ALIMODIAN NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Alimodian, Iloilo

Impact of ICT on Student’s Academic Performance: A Qualitative Assessment on

Selected Students in Alimodian National Comprehensive High School

A Research Paper Presented to the

Faculty of Senior High School

Alimodian National Comprehensive High School

Alimodian, Iloilo

In Partial Fulfillment

of the Requirements in the Subject

Practical Research I

(Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics Strand)

By:

Alavanzas, Faith Lianne T.

Alonday, Graselah Praise A.

Peña, Dannah A.

February 2021
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CHAPTER 1

Introduction

Background of the Study

In this 21st century, the term “technology” is an important issue in many fields including

education. This is because technology has become the knowledge transfer highway in most

countries. Technology integration nowadays has gone through innovations and transformed our

societies that has totally changed the way people think, work and live (Grabe, 2007). As part of

this, schools and other educational institutions which are supposed to prepare students to live

in “a knowledge society” need to consider ICT integration in their curriculum (Ghavifekr, Afshari

& Amla Salleh, 2012).

Information and communication technology (ICT) has become an important source of

innovation and improvement of efficiency for many sectors across the globe. In the education

sector, particularly, the application of ICT has become a critical part of the learning process for

university students both outside and inside the classroom setting.

In today’s technology-driven world, governments worldwide have supported ICTs

integration in higher education under the scope of improving students’ achievement and

performance. This technology has become the knowledge transfer highway in most countries.

Technology integration nowadays has gone through innovations and transformed our societies

that has totally changed the way people think, work and live (Grabe, 2007). As part of this,

schools and other educational institutions which are supposed to prepare students to live in “a

knowledge society” need to consider ICT integration in their curriculum (Ghavifekr, Afshari &

Amla Salleh, 2012).

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The results of these studies demonstrate that children define the purpose of using

technology under three main categories as communication, game and research. If children

make the right and effective use of technology, they start being productive. This depends on

the way they define what technology is. As educationists, if we become aware of these facts,

we can guide children. Moreover, the purpose of use of technology and the effective skills of

using technology may also affect the professional preferences among children.

Looking into the relevant literature, it is discussed that the influence of the lack of

interest or negative approach among students towards science and technology on their future

vocation preferences is among the priority topics and it is observed that the use of technology

among students, their attitude towards technology and how these attitudes should be managed

are also the subjects of primacy. The interest of students towards technology also defines their

career objectives (de Vries, 2011; Osborne, Simon, & Collins, 2003; Van den Berghe & De

Martelaere, 2012).

This paper do not pretend to present a comparative study, we are interested in finding

out the results of impact of ICT in an individual experience. The students’ academic

performance refers to the enhancement of the students’ current state of knowledge and skills

reflected in their GPA and also in the formulation of their personality and academic growth from

lower levels of study to higher levels. The rationale of studying academic performance in the

context of ICT is to present a significant relationship that exists between the two variables.
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Statement of the Problem

This qualitative study investigates the impact of ICTs on students' access to knowledge.

Students face a variety of challenges, including English language issues, hearing issues, and

information access issues.

Objectives of the Study

This study aims to determine the impact of ICT-related factors on students' academic

performance in ANCHS.

Significance of the Study

The present work is most significant one because information and communication

technologies are a factor which not only affect the social affairs but also influence the academic

excellence of students.

For the students, this study will expose the factors that cause students’ academic

success or failure using ICT and these will assist them in improving their academic performance

by utilizing ICT as a meaningful instrument in education.

For the teachers, they will be aware of the factors that most influence student

performance and will be able to use this information to improve or develop their teaching

strategies through the use of ICT.

For Parents, they would be able to guide their children since they would be aware of

the factors that influence their children's learning. They should support their children in order

for them to have a better and more prosperous future.

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For the school, to find out what else needs to be developed and improved studying at

Alimodian National Comprehensive High School Furthermore. This study will be added as a

source of information, benefiting the school's name as the field of study as well as producing

more productive and successful students.

Future researchers, this study can be used as a reference by researchers who want to

conduct a research study on ICT and student academic performance in the future. Also, they

can use this study as a reference for related studies, and this can be used as a reference for

other researchers who want to conduct and improve on this study.

Scope and Delimitation of the Study

This study is only bounded on determining the specific impacts of ICT on student's

academic performance. . This research will be conducted at Alimodian National Comprehensive

High School in Alimodian, Iloilo. However, due to the pandemic, this study can also be

conducted online in the form of a survey.

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CHAPTER II

Review of Related Literature

International research shows that to improve student achievement, it is not enough for

schools to provide access to ICTs; they must also provide real opportunities to use the

technologies as well as adequate quality of access (Selwyn, 2004). Opportunities to use ICTs

mean giving students a real chance to interact with the technology, which depends on multiple

factors, including the number of Internet-enabled computers that are available to them. Quality

of access has to do with the extent to which the available technology is easy to use and how

fast and smoothly it operates. This is measured by indicators such as real Internet connection

speeds and the ease of start-up operations, data exchange and backups of personal data.

Ensuring equity in the availability of ICTs is a basic condition for reducing the gap in access,

which is the first digital divide (Claro M., 2011).

Student use of ICTs not only depends on the available opportunities, but also on the

type of activity that the new technologies are supporting in the school environment. Learning

models that develop cognitive skills and allow for educationally relevant uses should be created

and implemented. This leads to the second digital divide, which has to do not with differences

in access but rather with differences in uses of ICTs and the ability to benefit from them

(Hargittai, 2002; Robinson, DiMaggio and Hargittai, 2003).

Although children are interacting with technology in our day (via games, e-mail, and

chat), the meaning of technology from their eyes and what their understanding of technology

can be is still worth dealing with. Children’s definition of technology, which shapes life and has

become indispensable, the way and according to which means it is used, could impact the way
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they make effective and conscious use of technology both during childhood and adulthood and

even their

Professional preference. There are many studies about how children make use of technology

(Chaudron, 2015; Gronn, Scott, Edwards, & Henderson, 2014; McKenney & Voogt, 2010). The

results of these studies demonstrate that children define the purpose of using technology under

three main categories as communication, game and research. If children make the right and

effective use of technology, they start being productive. This depends on the way they define

what technology is. As educationists, if we become aware of these facts, we can guide children.

Moreover, the purpose of use of technology and the effective skills of using technology may

also affect the professional preferences among children. Ardies, De Maeyer and Gijbels (2015)

have noted that the interest of children in technology increases every day and as they age and

that the students that use technology effectively or that attend classes about technology tend

to make their professional preferences also in the area of technology.

Teachers’ Belief on Technology-based Teaching and Learning

With the development of learning technologies in the late 20th century, education

system has changed rapidly. This is due to the capability of technology to provide a proactive,

easy access and comprehensive teaching and learning environment. Nowadays, Ministry of

education in all over the world has provide a lot of facilities and training in order to enhance the

use of advanced technologies in the countries’ teaching and learning process. A high budget

has been placed in order to provide the equipment needed by teachers to improve the

education system.
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Despite all the efforts, most of the countries are facing similar problem whereby the

teachers are not maximizing the usage of the technology provided (Albirini, 2006). This has

become a serious matter as many previous researches have proven the usage of ICT in

teaching and learning process could improve students’ achievement (Nakayima, 2011,

Jamieson-Proctor

et al., 2013). Many, researchers have taken an effort to analyse the factors that affecting

teachers’ acceptance of ICT usage in the classrooms (Capan, 2012; Virkus, 2008; Zhang, 2013;

Dudeney, 2010). It shows that, the major barrier of the implementation was the teachers’ belief

as the teachers are the person who implements the change in their teaching and learning

process. Moreover, previous research (Cassim & Obono, 2011) shows that the correlation of

teachers’ belief and the use of ICT are high. Teachers’ role is getting more important especially

in usage of ICT in pedagogy which could increase the achievement of the students, their

creativity and thinking skills.

Related Studies

Teaching and Learning with Technology: Effectiveness of ICT Integration in Schools

Integration of Information, Communication, and Technology (ICT) will assist teachers to the

global requirement to replace traditional teaching methods with a technology-based teaching

and learning tools and facilities. In Malaysia, ICT is considered as one of the main elements in

transforming the country to the future development. The Ministry of Education, through the

latest Education Blue print (2013-2025), insights the importance of technology-based teaching

and learning into the schools’ national curriculum. This study aims to analyze teachers’

perceptions on effectiveness of ICT integration to support teaching and learning process in

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classroom. A survey questionnaire was distributed randomly to the total of 101 teachers from

10 public secondary schools in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The data for this quantitative research

were analysed for both descriptive and inferential statistic using SPSS (version 21) software.

The results indicate that ICT integration has a great effectiveness for both teachers and the

students. Findings indicate that teachers’ well-equipped preparation with ICT tools and facilities

is one the main

Factors in success of technology-based teaching and learning. . It was also found that

professional development training programs for teachers also played a key role in enhancing

students’ quality learning. For the future studies, there is a need for consideration of other

aspects of ICT integration especially from management point of view in regard to strategic

planning and policy making.

Views of Students about Technology, Effects of Technology on Daily Living and their

Professional Preferences

The aim of this study is to examine the views of students about technology and their

professional preferences and put forth the correlation between professional preferences and

views about technology. For this purpose, in a private school in Ankara, 109 students from 6th

and 7th grades were asked about their views on what technology is, the benefits and harms of

technology and also about the professions they would like to perform in the future. The study

was designed with phenomenological method, which is one of the qualitative research designs,

and it was found as a result of the study that technology is defined under three main categories
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as an instrument that makes things / people’s lives easier, a technical advancement and

improvement tool, a tool for production / an instrument of production. Students explained the

benefits of technology as facilitating communication, making life easier and acquisition of

information / providing the sharing of information, whereas they expressed its harms as

addiction, wasting of time and cyber threats. Lastly, considering the correlation between the

professional preferences of students and their views about technology, it was found that there

is an existing correlation where the quality of the profession is coherent with the views about

technology. From this perspective, suggestions were developed for future studies.

The impacts of ICT on the students’ Performance: A Review of Access to Information

The study was on the Impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on the

students and his/her information to access in the Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan. A

sample of 50 respondents (students) was selected from the department of Political science,

Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. However, related

literatures were reviewed from textbooks, journals and past researches. The research

instruments were questionnaire which was statically analyzed with contingency tables while the

hypotheses were tested by using the mean statistic. The results of the present study

showed a diverse response of the student regarding the impact of ICT’s on the students and

their access to information

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Definition of Terms:

ICT- or information and communications technology, is the infrastructure and components that

enable modern computing.

In this study ICT refers to all devices, networking components, applications and systems

that combined allow people and organizations.

GPA- a grade point average is a number representing the average value of the accumulated

final grades earned in courses over time.

Digital Age- a historical period that began in the mid-20th century, characterized by a rapid

epochal shift from the traditional industry.

Knowledge Society- generates, shares and makes available to all members of the society

knowledge that may be used to improve the human condition.

Academic Performance- is the extent to which a student, teacher or institution has attained

their short or long-term educational goals

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CHAPTER III

Research Design and Methodology

By conducting a research this study will use a Phenomenological Research Design. The

primary objective of this qualitative phenomenological research is to explore and understand

the opinions and experiences of students using ICT on learning. Thus, it states that each

situation or experience can only be experienced by a single person who has gained new

perceptions and insights. The insights from this study may be beneficial to others and is

considered as the primary goal of research. Moreover, phenomenological human beings. This

can be achieved by figuring-out the meaning of the experiences and human beings lived

experiences essences.

Data Gathering Procedure

Prior to data gathering, the researchers prepared an informed consent letter to be given

to the respondents of the study. The data-gathering procedure will be done in form of one-to-

one interview in which the researcher took written notes. All interviews will be recorded, the

interview ere informal and open ended.

Participants of the Study

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There will be a total of 6 participants one per year level and all of them are currently a

student of Alimodian National Comprehensive High School. Selection of participants was

obtained through selective sampling.

Data Analysis

Interviews were transcribed in preparation for the data analysis. Coding techniques were

utilized to maintain confidentiality. Samples will undergo the interview to get the data needed to

the study. After the interview, the data will be collected.

Validity of Instruments

The initial draft of the interview will be checked by the researcher adviser and will be

presented for validation.

Reliability of Instruments

Reliability refers to the consistency of the results of an instruments. A reliable

instrument can also be used to verify the credibility of the subject. It will be conducted in six

selected students of Alimodian National Comprehensive High School.

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