Levels of Internet Disorder: Its Relationship to the Academic Performance of Shs Students in Esperanza National High School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The technological advancements are the proofs that the world has evolved. Social media and the internet has become widely known. Students enjoy the amenities it bring but some became hooked and obsessed turning into a disorder that causes fiasco in their studies. It is from this context that the researcher gain interest to conduct research on finding the Levels of Internet Disorder: Its Relationship to the Academic Performance of SHS Students in Esperanza National High School.

METHODS

The study used descriptive survey to determine the relationship between the levels of internet disorder and levels of academic performance of senior high school students. To give meaning to the data generated from the survey, the mean, standard deviation and Pearson Product-Moment Correlation were utilized. It determined if there is a Positive Relationship or Negative Relationship between the "Levels of Internet Disorders" and the "Levels of Academic Performance" of the students.

RESULTS

This study aims to answer: 1) the level of academic performance of students based on weighted average 2) the level of internet disorder of SHS Students 3) significant relationship between level of internet disorder and academic performance. The respondents are composed of 97 senior high school students, 58% male and 42% female. The study shows that 55% of the respondents are in severely addicted level, 42% has mild internet disorder only 3% has no internet disorder. In terms of academic performance, 20% are in outstanding level while 35% are in satisfactory level and 45% is fairly satisfactory. Study revealed that there is a strong negative correlation between the level of internet disorder and academic performance of the students. Most of the students who perform better in academics has no internet disorder, while students with poor performance are mostly identified to have internet disorder.

DISCUSSIONS

The result proved that the level of internet disorder of the students and their academic performance has negative relationship. It shows that when the level of disorder is high the academic level is low. The study suggests that schools must encourage students to limit their internet usage and focus on their academic performances and offline activities. Internet disorder must be looked more deeply by experts to create concrete basis and links on the study especially the resolution for it. All in all, internet disorder is bit by bit spreading to students and positively triggers failure in their academics performances.