Playing Online Games: Its Effect on Students’ Performance

at Enrico T. Prado National High School

Directions: Please check ( ⁄ ) the box which corresponds to your answer.

I. Profile of Students
Name: (optional)
_________________________________________________________________
A. Gender □ Male □ Female
B. Age □ 15-17 □18-20 □21 and above
C. Strand □ GAS □STEM □ICT □IA

II. Below is a list of questions about playing online games. Encircle the letter of your
answers.
1. What is the game you play the most often? ( select only one)
A. MMORPG(Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game)
B. MUDs(Multi-User Dungeons)
C. RTS(Real Time Strategy)
D. FPS(First Person Shooter)
E. MOBA(Multiplayer Online Battle Arena)
2. Where do you usually play your favorite online game?
A. At home
B. At school
C. Computer Shop
D. Outside home
3. What is the name of your favorite online game?

4. How frequent do you spend time playing online game in a week?

A. Everyday
B. At least 4 times a week
C. 3 times a week
D. Once a week
5. Do you consider yourself addicted to playing online game?
A. Yes
B. No
6. How much time do you spend in playing your favorite online game?
A. Less than 1 hour
B. 2-3 hours
C. 4-5 hours
D. More than 6 hours
7. As a student, how do you find playing online games?
A. Good
B. Bad
8. What are the benefits if there’s any, do playing online games bring into your academic
performance? (encircle all the answers that apply)
A. Improved your hand-eye coordination
B. Improved your responsiveness
C. Improved your perseverance
 D. Being fast in problem solving, quick in thinking
E. Brings you happiness and satisfaction
F. Good performance level
G. State others ________________________________________________________.
9. What are the bad effects if there’s any, do playing online games bring into study?
(encircle all the answers that apply)
A. Not enough sleep
B. Always feeling tired at school
C. Poor eyesight or having a blurred vision
D. Difficult to concentrate with regards to studies
E. Forgot to do assignments
F. More priority is to play online games than learning
G. Lack of time management in terms in school and playing online games
H. Poor performance level
I. State others _________________________________________________________.
10. What changes do playing online game bring into your study habit?

11. What time do you usually arrive to school?

12. Have you tried to absent in your class due to playing online game? How often?

13. Have you tried to escape from your class just to play online game? How often?

14. Have you experienced being called and scolded by your teacher due to playing online
game?

15. What attracted you to always play your favorite online game? (you may answer more
than one answer)
A. Entertainment and fun
B. Challenge
C. Boredom
D. Stress relief
E. Escapism or you think you can escape the perpetual boredom of the real world, and
become anything you want to be
F. Difficulty in communicating with friends in real life
G. Learn life skills