning behavior and information acquisition
Negative Effects:
• Smartphone addiction is linked to poor sleep quality in
university students.
• Affects mental health, learning attitude, academic
achievement, emotions, and engagement.
• Causes lower academic performance in Grade 12
STATEMENT OF THE
To examine how excessive smartphone use impacts the academic
PROBLEM
performance of Grade 12 students at AUEEC.
1. Participants' Profile
• Name (optional)
• Age
• Section and Strand
2. Impact of Excessive Smartphone Use on Academic Performance
• Time Management
• Academic Engagement
• Attention Span
3. Possible Solutions
• Addressing excessive smartphone use among students.
THEORETICAL
• Uses and gratifications theory that deals with understanding
FRAMEWORK
why people use certain types of media and what gratifications
they get from using them.
• Found a negative correlation between smartphone addiction
and academic achievements.
• Students who tend to have an external academic focus of
control may have a higher risk, due to the variety of learning
related difficulties, including the smartphone addiction. This
excessive use of smartphones may represent a significant risk of
low academic accomplishments.
THEORETICAL
FRAMEWORK
• Important to mention that smartphones have various
types of usage, including study, entertainment,
communication and game - related usage. Not all of them
may lead to addiction and they may not all cause too poor
academic performance.
• Outcomes of moderation conclude that addiction and
technology play a significant role as moderator in the
relationship between smartphone functions.
SCOPE AND
DELIMITATION
• Aims to investigate the impact of excessive use of smartphones
on grade 12 students at Arellano University.
• Examine the relationship between excessive use of smartphones
and academic performance, identifying its possible effect
• This study is limited to the specified population to ensure the
manageability of the research.
• Seeks to provide valuable insights into how excessive
smartphone use impacts student academic performance.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE
For Students
STUDY
• Helps students become aware of the impact of excessive smartphone
use.
• Encourages finding a balance in using technology for learning.
For School Administrators
• Provides a deeper understanding of the effects of excessive
smartphone use on academic performance.
• May lead to policy or guideline creation to regulate smartphone use in
classrooms and minimize distractions.
For Future Research
• Serves as a foundation for more in-depth studies on smartphone
RESEARCH
DESIGN
• The research study is a mixed method of qualitative
and quantitative. The excessive use of smartphones on
students’ studies and academic performance among
grade 12 students will be the topic for the conducting
research.
• Aiming to find an answer to how excessive smartphone
use affects students’ and to investigate the relationship
between excessive smartphone use and academic
POPULATION AND
• The individualsSAMPLING
in the sample are selected not
because they are most representative of the
entire population, but because they are most
easily accessible to the researcher.
• Method of non-probability sampling where
researchers will choose their sample based
solely on convenience.
POPULATION AND
SAMPLING
• The population for this study consists of grade
12 students at Arellano University Elisa
Esguerra Campus, which includes approximately
65 students.
• Used non probability sampling method
wherein the samples are selected based on
convenience.
RESEARCH
• Researchers used an online survey via Google
INSTRUMENT
Forms to gather data on the negative and
positive effects of smartphones.
• Questions were prepared to gather
information about the relationship between
excessive smartphone use and its impact on
academic performance.
• The questionnaire was designed to obtain
valid and reliable responses from participants.
RESEARCH
INSTRUMENT
• Percentage will be used to determine the
relationship between excessive smartphone use and
academic performance.
• Data from 65 respondents will be analyzed to
calculate the percentage and assess the relationship.
• The goal is to identify if there are negative effects
of smartphone use on students' academic
performance at Arellano University Elisa Esguerra
RESULT
S
• The survey has been conducted with 65
students from grade 12 at Arellano University—
Elisa Esguerra Campus.
• Aims to understand and to determine the
influence of smartphones on the academic
performance of a student.
RESULT
• Many respondents answered that time
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management is an effective solution to address
the potential negative impact of excessive
smartphone use on students’ academic
performance.
• Limiting the use of smartphones can help
students avoid distractions.
CONCLUSIO
N
• Smartphones are highly functional devices that offer
various features, such as entertainment, internet access,
and communication. While electronic devices can
support learning, they can also be a source of
distraction.
• The findings provide new insights into student
attitudes toward smartphone use and the impacts of
smartphone use on academic performance.
CONCLUSIO
• This study reveals that excessive use of smartphones
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among grade 12 students has both positive and negative
impacts on academic performance.
• excessive use of smartphones for entertainment and
social media can cause distractions, reduce concentration,
and lead to poor time management, negatively impacting
academic performance.
• They can lead to procrastination and distraction, leading
to an inability to finish their schoolwork on time.
RECOMMENDATIO
• Students practice time management to reduce
smartphone use. N
• Limiting smartphone use and using it properly may help
students avoid distraction while studying.
•The school may create policies or guidelines regarding
smartphone use.
• Future researchers may use this study as a reference or a
basis for related studies.
