1

For those who reported a negative impact, the majority relate it to

procrastination behaviour on their party. These students reported having poor
time management skills and that using social network sites or playing online
allows them to put off studying while not giving them the feeling that they
are not working, evidenced by their statements that these is also beneficial to

their learning.
Clearly, they place the locus of control of their social network use and online
gaming and its effect outside of these two factors and in their own
personalities.

Recommendation
After

interpretation

and

analysis

of

data

gathered,

we

these

are

our

recommendations:
1

Parents should encourage the educational use of technology to improve

academic achievement.
It is necessary that the results of the study be re-analyzed and presented in
another paper. The overall consensus of the researchers is that more
research needs to be done and that questioned relationship between social
networking sites, online gaming and academic performance remains largely

unanswered.
The use of internet for social networking sites and online gaming is a multifaceted phenomenon where there are many factors that can influence each
other. This research only exposes the top of the iceberg, but as with all
icebergs-though we cannot see what is under the tip, we know it is there and
we know that it can cause damage if not heeded.

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ANNEX A: LETTER REQUEST TO CONDUCT STUDY

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ANNEX B: COVER LETTER TO RESPONDENTS

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ANNEX C: QUESTIONNAIRE
Section I:
Name: ______________

Year Level/Section:_______

Age:________

Gender:___________

Section 2:
1
2

Please provide us with your General Weighted Average (GWA) for the 1 st
semester AY 2011-2012: _____________
How many hours do you spend studying in a day?
o 1 hour and below
o 2-4 hours
o 5 hours and beyond
What extracurricular activities are you engaged in?
o Theatre Arts (acting, singing, dancing)
o Literature-related (reading and writing)
o Sports
o Club participations
None

Section 3:
1

At an average, how many hours do you spend on social networking sites per
day?
o 10 hours and beyond
o 5-9 hours
o 2-5 hours
o 1 hour and below
At an average, how many hours do you spend on online gaming per day?
o 10 hours and beyond
o 5-9 hours
o 2-5 hours
o 1 hour and below
Which social networking site do you visit frequently?
o Facebook
o Twitter
o Others ______
What kind of computer games do you subscribe to?
o Facebook games (Farmville, Cityville, Restaurant City, Sims Social etc)
o Massive Multiplayer Role Playing Games (Warcraft)
o First-person shooter games (Counterstrike)
o Adult/gambling/erotic games (Poker Online)
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o
o

Puzzle Games (Tetris)

Racing games (Need for Speed, Gran Turismo)

Section 4:
1
2
3

6
7

Which do you do more?

o Surf the net for schoolwork
o Surf for entertainment
Do social networking sites affect your academic performance?
o Positively
o Negatively
Have you experienced circumstances where you attend to these social
networking sites when you are supposed to be studying?
o Yes
o No
Do you find it hard to concentrate on your schoolwork knowing that you can
log in to your Facebook account?
o Yes
o No
Compare your grades before you become engaged in social networking sites
and after you have become involved. Do you see a drop in your academic
performance?
o Yes
o No
Do you think you are addicted to social networking sites?
o Yes
o No
Do you think your time for studying is reduced because of the time you spent
for social networking sites?
o Yes
o No

Section 5:
1
2
3

Which do you do more?

o Surf the net for schoolwork
o Play computer games
Does online games affect your academic performance?
o Positively
o Negatively
Have you experienced circumstances where you play computer games when
you are supposed to be studying?
o Yes
o No
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6
7

Do you find it hard to concentrate on your schoolwork knowing that you can
play computer games?
o Yes
o No
Compare your grades before you become engaged in computer games and
after you have become involved. Do you see a drop in your academic
performance?
o Yes
o No
Do you think you are addicted to computer games?
o Yes
o No
Do you think your time for studying is reduced because of the time you spent
for online games?
o Yes
o No

ANNEX D: COMPUTATIONS

A
(High
SNS, High
Gaming)

A2

B
(Moderate
SNS, High
Gaming)

B2

C
(Low
SNS,
High
Gamin
g

C2

D
(Low
Gami
ng,Hi
gh
SNS)

D2

(Low
gaming,
moderat
e SNS)

Low
gaming,
low SNS

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2.7

7.29

2.4

5.76

2.9

8.41

2.5

6.25

2.6

6.76

2.9

8.41

2.7

7.29

2.6

6.76

2.5

6.25

2.5

6.25

2.2

4.84

2.8

7.84

2.9

8.41

2.8

7.84

2.8

7.84

2.6

6.76

2.8

7.84

2.6

6.76

2.8

7.84

2.9

8.41

2.8

7.84

2.9

8.41

2.9

8.41

2.7

7.29

2.8

7.84

2.8

7.84

2.6

6.76

2.7

7.29

2.9

8.41

2.5

6.25

2.7

7.29

2.8

7.84

2.8

7.84

2.7

7.29

2.8

7.84

2.7

7.29

2.6

6.76

2.5

6.25

2.8

7.84

2.4

5.76

2.8

7.84

2.8

7.84

2.9

8.41

2.6

6.76

27.1

73.87
8.20777
8

26.5

71.67

27.9

27.9

78.21

27.7

77.07

5.9725

9.3

78.23
3.129
2

27.9

2.208333

77.95
25.983
33

1.116

3.1284

1.108

3.0828

3.011111
734.41

165

702.25

778.41

1.116
778.4
1

27225

544.5

A+D

55

3025

A+B+C

81.5

B+E

54.4

2959.36

D+E+F

83.5

C+F

55.6

3091.36

SUM

778.41

767.29

457

SUM

9075.72

6642.
25
6972.
25
1361
4.5
567.2
708

567.2325

mputing for SSt

457

- (X)2
N
-

(165)2
60

3.25

mputing for SSw

=

- (A2+B2+C2+D2+E2+F2)
60

X2

S
=

457

n
(27.1)2 + (26.5)2 + (27.9)2 +(27.9)2 +(27.7)2
10

S
=

3.082

mputing for SSc:

Sc

(A+D)2 + (B+E)2 +(C+F)2

= n*2

Sc

(27.1+27.9)2 + (26.5+27.9)2
(27.9+27.7)2
= 10*2

Sc

(X)2
N

(165)2
60

0.036

mputing for SSr

Sr

(A+B+C)2 + (D+E+F)2
= n*3

Sr

(27.1+26.5+27.9)2
+(27.9+27.9+27.7)2
=
30

Sr

(x)2
N

(165)2
60

0.0667

mputing for SSc-r

c-

= SSt-SSw-SSc-SSr

c-

= 3.25-3.082-0.036-0.0667
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c-

0.0653

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