I.

Introduction

A. Background and rationale

Nowadays, cellphone is just a normal gadget most people have. Before, it

is being used for texting or sending messages and for calling. But as of today

cellphones is not just for communicating but also for gaming, surfing, photography,

email, and etc.

A basic mobile phone is regarded as a pocket-sized device which has

telecommunication capabilities that stores contact information, possesses text

messaging features and keeps track of appointments as well as setting reminders.

Mobile phones vary in design with basic models allowing students to have access

to each other simply by phone or text on the go (Wood, 2006).

Most students have cellphone and some may consider it as necessity. It is

used for communication with their co-students, for searching information, as

storage for important data and many more. But it is used also for gaming purposes.

This study therefore attempts to find out the effect of using cellphone to

grade 10 Excellence students of Naawan National High School.

B. Objectives of the Study

General Objectives

This research aims to find out the effect of using mobile cellphones in the

life of Grade 10 Excellence Students of Naawan National High School.

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 Specific Objectives:

Specifically, this research aims to:

1.2.1 determine the effects of using cellphone to the students.

1.2.2 know the percentage of students who own mobile phones.

C. Statement of the Problem

This research will seek to find out the effect of using cellphone in the grade

10 excellence students of Naawan National High School.

This study tries to answer the following questions:

1. How many students having own cellphones?

2. How many students saying there is a positive effect of using mobile

phones?

3. How many students saying there is a negative effect of using mobile

phones?

D. Significance of the Study

The result of the research is beneficial to the following:

To the teachers, the results of the research is a great help in focusing their

attention in guiding their students who uses mobile cellphones.

To the students, the results of the research will open up their mind and a

wake-up call to those students who love using mobile cellphones.

To the parents, the results of the research will give way to guide their

children towards using mobile cellphones.

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E. Review of Related Literature

Cell phones or mobile phones have become a very important part of our

daily lives. It is very difficult to imagine our live without a cell phone as most of our

work is done using cell phones. Everything has its pros and cons and mobile

phones too have its positives and negatives. If you are wondering what positives

and negatives can be of cell phones, you are at the right place as today we will

share these with you? Along with their books and school supplies, many students

make their daily trip to school with their trusty mobile phone. These pocket-sized

tools can do anything from make a standard phone call to surf the web. The

presence of cellphones presents a host of options and challenges for today's

students. Mobile phones can be a helpful academic tool, or a hurtful academic

disruption depending upon the attitude and use pattern of the student owner (Dr.

N.V.S. Suryanarayana, 2015).

According to study conducted by Enyi Uko Jairus et al, 2013 entitled, Impact

of Mobile Phone Usage on Students’ Academic Performance among Public

Secondary Schools in Oju Local Government Area of Benue State, generally

agreed that mobile phone usage has profound influence on student academic

performance and achievement. The research however set to find out the impact of

mobile phone usage among on academic performance among public secondary

schools in Oju local government area of Benue state. From the result of the

analysis, it is therefore concluded that the use of mobile phone among secondary

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school students in Oju local government area had the significant relationship on

their academic achievement. It is in this regard that the researcher draws the

attention of the teachers, proprietors, principals as well as government to take

priority in the provision of instructional materials since they boost student

performances.

The results show that a cell phone is a very important tool for study as most

of the respondents used their phones for study purposes. Cell phones are

increasingly one of the most popular information access devices and what stands

out from the study is the high use of interactive, multi user functions which can at

times be disruptive or beneficial during study. In essence, the study revealed that

cell phones are beneficial for learning but learners have a tendency to abuse them.

While additional research is warranted in order to confirm whether or not the

findings can be generalized to the University of Zimbabwe and all Universities in

Zimbabwe the size of the sample and consistent patterns do lend credibility to the

findings. Higher institutions can take advantage of the potential and capitalize on

the cell phone for educational purposes because of the intrinsic motivation of

university students in wanting to communicate amongst themselves. Findings of

the study also show that mobile phone designers must take into account how

young people use cell phones for educational purposes. The presence of cell

phones presents a host of options and challenges for today’s students. Cell phones

are undeniably convenient, helpful tools for study and can be a hurtful source of

distraction depending on the attitude and use pattern of a student (Leslei Kahari,

2013).

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 However, based on the study entitled Mobile phones and Teenagers:

Impact, Consequences and Concern- Parents/Caregivers Perspectives, states

that a positive note, PACG perceive that mobile phones are very useful devices

for communication and co-ordination of activities. They also find that they are

compulsory as they are used as safety devices especially in emergencies. Voice

and text features are considered as the basic required facilities in teenagers’

mobile phones by PACG. On the negative side, PACG express that teenagers are

addicted and obsessed with texting, while some of the PACG feel that it distracts

the teenagers from their study time and other important activities. Some PACG

hold the service providers responsible for this because of texting plans. Bullying

and abusive messages have been perceived as the major problem mediated by

mobile phones. PACG express that teenagers with their mobile phones are out of

control for them. They also add that teenagers lose control over the information

enabled by their mobile phones. Every interviewed PACG expressed concerns on

internet access via teenagers’ mobile phones. The overall findings from this study

reveal that parents/caregivers’ perceptions of teenagers’ mobile phone usage are

not satisfactory. Although they express a mixed opinion, they lean towards

negative impacts. A very high number of interview participants expressed the view

that negative impacts outweighing positive purposes with teenagers’ mobile phone

usage (Ravichandran, S. 2009).

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 II. Body

A. Flow Chart

Title

Introduction

Forming questions

Conduct of study to grade 10 Excallence

N=45

Analysis

Conclusion

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B. Independent and Dependent Variable

Figure 1 shows the relationship of the independent variable (Using mobile

cellphones) to the dependent variable (effect in the students).

Independent Variable Dependent Variable

Using mobile cellphones Students

C. Research Design
The research design used a descriptive-survey method wherein the

researcher was conducted a survey using a questionnaire. This method mainly

focused on the description of the variables: the number of students who have

cellphones, number of students saying there is a positive effect of using mobile

phones, and number of students saying there is a negative effect of using mobile

phones

D. Formula Used

a. Percentage

𝑓𝑖
%= 𝑥 100
𝑛

where:

fi is the frequency of ith response

n is the total number of response

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E. Results

In this chapter shows the presentation, analysis and interpretation

of the following:

1. How many students have their own cellphone?

2. What is the effect of using mobile phone towards the students?

E.1 Number of students using mobile phone

Figure 1 presents the percentage of the students who have mobile phones

and don’t mobile phones. 77.78% or 35 out of 45 students’ uses mobile

phone and 22.22% or 10 students don’t have phones.

100.00%
77.78%
80.00%
Percentage

60.00%
40.00%
22.22%
20.00%
0.00%
Yes No

Figure 1

E.2 Effect of using mobile phone

The table below shows that 28.89% or 13 students out of 45 saying that

there is negative effect caused by using mobile cellphones and 71.11% or 32

students stating that there is a positive effect in using mobile cellphones.

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 Table 1
Total no. of Students that Students that Student that
students have their own have negative have positive
cellphone effect caused by effect caused by
cellphone cellphone
45 35 13 32

E.3. Positive and negative effects of using cellphone

According to Grade 10 Excellence students, the positive effect of using

cellphones are for communication purposes and useful in their studies because

it is easy in searching important information related to their lesson while the

negative effect are; destruction during classes hours because they lose focus

and bad for the health because of the radiation they get on it.

Effect of using
35

30

25

20

15

10

Positive Negative

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 III. Summary

 The determined the effect of using mobile cellphones in grade 10

Excellence students. It can be useful for communication and in their studies

especially in research purposes related to their lesson. But there were

negative also to their health and staying focus during classes’ hours.

 This study answer the following question: (1) number of students who uses

mobile cellphones; (2) number of students who says that there is positive

effect in using phones; (3) number of students saying that there is a

negative effect in using mobile phones. 77.78% or 35 out of 45 have phones

and 22.22 % or 10 don’t have phones. 71.11% or 32 out of 45 saying that

cellphone has positive effect on them and 28.89% or 13 saying that

cellphone has negative effect on them.

 This study used survey method. There were 45 respondents of grade 10

Excellence in Naawan High School.

IV. Conclusion

Based on the results, 77.78% or 35 out of 45 students were using mobile

cellphones. 71.11% or 32 students saying that there is a positive effect of using

mobile phones, and 28.89% of the students saying that there is a negative effect

of using mobile phones.

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 Therefore, cellphone is useful in many ways especially to us students.

There’s no doubt that it is a necessity these days. But we must reconsider that

there were negative effects also so, we must use it accordingly.

V.LITERATURE CITED

Jairus, E.U. 2013. Impact of Mobile Phone Usage on Students' Academic

Performance
Among Public Secondary Schools in Oju Local Government Area of
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Kahari, L. 2013. The effects of Cell phone use on the study habits of University of
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VI. Appendix

Appendix A

1. Do you have your own cellphone?

2. Is it cellphone has a good effect to your life as a student?

3. Does your cellphone helps you to have a high grades?

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Appendix C.

Respondents from grade 10 excellence:

1. Antipolo J. 24. Damaulao R.

2. Dadole L. 25. Dapiroc C.
3. Delima J. 26. De Guzman R.
4. Escuadro A. 27. Felisilda S.
5. Esmero J. 28 Galendez S.
6. Jatamosa R. 29. Idnay M.
7. Sabayanan A. 30.Juario D.
8. Sabella .C. 31.La pina Q.
9. Sabuero J. 32.Lumictin J.
10. Tingcang R. 33.Naga F.
11. Abringab J. 34.Navarro J.
12. Acera D. 35.Pabayan S.
13. Angot J. 36.Pahayac A.
14. Antipolo J. 37. Pelino J.
15. Arcilla N. 38. Pilipino M.
16. Babatido C. 39.
17. Balabat A. 40.
18. Balite K. 41.
19. Benitez M. 42.
20. Bitoon R. 43.
21. Cabanilla A. 44.
22. Dablo M. 45.
23. Dadios C.

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