Educational Mobile Applications as Used by Grade 12 Students of BCP: It’s Effectiveness to Academic Performance

Authors

  • A.A. Bacabac
  • B.H. Constantino
  • L. R. Bagtong
  • J. F. Pulido
  • Dr. Amelia S. Ablen

Keywords:

mobile applications

Abstract

This study wants to find out the Effectiveness of Educational Mobile Applications in the Academic Performance of Students. The use of mobile phones has brought crucial changes in the education industry. Many mobile applications have been developed for educational purposes (Demuynck and Laureys, 2002) where students can review and study significant topics in advance. This study used the descriptive method for the utilization and analysis of the gathered information about the effectiveness of educational mobile applications in the academic performance of the students. It aims to integrate the approaches, strategies, source of data, research subjects, research instrument as well as the statistical tools to be used in processing the data. The findings of the study showed that the students who used educational mobile applications are dominated by males and are mostly 17 years old. The application ‘Chrome’ was the most used. It was found that it helped the students come up with their class discussion. However, it hampers their ability to sleep early and reduces their time to seek information on books. The use of Educational Applications is an undermined educational material in today’s education system. Based on the findings, the study recommended that students are free to use their mobile phones to enhance their academic performance. With the advantages given by the educational mobile applications, acquiring knowledge is just one tap away.

Published

2019-04-01

How to Cite

Bacabac, A., Constantino, B., Bagtong, L. R. ., Pulido, J. F. ., & Ablen, D. A. S. . (2019). Educational Mobile Applications as Used by Grade 12 Students of BCP: It’s Effectiveness to Academic Performance. Ascendens Asia Singapore – Bestlink College of the Philippines Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, 1(1). Retrieved from https://ojs.aaresearchindex.com/index.php/aasgbcpjmra/article/view/1073

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