Chapter 3 : Methodology

This chapter presents the Research Design, Research Environment, Research

Respondents, Data Gathering Procedure, Research Instruments, and Statistical of the Data

Research Design

The researchers use a descriptive research design to determine the internet use and its impact
on the academic performance of the selected Junior High School students. This descriptive
research aimed to investigate how helpful the internet is to the following aspects of learning
productivity: concentration level on tasks, answering homework, and compliance of outputs
among the selected Junior High School students of Catmon National High School. The
researchers utilized descriptive surveys using quantitative approaches to gather information
about the present condition of the study with the aid of surveys and questionnaires. The data
gathered from the students is used to determine the findings of the study. Lastly, the statistical
treatment used in the study is a percentage response rate since the researchers only want to
identify the impact of the Internet on the learning productivity of selected Junior High School
Students.

Research Environment

Catmon National High School is a secondary public school under the supervision
of the Department of Education located in Panalipan, Catmon, Cebu. The school
has a total population of 761 students, with a total of 500 junior high school
students and 261 Senior High School  students. The school offers a complete
Junior High School program from grades 7 to 10 and a senior high school
program. The Senior High School of the said school offers two specialized
tracks, which are the Academic Track  and the techno-vocational Livelihood
Track. The General Academic Strand (GAS) and the Techno-vocational Track (TVL)
offer a strand in Information and Communications Technology (ICT).

Research Respondents

The research respondents in this study are the selected students of Catmon National High
School who are Junior High School students, with a total of 500, which composes the entire
population of the Junior high School. The researchers decided to conduct a simple random
sampling in which 86 students were chosen as the respondents to the study. Shown below is
the formula that was used to calculate the total research respondents for the study.
a.) sample size calculation

N
n = —------
1+Ne

Where;

n= sample size

N= total population

e= margin 0f error

Data Gathering Procedures

A simple random sampling was conducted of 80 respondents out of the total population of
500 selected Junior High School students at Catmon National High School. Approval to
distribute the questionnaires to conduct the study was secured from the school principal. The
survey was distributed through a survey questionnaire. Afterwards, the data was collected and
tallied for interpretation.

Research Instrument

For this study, a self-administered questionnaire which was used to collect the
respondent’s feedback. This questionnaire aims to determine the helpfulness of internet use to
students learning productivity. Table 1 displays the specification grid of 25 - item rating/scale
questionnaires for the respondents to answer regarding the helpfulness of internet use and its
impact to the learning productivity of selected Junior High School students.

Section I covers the demographic data of the respondents; such as name, age ,gender ,
and section. Section II has 25 items that focuses on the helpfulness of internet use to the
learning productivity, where in they would rate each item on a scale of 1 to 5, with (1) as
“ strongly disagree" and ( 5 ) as “ strongly agree “.

Table 1. The Specification Grid on the Questionnaires on the Helpfulness of Internet use to
selected Junior High school students learning Productivity of Catmon National High School.

Content Item Number Total Items

 Section I. Demographic
a. Name
b. Gender
c. Age
d. Strand

Section II. Helpfulness of 1 - 10 10

Internet use and its impact to the
students

Total 10

Statistical Treatment of Data

After gathering the attained copies of the questionnaire, the researchers recorded the
answer of the individual respondent and tallied the results, then the data were treated according
to the researcher questionnaire and discussed briefly.

f
P= — ×100
N

Where;

P = percentage of response;

F = frequency;

N = total number of respondents

SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRES

INTRODUCTION: The purpose of these questionnaires is to gain data regarding

to the internet usage and its impact to academic performance of the students.
Your given questionnaire will be highly appreciated. Please rate the given
questions using the given scale.

Very- 4 Mostly- 3 Somewhat- 2 Not all - 1

Please first answer these background question’s, and then complete the survey.
Name:
Grade level and section:
Gender:
Age:

Questions Very Mostly Somewhat Not at all

1.How helpful was the

internet?

2. After using the internet,

how much your
knowledge increase?

3. How much did the

internet improve your
overall mood?

4. How much did the

internet improve your
quality of life?

5. How much did the

internet improve your
relationships with your
family?

6. How much did the

internet improve your
school performance?

7. How much did the

internet help you reach
your goals?

8. How much did the

internet improve your
performance in school?

9. How often do you use

social networking sites?

10. How often do you use

the internet?

Chapter 4: Results and Discussions

Table 1: Demography of Respondents

Table 1 shows that out of 80 respondents, 30( 37.5%) were males and
50(62.5%) were females.
Table 2.1 Grade 9 Survey Results

The table 2 shows the results of the survey questionnaires rated by the grade 9
respondents. This table presents the weighted mean and likert scale of the
results from the conducted survey of the respondents of selected grade 9
students of catmon national high school.

Through the survey questionnaires, we request 80 respondents to fill up in the

grade 9 class to answer the questions. The highest percentage in Grade 9
survey results is the Very Agree, Mostly Agree, Somewhat Agree.
Table 2.2 Grade 10 Survey Results

The highest percentage in table 2.2 for grade 10 survey results is very agree
with 68.75 percentage, next is the mostly agree with 50 percentage, then next is
somewhat with 11.25 percentage.
Table 3: Mean Distribution of the Impact of Social Media on the Student’s
Academic Performance

Questions Mean Interpretation

1.How helpful was the 3.52 Very

internet?

2.After using the internet, 3.6 Very

how much will your
knowledge increase?

3.How much did the 3.7 Very

internet improve your
overall mood?

4.How much did the 3.28 Mostly

internet improve your
quality of life?

5. How much did the 3.21 Mostly

internet improve your
relationship with your
family

6.How much did the 4.05 Very

internet improve your
school performance?

7.How will the internet 3.35 Very

help you reach your
goals?

8.How much does the 3.46 Very

internet improve your
academic performance in
school?

9.How often do you use 3.6 Very

social networking sites?

10.How often do you use 3.58 Very

 the internet?

Table 3. Shows the mean distribution of social media’s impact on the students’
academic performance, resulting in a 3.76, which means I strongly agree that
addiction to online social networks is a problematic issue that affects my
academic life. Also, 3.76 implies strongly agree that online social networks
distract me from my studies. On the other hand, 3.36 decided that my time on
social media could never be compared to the number of our I spent reading.
Lastly , 3.32 signifies that there is no improvement in my grades since I became
engage in these social networking sites. This table clearly states the most of the
students agreed that social media affects and distracts their academic life. In
addition to that, it is also important to note that students are also undecided that
they did not experience any improvement in their grades since they became
engaged in these social networking sites.