THE EFFECTS OF CELLPHONE USE ON THE READING SKILLS OF

GRADE-9 STUDENTS
 CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

1.1 BACKROUND OF THE STUDY

Reading skills are necessary to our everyday lives. By reading and listening to

other people, we are able to understand them. Hence, reading skills are important so we

can get information or messages from other people. By reading, we can only not

determine words or letters but it is also a way for comprehension that was constructed

from a word or letter in order to phrase a sentence (Mewoh et. al, 2022).

People around the world now regard mobile phones as both a commodity and a

necessity, particularly among the younger generation. The use of mobile devices by

students is advantageous. The educational program must formally acknowledge mobile

devices as additional learning resources (Adlit et. al, 2023). The use of smartphones

became a huge part in society, which includes our educational and professional lives of

the people. Researchers found out that individuals aged 18-29 are most likely to use

smartphones and Universities tend to have large population of these users. In addition,

statistics showed that about 97% of the students have smartphones while 95% of them

bring their smartphones during classes (Huey & Giguere, 2023).

1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

1.3 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

Cellphone use reduces attention span, which impacts reading and makes students

more prone in having difficulty to read to comprehend to interpret and decode written

languages and texts. As a result, students reading skills could decrease. Inability to focus

is a well-known issue for both students and teachers. This research will help to determine

the effect of cellphone use on grade 9 students reading skills, the findings of this study

will benefit the following:

STUDENTS:

This study would be very beneficial for students in MCLLNHS because, by doing this

research, students can understand how cellphone can affect their reading skills and take

steps to improve their reading environment.

FUTURE RESEARCHERS:

This study can be very beneficial for future researchers as it can help future researchers

identify the problem of cellphone use in the classroom and its impact on students reading

skills. It can help them build on existing knowledge and also help them in their Review of

Related literature in doing their research.

1.4 SCOPE AND DELIMITATION

This study will focus on the Effects of cellphone use on the reading skills of grade

9 students. The target respondents of this study are the grade 9 students of Maria Clara

Lorenzo Lobregat National High School that are enrolled in this current school year.

Target respondents will answer a survey questionnaire using the purposive sampling

technique in gathering data.