...“The Effects of Computer Gaming to the Academic Performance of Grade 9 Students of Divine Light Academy Las Piñas during School Year 2015-2016” (Submitted by Ernest John S.J. Arreza of Grade 9 Nationalism) Chapter 1 (The Problem and its Background) Introduction: Development in technology brings us many benefits today. One of these things is the computer gaming. Computer gaming is one of the most prominent activities done by teenagers today. Many people said that “they play these games just for fun and relaxation”. But they don’t know the effects of computer games to their academic performance. These games according to some researchers to researchers have benefits, because it enables the mind of the player to be more active. But also these games had bad effects on the Academic Performance of the students, because it might cause computer addiction. Today many Grade 9 students of Divine Light Academy Las Piñas are excellent at playing computer games. But I am sad to see that there are only three level honors out of hundreds of students this first quarter. “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can choose to change the world” – Nelson Mandela, this quotation is very true, because without education there would be no government today. That is why it is necessary to conduct a research about this topic because computer gaming is both a friend and a foe of education. The computer gaming industry is now over 30 years old. In that time computer technology has improved...
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...we call “computers”. Computer is one of the best inventions that are made ever by human being. It helps us on our needs. It helps us to communicate with others and be updated with the news. It provides entertainment and makes things easier. One study by Willoughby in the development psychology in 2008 found out that viewing video increased aggression and sometimes can be linked to the decline of academic performance. This online games has a big impact especially in teenagers; moreover, Dalan (2008) on cyber psychology found out the negative effect of playing online games, these according to him may lead to violence, anger and swearing. Online gaming has emerged as a popular source of entertainment and play for all ages, especially for students. Students and other individuals who are always playing with computer games may find themselves obsessed with these games. They might be using a lot of time that should be otherwise be used for studying, doing school work and engaging in more productive endeavour. It is for these reasons that a group of fourth year student of Bicol State College of Applied Sciences and Technology conducted a research on the effect of computer gaming on the academic performance in mathematics of grade 7 students in the first and second grading period for the school year 2012-2013. Statement of the Problem This study assessed the effect of computer games played by grade 7 high school student of BISCAST on their academic performance in mathematics...
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...THE EFFECTS OF computer games on the academic performance Introduction The term computer game is in sharp competition with video games, console games, and arcade games. Video games and console games usually mean gamesconnected to a TV, whereas arcade games means games placed in public spaces.Computer games on the other hand, are occasionally used to mean games played on apersonal computer. However, since all of these areas have been developed inclose parallel and because all of these games are played on computers, mostresearchers use the term computer game to represent all of these areas as a whole.Computer games first came into existence in the 1960s with the introductionof a shoot-up game. Since the computer games have become aregular part of life for many people due to its increased popularity. The computergame has changed from being primarily played at an arcade to be primarily played in the home. Research Background It has been recognized that the challenging nature of computer games canexercise the mind and teach garners to focus, have patience and prioritize. It does not take long to identify that all these attributes are also desirable in the process of generating students who excel academically especially at levels where knowledge and comprehension are not the main concern but rather application and analysis skills are more sought after. If games are good for the mind, they must certainly have some effects on the academic performance ofthe players. When the students...
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...INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Computer has led to groundbreaking outcome which completely revolutionized the society. One display of these fast growing advancements to society is computer gaming. Teenagers who are playing these computer games said that they are playing these games just for fun, to keep away from the heat of the sun, without knowing that there are a lot of effects of playing these games that are more than what they think. In 2006, Luke Ahearn stated that “Game development is booming! In the past few years many books have been written, more information than ever is available on the internet, and many colleges are offering courses – even degrees – in game development.” In addition, Adams & Rolling (2007) stated that games are created to serve a purpose and they are related to the human desire for play and our capacity to pretend. Also video games are forms of art, thus aesthetics are part of their design. It’s also shown in some studies that computer gaming helps the brain, especially to the young at age, to develop their logic skills. “Computer-based video games can clearly facilitate students’ learning performance. This finding indicated that computer-based video game playing not only can improve participants’ fact differentiation/recall processes, but also promotes problem-solving skills by recognizing multiple solutions for problems.” (Chuang & Chen, 2009, p.7). In addition, playing computer games according to some research is beneficial...
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...related literature and studies regarding topic about the students who plays MOBA games (Multiplayer Online Base Arena) and its effect to their study habits and time management. Studies on productivity provided ideas as to how to design our own study, while the studies on work breaks gave us an idea of how merely not working for a segment would affect our study. This would mean that we could have a clear idea of the effect of the games themselves rather than merely the break. Foreign Literature A paper made by Thomas M. Connollya, Elizabeth A. Boylea, Ewan MacArthura, Thomas Haineya, James M. Boyleb from University of the West of Scotland, High St., Paisley PA1 2BE, Scotland, United Kingdom and University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom with a title of “A systematic literature review of empirical evidence on computer games and serious games” examines the literature on computer games and serious games in regard to the potential positive impacts of gaming on users aged 14 years or above, especially with respect to learning, skill enhancement and engagement. Search terms identified 129 papers reporting empirical evidence about the impacts and outcomes of computer games and serious games with respect to learning and engagement and a multidimensional approach to categorizing games was developed. The findings revealed that playing computer games is linked to a range of perceptual, cognitive, behavioural, affective and motivational impacts and outcomes. The most...
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... 75 Effects of Computer Gaming on High School Students’ Performance in Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines Maria Daisy S. CORTES＊, Jhoana V. ALCALDE＊＊, Jose V. CAMACHO, Jr.＊＊＊ Abstract This study examined the effects of computer games on school performance of high school students in Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. Allowance, gender, peer group and year level positively affect student’s decision to play while time spent on studying, year level, previous grade, number of books and time spent playing computer games are found to be significant in affecting student’s performance. Results showed that the probability of a computer gamer to fail is 39%, given the student has more than four siblings, a previous grade of at most 84, lesser teachers, lesser hours on studying, living near a computer shop, and spends more hours playing computer games. Moreover, 60% of the students’ daily allowance is spent on playing computer games. Keywords : investment in human capital, computer games, education production function, high school performance, Logit regression model ＊ Maria Daisy S. Cortes graduated in 2010 with a BS Economics degree at the University of the ＊ assistant professor, College of Economics and Management, University of the Philippines Los Baños. ＊ Philippines Los Baños, Laguna and currently works at Deutsche Knowledge Services, Taguig City 1634 Philippines. ＊ ＊ associate professor/associate dean, College of Economics and Management, University...
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...The Effects of Computer Games to the Academic Performances of the selected HSU Students Submitted by: Cabasal, Vince Alain S. G11-82 Submitted to: Prof. Ronilo Dacara Chapter 1: Background of the Study: The purpose of the this study is to know if playing computer games affect or doesn’t affect his/her performance in school, also to know that are they addict to the specific game they play to know if their english speaking had improved and to know if they gamble with the use of computer games. Objectives: The objectives for my research are to know if playing computer games: * Addictive * Making their performances in school activities. * Improve their performances on school. * Improve their english speaking skills. * Make them an open minded person. * Do they gamble? Significance of the Study: 1. HSU Students who played computer games, learned to control their habit in playing. 2. Their Parent’s/Guardian at home because they should tell the effects of playing long in front of the screen. 3. The school Guidance Councilor because some of HSU Students from Grade 11 are cutting in class. Scope and Limitations: This study is limited to the HSU Students who played computer games, whether in a computer shop or at home and with or without age limit as long as they play computer games. Chapter 2: Review of Related Literature: Gaming frequency, time, and types of gamer: ...
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...The effects of the vices mentioned earlier on health could also result to poor academic performance. Here are the proofs of declining academic performance – tardiness, absences, skipping classes, poor motivation, loss of interest – all could result to failing grades. * Loss of interest/ poor motivation * Poor health/ smoking First, it may affect the physical energy level of a child which determines the time (including classroom attendance and after school educational activities) that can be used for learning. Second, it affects the child’s mental status that may have a direct impact on academic performance. Third, a child’s health status may affect the way her teachers, parents and peers treat her; this in part shapes the learning environment that she encounters. The first two channels directly affect own health input (both physical and mental) in the education process while the third influences a child’s education outcome through other inputs such as peer quality and teacher attention that is the result of a certain health status. * Alcohol Difficulty meeting academic responsibilities is one of the most common consequences of alcohol use. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) Task Force on College Drinking reports that about 25 percent of college students report academic problems caused by alcohol use, such as earning lower grades, doing poorly on exams or papers, missing class, and falling behind. According to a national study of more...
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...Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Responsible gaming is an attitude the students need if they were to engage into playing computer online games. Developing this attitude is not a personal choice alone, it required the participation of the society. As time continues to run, our world keeps getting more advance and modernize and until now, it doesn’t stop. One of the finished products of modernization is the machine called computer. Since it was invented and being developed, it gives us benefits and brings significance to our lives. Moreover, an effect of its usage would occur. It can be in our thoughts, behaviour, actions and or in other ways. Development in computer brings many things that people don’t have many years back. One of these things is online gaming that is provided by the internet. Online gaming is one of the widely used leisure activities by many students. Students who are playing online games believe that they are playing these games just for fun without knowing that there are a lot of effects of playing these games that are more than what they think. The influence of technology in the field of gaming continues to grow at a rapid pace. As computer and online games have increased in popularity over time, they have caused significant impact among students. This form of entertainment has spawned many fads. Online games are the most sought leisure activity followed by students nowadays. Online games are the “in” thing these days...
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...to Waldbridge, "Responsible gaming is an attitude we need if we are engage into Computer Game. Developing this attitude is not a personal choice alone, it requires the participation of society (parents, school, and game developer and government)." As a computer game user, player and fan, it has led me to study the effects of playing computer games such as DOTA, KHAN, and other highly innovative and competitively graphical games. The purpose of the study was to establish an understanding of to what extent is the effect of playing online games, network games and other types to the studies of the students in the university where I graduated. While it was difficult to set a parameter of classifying games according to types and quality since I and my friend believed that the characteristics of the games have something to do with the addiction of students to playing, we thought that it would be safe to just assume games as if have the same characteristics even though these games are under of different types and of the different level of complex graphical presentation, level of real-time experiences, the plot of story it is trying to project and a lot more qualities. Thus, if we quantify the effects then assumption holds that each game that we have studied has a relatively the same impact to students considering its character/quality. However, the extent of its impact is relatively different when we talk about the degree of variation to students experiences towards gaming. This shows therefore...
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...CHAPTER I THE INTRODUCTION I. INTRODUCTION ABSTRACT Online gaming has emerged as a popular and successful source of entertainment and play for people of all ages, especially for the students. It refers to the games that are played over some forms of computer network, typically on the internet. These games are played online, in which you can connect with multiple players. It is normally platform independent, relying on the web browser and appropriate plug-in It is one of the best inventions that are made ever by human beings. It has the ability to link players together. It has been one of the most popular activities in entertaining for younger people. Because of this, almost everybody is into it. Its fantastic characteristic makes a lot of students become hook on it. It provides entertainment and at the same time, online socialization with different kind of people. But sometimes, it causes negative effects. It has two kinds of impacts: the good and bad. It depends on the player itself. Studies show that online gaming is a major source of addiction, especially to college students. Because of its ability to link multiplayers together, most students become more addicted to it. They keep on playing and playing because it gives them thrill until it becomes a part of their lifestyle. This research study shows how online gaming can be an addiction and its possible effects on the students. A. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Education is an important element of investment in human...
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...Perceived Effects of Online Games to the Academic Performances among Students under the College of Business Administration Education at University of Mindanao (UM) Leynard Bangkulit Romeo Dimiao Russel Anthony Junsay Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Background of the Study In 1958, the world’s first world computer game, a rudimentary two-player tennis game, was created to entertain visitors on the Brookhaven National Laboratory. Since then, the computer/video game industry has become one the most aggressively growing business sectors in the United States and in the whole world. Obviously, games are emerging as one of the most dominant forms of entertainment. This trend goes further as of the increasing penetration of high speech Internet connection and the declining prices of computers, video-game consoles, and mobile entertainment devices. (Lee, Jin, Park, & Kang, 2005) As we know, Internet offers many conveniences. As a result it has made many people depend on it. What is worse, a large number of people have become addicted, especially to online game addiction. By2007, the population of online gamers worldwide was about 217 million, approximately 28 percent of the total online population (comScore,2007).In addition, online game addiction is prevalent in many countries, including China, Korea, Vietnam, Japan, U.S., and Canada. In South Korea, 2.4 percent of the population, ages nine to thirty-nine, were believed to be addicted to online games, and over 10 percent...
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...THE EFFECTS OF COMPUTER GAMES ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF CSC134 STUDENTS IN UiTM TERENGGANU DUNGUN CAMPUS BY: NOR AZILA AWANG ABU BAKAR NAZATUL AZLEEN ZAINAL ABIDIN NORLINA MOHD SABRI MARCH 2008 COPYRIGHT © UiTM Tarikh No. Fail Projek 19 Mac 2008 Penolong Naib Canselor (Penyelidikan) Institut Penyelidikan, Pembangunan dan Pengkomersilan (lRDC) Universiti Teknologi MARA 40450 Shah Alam YBhg. Prof., LAPORAN AKHIR PENYELIDIKAN "THE EFFECTS OF COMPUTER GAMES ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF CSC134 (COMPUTERS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING) STUDENTS IN UiTM TERENGGANU DUNGUN CAMPUS" Merujuk kepada perkara di atas, bersama-sama ini disertakan 2 (dua) naskah Laporan Akhir Penyelidikan bertajuk 'The Effects of Computer Games on the Academic Performance of CSC 134 (Computers and Information Processing) Students in UiTM Terengganu Dungun Campus' oleh kumpulan Penyelidik dari Fakulti Teknologi Maklumat dan Sains Kuantitatif, UiTM Terengganu (kampus Dungun) untuk makluman pihak Prof. Sekian, terima kasih. Yang benar, NOR AZILA AWANG ABU BAKAR Ketua Projek Penyelidikan ii COPYRIGHT © UiTM PROJECT TEAM MEMBERS NOR AZILA AWANG ABU BAKAR Project Leader ................................................: 11 ~ / Sig at t'e . NAZATUL AZLEEN ZAINAL ABIDIN Project Member ~ .............................. . NORLINA MOHD SABRI Project Member ............................................ 1':f?~ Signature iii COPYRIGHT © UiTM . ACKNOWLEDGEMENT First and foremost we thank Allah...
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...at the same time helpful in their everyday lives. The fact that most of the children today tend to choose staying at home playing computer games or any other gadgets instead of playing outside, making friends with other children and exercise their mind and body which is very helpful to their health. One of the main reasons why students are attracted to computers is because of computer games. Modern technology is now very accessible to people especially students, they can easily go to computer shops near the school to play and most of them spend the whole time with it and forgot their responsibilities as a student which is one of the disadvantages of playing video games. There are also good things that a student can benefit in playing computer games because there is also other types of video games that are educational which can help them enlighten their minds, discover new knowledge,improve their thinking skills, stuffs that they think it never existed and experience new things that they have never encountered in their entire life. Educational computer games can enhance students’ motivation to learn, but only depends on how they play. Some students get hooked on to playing computer games so much so that they tend to lose interest in other more important things like studies. Some of them who don’t have any knowledge about computer games before are now addicted to it because they are easily affected by peer pressures and also because of ignorance which tends...
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...Approval Sheet This thesis entitled “The Effects of Computer-Game Playing to the Academic Performance of the Grade 10 students of Don Bosco College – Basic Education Department High School Level School Year 2015-2016”, prepared and submitted by Syrell B. Almazan, Axl B. Cantil, Jorish B. Del Rosario, and Cyrihl C. Velasquez, in partial fulfillment of the requirements in English X, is hereby recommended for oral examination. Mr. Artell L. Almonte Subject Teacher Approved by the Committee on Oral Examination with a grade of _____. Mrs. Ma. Fatima A. Alarcon Mr. Joseph Christopher DT. Briana Member Member Mrs. Carolina B. Campos Ms. Vilma Rosa R. Dorado Member Member Mrs. Anita V. Maullion Mr. Wally A. Micosa Member Member Mr. Erbert V. dela Resma Chairman Accepted and approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements in English X. Rev. Fr. Regulus M. Porlucas, SDB Principal Date: __________ Acknowledgment Thanks to those teachers who helped us, especially Sir Erbert Dela Resma who gave the formula and Ma’am Joyce Bacuyag for helping us on how to compute the data. Also thanks to the aunt of Cyrihl Velasques for helping us on how to create a thesis Thank you. Dedication We dedicate this research to our Almighty Father for giving us strength in making this thesis. Next, to our beloved teachers and also to our classmates, the Grade 10 Caravario...
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