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CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION AND ITS BACKGROUND

In this day and age, it is almost impossible for people to survive a day without

the use of gadgets. Every now and then, technology is always evolving. While time passes,

electronic gadgets keep on advancing. It is now 21st century and humanity is living in an era of

electronics. Gadgets have flooded man's life and have taken over everything. The time spent on

computers and electronic gadgets has increased vastly over the years. Widespread use of

electronic gadgets and heavy dependence on it combined with life, changes, and has given rise to

a number of problems.

Modern technology has gone too far. It offers the world so much more than it

could imagine. Apparently, as man would need something, technology will be there to make

their life more convenient, and more entertaining. What the people are holding right now in their

hands is part and parcel of it all. They may just be resting in each and everyone’s palms but

almost all details around the globe are laid with them.

This research aims to make everyone aware when it comes to modern

technology, especially the people in this century and also to give some tips and ideas about how

to use electronic gadgets properly and in moderation. It is important to know how to manage

your time properly when using gadgets. As wise people say, "Time well spent is an investment

of the present for a practical and abundant future". This topic motivates the researchers to know

the current status of the electronic gadget users. Out of curiosity, the researchers decided to

choose this topic because nowadays, modern technology is all around us but no one knows how

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to use it correctly. The objective of this topic is to expand the knowledge of every gadget user on

the positive and negative effects of using them.

Conceptual Framework

INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT

Age Survey Effects of

Gender Questionnaires Different Electronic
Time Allotted Interview Gadgets
Gadgets Used

Statement of the Problem

The general statement elevates in this treatise is that the frequent usage of

different electronic gadgets can affect the relationship between the parents and selected Grade 7

students of Fiat Lux Academe.

1. What is the demographic profile of the respondents in terms of:

1.1 age

1.2 gender

1.3 gadget/s owned

1.4 time allotted for using gadgets per day

1.5 time allotted for studying per day

2. In what way will the parents perceive their child’s behavior? Is it in a good way or not?

3. What are the most used gadgets of the students in terms of:

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3.1 learning

3.2 entertainment

4. What components of electronic gadgets such as applications, sites, games, and other

references do get the interest of the students the most?

5. In general, what are the positive and negative impacts of electronic gadgets to the

relationship between the parents and the students?

Assumptions of the Study

1. The researchers assume that the survey will provide accurate information about the study.

2. The researchers will be able to gather the data from the respondents to come up with the

conclusions.

3. The researchers can possibly help the respondents widen the horizon of their

understanding about the topic of our research.

4. The respondents will become more aware about the effects of electronic gadgets in

family relationships.

5. The questions will help the respondents improve their analyzation skills.

Scope and Delimitations

The researchers will focus on the effects of excessive usage of electronic

gadgets to the relationship between parents and Grade 7 students of Fiat Lux Academe based on

how students use their gadgets, as a tool for both of their education and entertainment. The

researchers are expected to conduct their study from December 2018 to March 2019. The survey

limits to 10 male and female Junior High School students that will serve as their respondents and

will answer the questions given by the researchers.

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Significance of the Study

The study focuses on the effects of different electronic gadgets to the

relationship between parents and selected Grade 7 students will be beneficial to the following:

 parents: The parents will benefit in this study because they will know the possible

outcomes that emerged in relation to the effects of electronic gadgets.

 respondents: The respondents guide themselves appropriately aligns with the

engagement of students to electronic gadgets over time. The respondents would come to

understand on how the excessive use of gadgets will have bad effects, as they should only

use with proper moderation, hence, the awareness of its outcome.

 students: The study will be beneficial for them to acknowledge other people about the

proper use of different electronic gadgets.

 researchers: The study help the researchers to acquire knowledge from the accumulated

statistics on the recent execution of the survey.

 future researchers: The study will serve as their guide and reference. It will also help

them to continue and extend the idea of the possible effects of different electronic gadgets

between the relationship of parents and their children.

Operational Definition

Electronic gadgets – require a form of electric power to operate; such as video games,

television, computers, PSP games, phone apps, mobile phones, and tablets

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applications – an act of putting something to use, application of new techniques, use to which

something is put and a program that performs a particular tasks or set of tasks

Online game – a video game played over some form of computer network

Social media – forms of electronic communication through which people create online

communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, etc.

Facebook – a popular free social networking website that allows registered users to create

profiles, upload photos and video, send messages and keep in touch with friends, family and

loved ones

Twitter – a free social networking micro blogging service that allows registered members to

broadcast short posts called tweets

Instagram – a free online photo-sharing application and social network platform that was

acquired by Facebook in 2012

YouTube – a video sharing service that allow users to watch videos posted by other users and

upload videos of their own

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CHAPTER II

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES

This chapter contains the literature and studies related to the effects of

different electronic gadgets.

Foreign Literature

Technology aids students’ expressions. Present what they have learned. They

can use software to make presentations and projects. It makes them more interested in the subject

and leads to better retention of information. With technological aids, students can make easy-to-

remember notes and a creative presentation of the information they have acquired. It will not be

wrong to say that application of technology has made a student’s life easy. It is easier for a

student to carry electronic gadgets than carrying big fat books to school. An iPad is less bulky

than a pile of notebooks or an eBook reader much lighter than a book. (Andersen and Becker,

2009)

Most of our youth and students are fond of going to the internet shop to use

computers, without knowledge of their parents what they are up to. They will ask money from

their parents that they have something to search in the internet for their project and assignments,

although others do so, but there are some who just make it as an alibi so that they can competent

skills with their peers through playing games online like for example war craft, battle realms, etc.

(Khan, 2007)

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Local Literature

According to the article of Philippine One (2017), it is tragic but every time

phones do not have load or internet connection, everyone feels “disconnected” from the world. It

makes people feel like standing on a deserted island with other islands being far away and

unreachable. It feels they can do limited things, all because they cannot communicate and cannot

browse anything that people need to know right now. This is not to belittle what these

technological gizmos can do for us. They are important, but if they seriously think about it, they

are not that important.

Based on the article, when Jose Rizal tried to fight the injustices of the

Spaniards, there is no social media upon which to launch a campaign against Spanish friars. No

electronic gadgets to call other Filipinos to back him up and no search engines to get information

on the people he wanted to fight with, but Rizal succeeded.

Technology is important, especially in today’s fast paced world but do not

forget that there are other matters that are more substantial in this life. Having “real

conversations” with your children will strengthen a connection.

Too many people, especially young ones who have not known life with

mobile phones, the internet, or iPods, equate computer and communication technologies with life

itself. People spend a countless number of hours listening to music on iPods, watching YouTube,

texting/tweeting, and playing games online. These devices undoubtedly provide easy diversion

from life but when ordinary people are spending too much of their leisure time engrossed and

enthralled in technology, perhaps, it is no longer just a respite from life; it has become an escape

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from life. What is terrifying being more than escaping from life, computer, and communication

technology may have become life itself.

These technological gizmos do and will continue to play a potent and very

positive role in people’s lives. However, it should only provide fleeting deviations from life, and

significantly, be the perfect tools to enhance lives on this planet, but they should not become a

focal point of life. Technology is important, but it is not that important.

Foreign Studies

It is easier to store information: Computers enable better and more robust

storage of information. Compact memory devices have replaced notebook and a keyboard and

computer mouse are the new writing devices, what may have required hundred pages of a book

can be compacted into a tiny memory chip. It can take hours to write, but it takes only seconds to

type. Storing data has become much easier, owing to technology. (Parsad and Jones, 2008).

Technology has eliminated space and time constraints: Online education and distance learning

have given a new dimension to education and higher learning. Even if students are

geographically far away from each other, they can be part of one classroom. Though not

physically but virtually. Many educational institutes offer online courses, which eliminates time

and space constraints in acquiring education. Universities offer online educational programs

wherein students can interact with their teachers over the internet, access reference materials

from the university website and earn degrees online. (Trotter, 2008)

Local Studies

This fact has been stated (Duque et al., 2017) that over the last decade, social

media has transformed people’s thinking about relationships and connections with others and the

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influences and persuasive power of online communities on how people think, organize, and act

politically.

Recently, the 2016 data on Social Media and Digital Stats in the Philippines,

the percentage of social media penetration has increased from 40% in 2015 to 47% in 2016. This

data means that social media continues to be an essential part in the lives of Filipinos who have

increased access to the Internet via their mobile phones and electronic devices. (Castro, 2016)

Bringing the electronic media into the schools could capitalize on the strong

motivation qualities that these media have for children. Many children who are turned off by

school are not turned off by one or another of the electronic media; quite the opposite. An

educational system that capitalized on this motivation would have a chance of much greater

success. Each medium has its own profile of cognitive advantages and disadvantages, and each

medium can be used to enhance the impact of others. (Chaves, 2008)

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CHAPTER III

METHODOLOGY

Research Design

The researchers used qualitative approach and aim to know the effects of

different electronic gadgets among Grade 7 Junior High School students of Fiat Lux Academe.

The researchers conducted a survey questionnaire consisting of 11 items. The purpose of the

study is to gather information on how different electronic gadgets affect the relationship between

parents and students.

Research Locale

The survey conducted by the researchers took place at the Hiraya Building of

Fiat Lux Academe, Don Placido Campos Avenue, Barangay San Jose, Dasmariñas City, Cavite.

The location was selected for the targeted students of the survey were Grade 7 students. Fiat Lux

Academe is the nearest location to oversight and has the numerous participants surveyed.

Research Participants

The researchers opted to execute a survey concerning the Grade 7 students of

the Junior High School department of Fiat Lux Academe, Dasmariñas Campus with the total of

60 respondents in relation to the effects of different electronic gadgets.

Research Instruments

The researchers used ‘researcher-made questionnaires’ for the survey

conducted that served as the research’s reference to distinguish the effects of different electronic

gadgets and to gather data needed for the study.

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Data Gathering Techniques

The researchers pursued a qualitative way to know exactly the opinion of the

respondents in terms of relationship between parents and students, especially those who use

electronic gadgets as a necessity for daily life, and to also give the respondents an opportunity to

assert their knowledge and share their own point of view about the said topic. The researchers

used printed questionnaires that were given to respondents personally. The questionnaire was

given to Grade 7 male and female students of Fiat Lux Academe. The survey was conducted

within a week or two. The researchers gave out questionnaires to 60 respondents. 13 respondents

from Grade 7 – Dysprosium, 13 from Grade 7 – Einsteinium, 12 students from Grade 7 –

Holmium, 10 respondents from Grade 7 – Gallium, survey questionnaires were also given to 9

respondents from Grade 7 – Francium, and 3 from the students of Grade 7 – Fluorine. The

researchers organized a plan to execute their survey properly. They divided themselves into

groups and directed a survey to different sections. The first 5 researchers conducted a survey to

the students of Grade 7 – Fluorine and Grade 7 – Francium. The next 3 researchers handed the

survey questionnaire to the students of Grade 7 – Dysprosium and Grade 7 – Einsteinium. The

last group of researchers, consisting of three members, disseminated questionnaires to the

students of Grade 7 – Gallium. The last researcher distributed survey questionnaires to the

students of Grade 7 – Holmium. The survey helped the researchers to gather information directly

from the respondents about the effects of different electronic gadgets between parents and

students.

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CHAPTER IV

PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS, AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

Presentation

This study allotted self-administration questionnaires, answered by 60

respondents, based on the student’s experience in relation to the effects of different electronic

gadgets. The researchers made a survey to determine the effects of electronic gadgets to Grade 7

students and their knowledge towards the topic. This chapter presented tables on how the

researchers conducted their survey, and in what ways the researchers gathered information

directly from the respondents.

Analysis

Many of the respondents answered that use of electronic gadgets really affects

the relationship of the family, especially between parents and their children. Some hedger says

that in early stages of their life, they started to use electronic gadgets and this indicates that

family bonding would be seldom. The examinees also stated that they want to spend time with

their families rather than stare at their electronic gadgets. Therefore, the researchers conclude

that as the 21st century learners dig into their electronic gadgets and explore the modern world,

the communication between parents and students become more distant.

Interpretation of Data

60 respondents with 29 male students and 31 female students from Grade 7

level from Fiat Lux Academe. The table 1 shows:

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Are using electronic gadgets a necessity in your daily life?

100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
YES NO

BAR 1 Column1

The table shows that 96.67% of respondents agreed that the use of electronic

gadgets is a necessity, 3.33% of respondents oppose. In addition, 66.67% of the respondents

agreed that electronic gadgets, information, and communication can affect to their relationship

with their family, 25% answered maybe, while 8.33% said that it does not affect to their

relationship.

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At what age did you start using electronic gadgets?

40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
6-8 years old 9-11 years old 12 years old and
above

BAR 2

The table shows the age of the respondents when they first use electronic gadgets, 55%

for 6-8 years old, 38.33% for 9-11 years old, and 6.67% for 12 years old and above.

How many hours do you consume in using electronic gadgets (per day)?

60

50

40

30

20

10

0
1-4 hours 5-8 hours 9 hours and above

BAR 3

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The table shows the respondents' consumed hours of using electronic gadgets, 51.67% for 1-4

hours of usage, 26.67% for 5-8 hours of usage and 21.67% for 9 hours and above of usage.

How many hours do you spend on studying with the usage of electronic
gadgets (per day)?

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0
45 minutes - 1 hour 2 - 3 hours 4 hours and above

BAR 4

The table explains that 61.67% of the respondents can consume 45 minutes to 1 hour in

using electronic gadgets for studying, 33.33% can consume 2 to 3 hours, while 5% of the

respondents said that they can spend 4 hours and more.

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What electronic gadgets that you use often?

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0
cellular phone laptop/pc tablet/iPad television

BAR 5

This table shows what electronic gadgets the respondents use often, 80.00% uses cellular

phone, 33.33% uses laptop/pc, 10% uses tablet/ipad, and 10% uses television.

How often do you spend your time on bonding with your family?

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0
always sometimes never

BAR 6

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This table shows the frequency of the respondents' bonding time with their family, 33.33% found

themselves always having a bonding time with their family, 65.00% answered sometimes, while

1.67% said that they never have a bonding time with their family.

Does electronic gadgets affect your relationship with your family?

52

51

50

49

48

47

46
yes no

BAR 7

The table shows that 48.33% of the respondents' relationships between their parents are

affected when using electronic gadgets, while 51.67% of them have relationships that aren't

affected.

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“OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS”

Do you think that today's electronic gadgets, information and

communication can affect to your relationship with your family?

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0
yes maybe no

BAR 1

The table's response rate shows that majority of the respondents that use electronic gadgets

agreed that it affects their relationship with their family with the results of 66.67%, 8.33% of the

them were not sure, while 25% said that it doesn't affect to their relationship.

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Would you rather use electronic gadgets and enjoy your social
media/games or to have bonding with your family?

50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
social media family bonding both

BAR 2

The table explains that 3.33% of the respondents chose to use social media than to have

bonding with their family, 75% choose to have time with their family, while the 21.67% of the

respondents chose both the social media and to have bonding with their family.

When was the last time you spent your time with your family?

50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Apr-18 Dec-18 Jan-19 Others

BAR 3

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The table explains that the 3.33% of the respondents had their last time spending with

their family on April 2018, the 13.33% is on December 2018, and the 76.67% had it on January

2019, and the other respondents has a total of 6.67%. In other words, in this table, the estimated

month and year the respondents last spent their time with their family were mostly on January

2019, with 76.67% response, followed by December 2018, with 13.33%. However, even if the

response were low on the month, April 2018 with 3.33%, it is still concerning how the

respondents consumed their time with electronic gadgets. The others did not specify with 6.67%.

Do you notice that you are having a hard time studying because of
electronic gadgets?

50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
yes sometimes no

BAR 4

The table shows that out of the total survey participants, it was found out that 50% of the

response revealed that the respondents are suffering and having a hard time studying because of

too much using of electronic gadgets. It only shows that electronic gadgets can be a distraction

without the respondents controlling and managing their time. On the other hand, 43.33%

responded that they are not bothered, and 6.67% reflects that sometimes they have difficulty in

studying.

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CHAPTER V

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION, AND RECOMMENDATION

Summary

Electronic gadget is considered an important necessity in a person’s life today.

Apart from electronic gadgets, students’ relationship with their parents seems to be vague. This

study is a qualitative study which was designed to know the different effects of electronic

gadgets. The respondents were chosen randomly by the researchers and answered the

‘researcher-made questionnaires’ willingly from the survey conducted. The outcome

accumulated by the researchers were organized and presented through the use of bar graphs

shown in Chapter IV of the research. It merely shows the data gathered from the answers of the

respondents in each questions regarding the usage and effects of different electronic gadgets to

the relationship between parents and their children.

The focus of the study was to determine the possible effects of immoderate

use of different electronic gadgets between parents and students. The investigation was

supervised in Fiat Lux Academe, scheduled from December 2018 until March 2019. The

researchers tracked a qualitative approach with the use of printed questionnaires. The intension

of the survey was to gain comprehension from the respondents regarding the excessive usage of

electronic gadgets that affects the relationship of the family.

The respondents stated that their time and capability of using electronic

gadgets are more often than the usual use of it, and the time they spent with their family greatly

decreases because of the excessive usage of electronic gadgets. There are also factors that

affected the respondents; first, the lack of interest on doing outdoor activities that may also lead

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to obesity. Second, their time management would be different than what it used to, as they were

focusing more on their social media applications. Lastly, the small amount of time they spent

with their family. The answers gathered gave the researchers enough information about the

effects of electronic gadget, and what benefits and risks it may cause.

Conclusion

From the findings of the study, the researchers conclude that:

 The usage of electronic gadgets is a necessity and very massive. People use it frequently

as they get to communicate with their friends, family, and relatives. Because of electronic

gadgets, the society can easily check out the latest news and issues occurring anywhere

around the globe. Also, human productivity became more efficient and better over the

past few years.

 The students’ behavior is also affected since electronic gadgets are all over them. Putting

too much time on using such gadgets affects the attitude of the students and adapts

anything they see on social media sites. It can also lead to negligent manner of every

student. And because of that, many people, especially parents, are complaining that

electronic gadgets affect the way how a student executes things in comparatively to their

daily lives.

 The use of electronic gadgets helps in relieving stress a student feels due to school works.

It can also promote independent learning where the students can find useful information

from the internet. But some of the students cannot focus on their academic performances

as gadgets keep on distracting them; however,

 There are endless benefits that humans can get through the use of electronic gadgets but

there can also be tons of disadvantages if people did not use these gadgets properly. They

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equally both have positive and negative results to the students’ overall performance and

their time for their family.

Recommendations

To help improve the relationship between parents and students, the following

recommendations are proposed:

Establish communication with parents: One of the main effects of abusing the use of

technology is people tend to lose communication with the people around them which results in a

poor relationship, by interacting with family it can help people gain a more in-depth

understanding of the family members, which in turn helps improve your overall relationship.

Moreover, additional effective recommendations are as follows: Future researchers are

prompted to conduct the similar study in their own distinctive ways to provide more accurate

information and fathom a particular problem or situation, Supervision must be initiated within

the parents to guide themselves corresponding to the obscene effects of electronic gadgets, Data

gathered from the study should pave way for the students to have a decrease from utilizing

electronic gadgets, researchers should cultivate students’ minds by leaving them sufficient

knowledge in relation to the study and the evaluation should also encourage students to perform

well in further alternatives.

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