Saint Francis of Assisi College

Las Pias Campus

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

EFFECTS OF DOTA DEFENSE OF THE ANCIENT TO THE

STUDENTS OF SALAWAG NATIONAL HIGHSCHOOL

In partial fulfilment of the requirement for the subject

RESE 321 INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH

Presented to :
Ms. Josephine Biadora

Presented by :
Carpio, Jeanne
Apolonio, Raven Clark
Marasigan, Christine Joy

Abstract
There are many students and even some young professional are addicted to Defense of
the Ancient or DotA. This is a kind of computer games that can be played by many
players and is one of the most popular games to young students. Many students get
addicted to this game and they can even stay in long hours inside the computer shop
just to play this kind of game. There are studies that getting addicted in playing
computer games affects their studies and this is the cause why they are lying to their
parents that they need extra money for their school project but the truth is they are just
using the money to rent a computer where they can play DotA with their classmates.
Sometimes in order to make the game exciting, they have a deal to pay those who won
the game so it becomes already a form of gambling.

Statement of the problem

This study distinguishes some of the different effects of the computer online DotA.

Sub-problems :

What are the factors that contribute to the growth of students addiction in playing

DotA? Why do students play DotA?

How frequent does the students play DotA? How much of their allowance is

spent for playing DotA?

Do students play to interact and meet people? Who influenced them to play
DotA?
These results obtained are limited only to HighSchool students of Salawag
National HighSchool.

EFFECTS OF DOTA TO THE STUDENTS OFSALAWAG NATIONAL HIGHSCHOOL

Dear Respondent: Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. This should only take
about 2-3 minutes of your time. Your answers are very important and any information or data
gathered shall be treated with confidentiality.
Please put a check in the box next to the answer of your choice or write in the space provided
as the case may be.
Name: _____________________________

Year: ______ Gender:_____

Age: _____

1. Who influences you to play DotA?

Friends
Family/Relatives
Self-discovery
2. Where do you usually play DotA?
At home
Outside home
3. How frequently do you spend playing this game?
Everyday
Once a week
3-6 times a week
4. How much time do you spend normally playing DotA in a day?
1-3 hours
5. Why do you play DotA?
for enjoyment

4-8 hours

More than 10 hours

Passtime
Strongly
Agree
(5)

Agree
(4)

Neutral
(3)

Disagree
(2)

Strongly
disagree
(1)

6. You would feel incomplete and

lonely if you could not play DotA
7. Your grades suffer because of
the time you spend playing this
game.
8. You gain a lot of friends through
gaming.
9. You prefer playing DotA rather
than engaging yourself in
alcohol, drugs, smoking cigarette
10. You play DotA to engage in
gambling and to earn money.
Please rate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statements using a
5 point scales where 5 is strongly agree and 1 is strongly disagree. (Put a check)