Technological devices and the academic performance of college Czarina G. Demen... [et. al]

Thesis Bachelor of Science in Guidance and Counseling University of Rizal System-Morong 2018

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This study aims to determine and information about technological devices and the academic performance of college students. The subject of the study are the college students in University of Rizal System Morong. This was conducted during the first semester and second semester of school year 2017-2018. This study used convenience sampling having 50 students in every colleges. In collecting or data gathering, the researchers used the researchers-made questionnaire checklist. The data was gathered, tabulated, analyzed and interpreted, frequency and percentage to determine the profile of the respondents in terms of age, sex, course, year level and monthly family income are statistical treatment that used to determine the extent of technological devices of the respondents with respect to computer, cellphone , television and other gadgets. And also to determine the level of academic performance of the respondents with respect to general average. One Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to determine the significant difference and relationship among the extent of technological devices and academic performance of college students. The findings revealed that college students are mostly under the age bracket of 18-19 years old and mostly men, taking Civil engineering who are in third year college, with monthly family income of 24,000 and below. College student have often exposure to technological devices and most of them shows a very good academic performance, it was also found out that age, sex, course, year level monthly family income are not significant to the extent of exposure of technological devices. On the level of academic performance of college student in their personal background it was found out that age and monthly family income do affect the academic performance of college. It was also found out that there is significant relationship between and among technological devices and academic performance of college student. Based from the summary of findings, it is recommended that information dissemination of laws or Republic Act about the use of technology maybe intensified for the student to be aware of advantages and disadvantages; the office of the student development may conduct seminars for the college students on how to improve their academic performance through the proper use of technological devices. Other study maybe conducted using other variables.