Effect of Mobile Gaming to the Exam Study Habits of Grade 12 HUMSS students in Padre Garcia National High School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Throughout the innovation of technology, the trend in playing mobile games spread in an instant. Mobile games happened to become one of the popular trends in this generation that everyone looks forward to. Because of the popularity and excessive playing of mobile games, the researchers come up to make a research about the effects of mobile gaming to the exam study habits of the students in Padre Garcia National High School. It aims to determine the possible effects of playing mobile games specifically in preparing for examinations.

METHODS

This research employed phenomenological study under a qualitative approach. The researchers constructed an interview guide as their instrument in gathering the necessary data. The subjects of the study were from 10 selected Grade 12 HUMSS students in Padre Garcia National High School, obtained through purposive sampling.

RESULTS

Based on the findings, students are fond of playing mobile games especially the Mobile Legends because of the excitement and enjoyment that it brought to the players and because of its attractive features. Students are playing mobile games and became addicted to it because it is their source of entertainment and it serves as their stress reliever. Mobile gaming can have an effect on the gamer depending on how the gamer manages to play mobile games and depending on how they control and limit themselves in mobile gaming. Time management is important for students to be able to manage their time properly in terms of mobile gaming and studying. Mobile gaming has a good effect as it can enhance the thinking skills of the students that enable them to study properly, and has a bad effect like it hinders the student to study properly and to have sufficient time to study, especially when there are upcoming exams.

DISCUSSIONS

The findings suggested that students may have discipline, control, and limitation among themselves in terms of mobile gaming. Teachers may pay more attention to mobile gamer students to limit them from the excessive playing of mobile games. School administrators and facilitators may administer programs and activities that can make students actively participate in it that can help to lessen their time playing mobile games and make them aware of the positive and negative effects of mobile gaming more especially to their study. They may also strongly prohibit bringing of a cellphone in school to avoid the students from playing mobile games, especially when there are upcoming exams.