Chapter 1

Introduction and Background of the Study

Introduction

This study is about Effects of Relying on the Internet as a basis of Projects and Assignments

Nowadays most of the Students needs internet more than other people due to their educational or

Research needs. Internet is widely not only as a mean of communication but also as a powerful tool.

Internet is the most influential and the most important in terms of educational purposes, but most of

The students are now relying on internet as basis of their assignments and projects. This study aims to

Teach all of the Grade12 Senior High Students of ACLC Antipolo, not to rely on internet because using

internet.

Internet is an important tool in the modern day context. All searches pertaining to any kind of research

to are within the finger tips. There by it has become a topic of for researchers to research and write the

thesis on covering various aspects of the internet.

Scope and Delimitation of the Study

The study will be focused on the Effect of Relying on the Internet as a basis of Projects &
Assignments of the Grade12 Senior High Students of ACLC. 20 students will be selected in 5 sections with
a total of 100 respondents. This Study will be Highly dependent on the honesty, sincerity, and integrity of
the respondents.

Statement of the Problem

1. What is the Profile of the respondents in terms?

A. Age.
B. Gender.
2. What are the reasons of the respondents on Relying on the Internet?
3. What is the Effect of Relying on the Internet to the Respondents?
Theoretical Framework

Internet today is widely recognized not only as a means of communication but also
as a powerful tool. It is seen as the most influential and the most important technology in
this sense (Lievrouw, 2001; Dickson, 2000). The use of the Internet has become a central part
of the developed and developing societies around the world. The Internet have the
influence on the social life of individuals, leisure, consumer, community well-being and
economic (Chaimcross, 1997; Israel, 2000; & DiMaggio et al., 2001). The Internet facility is
easy for use and prepares many benefits for person in daily life (e.g., social life, work life,
leisure life & education life). Some authors proposed that the Internet has direct influence
on Academic Achievement with using of educational software, and the provision of essential
information (Jegede, 1990; Jackson, 2006). In education, the internet assumes a crucial role
in the areas of language study, research, resource center and retrieval and sharing of
information (Manoj & Jacob, 2008; Zickuhr, 2014). The Internet plays a profound role in the
field of education. The academic community has undergone profound transformation
during these years, assuming new dimensions influenced by technology-driven applications.
The Internet is a priceless source of information for students and a tool to enhance their
productivity (Jones, 2002; Metzger etai., 2003; Kirschner& Karpiński, 2010). It helps students
to broaden their academic knowledge by accessing to the information world and also by
easy communicating to their academic community (Telia, 2007). This has made students to
be heavy users of the Internet compared to the general public (Ni et al., 2009). In term of
education, researchers have evaluated the impact of internet usage on university students'
academic performance. A vast majority of people agreed internet improves their grades of
academic performance (Jones, 2002). Suhail and Bargees (2006) revealed that the internet
usage impacts education in a positive way by increasing communication with classmates
and professors, increasing access to libraries and educational databases, and improving
study hours and study habits. Studies done by (Carvin, 2006; Ogedebe, 2012) noted that the
use of the internet enhances high academic performance. Though there are many benefits
linked with internet use, there has been a growing concern regarding the risk associated
with internet overuse. There are many ongoing researches that showed that students
become addicted to the internet (Young & Rodgers, 1998; Nalwa & Anand, 2003; Thomas &
Martin, 2010) and caused academic failure (Young, 1998; Subrahmanyam et al., 2001).
Internet has a significant decrement onto students' performance (Robert, 2001) and (Jeong,
2005; Lipsmoin, 2007). Revealed that internet addictions have negatively influenced the
student's academic performance. Hamilton (2009) revealed that the use of internet has both
positive and negative impacts on academic performance of students. These researches show
the relationship between internet use and academic performance. This study also intends to
realize the student's perceptions how internet usage affects academic performance
 Conceptual Framework

1. What is the Profile of

the respondents in
terms?
A. Age.
B. Gender.  Formulation of
2. What are the reasons Question
of the respondents on  Administering Survey
Relying on the Questioner
Internet?  Data Gathering  Action Plan
3. What is the Effect of  Tabulation and Data
Relying on the Analysis
Internet to the
Respondents?

Feedback

Significance of the Study

The Researchers aim is to help on the significances of their study on what effects of using
internet as a basis on projects and home works and influence the respondents. It will help them be
aware on them to know what are the good and bad effects on Relying on the Internet. These are the
following Significances of the Study.

ACLC Admin – The result of the Study will help them to know the come up with idea engaging of the
students it will help them to understand the purpose of Relying on the Internet especially in education
way.

Teacher – The teacher will know what will be the result of Relying on the Internet in the Academic
performance of the Students.

Parents – Parents will know what kind of behavior does their children gets in the Relying on the
Internet.

Students – The Students will be aware what the effects of Relying on the Internet in their Academic
performance and their behavior.
Future Researcher – This study will benefit that future researcher’s for seeking information and guide
about the Effects of Relying on the Internet on the Students.

Definition of Terms

Crucial - Decisive or critical especially in the success or failure of something.

Technology - The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry.

Education – The act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of
reasoning and judgement.

Seeking – the way to attempt to find something.

Integrity – the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles, moral uprightness.