Articles About the Effects of Online Gaming Instudents

THE EFFECTS OF ONLINE GAMING
TO ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF 3rd YEAR OM STUDENTS
IN RTU, BONI CAMPUS
SY 2012-2013

A THESIS
Presented to
The Faculty of the CBET
Rizal technological University
Mandaluyong City

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
For the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Office Administration
Major in Office Management

By
Ronalyn Bacarra
Kristine Mae Panganiban
Princess Joy Pergis
Leonardo Jayme II

Acknowledgement
There are many people whom we want to thank and would forever be grateful.
To all of you, we want to thank you with all our heart that had helped us in those painstaking moments we had. In case we forget someone hope he/she will forgive and understand. Not everything would come into existence without the help of ALMIGHTY GOD whom we’ll always be thankful with the blessing of him for bestowing knowledge and spiritual support.

The researchers acknowledge with appreciation and gratitude the assistance of all those who in one way or another made this research work possible. Their encouragement, support and inspiration continually motivated the research in their quest for educational upliftment.

The researchers owe a great deal to the thesis adviser, Elenita Sta. Ana whose constructive criticisms and valuable suggestions have been become fruitful one. Her insightful comments become instruments for finalization of this research. Thank you for helping us be enlighten to our topic.

To all 3rd year OM students who served as respondents of this study and who conscientiously answered the questionnaires. Conducting a study has its own numerous difficulties and pain and sacrifices, but lots of sincerity good people extended their support to draw more courage and inspiration especially to our loving parents, brothers and sisters, for their undying support financially and morally.

To all of you who helped us make our thesis come true, we dedicate this to you.

Table of Contents
Title Page …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………i
Approval Sheet…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………ii
Acknowledgement…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..iii
Thesis Abstract…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………iv
Table of Contents……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..v
List of Tables…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….vi
CHAPTER I Problem and its Background
Introduction………………………………………………………………………………..
Conceptual Framework……………………………………………………………….
Statement of the problem…………………………………………………………….
Hypothesis………………………………………………………………………………….
Research paradigm……………………………………………………………………
Significance of the Study…………………………………………………………..
Scope and Limitation………………………………………………………………….
Definition of Terms…………………………………………………………………….
CHAPTER II Review of Related Literature…………………………………………………… Related Literature………………………………………………………………………
CHAPTER III Research Methodology…………………………………………………………….. Methodology……………………………………………………………………………. Research Methodology……………………………………………………………….. Population/Sampling Schemes……………………………………………………. Demographic Description of the Respondents…………………………….. Research Instrument………………………………………………………………… Validation of the Instrument……………………………………………………. Date gathering Procedures………………………………………………………. Statistical Treatment of Data………………………………………………….
CHAPTER IV Presentation, Analysis and Interpretation of Data…………………

CHAPTER V Summary, Findings, Conclusions and Recommendation.......... Summary……………………………………………………………………………….. Conclusions…………………………………………………………………………… Recommendations…………………………………………………………………..
Bibliography
Appendices
Appendix A Authorization Letter for Conducting the Survey............................
Appendix B Certification of thesis Critic.............................................................
Appendix C Sample Questionnaire......................................................................
Appendix D Photograph…………………………………………………………………………………….

Curriculum Vitae……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

CHAPTER 1
The Problem and its Background

Introduction
Online games create greater negative consequence and great enjoyment. Online games with thousands of simultaneous players have become popular in the past two decades and are now multi-billion dollar industry with tremendous financial success. Based on the facts on Wikipedia, from 1990 to the present year, online games had a big impact to us especially to the academic performance of 3rd year OM students’ students of RTU Boni in the school year of 2012-2013. Games will become online game if it involves the use of a computer or a series of computer with one player in each computer to battle it out with other players using the internet depending on the game genre. Playing online games makes the player experienced different feeling because it is as if the player is really the one taking the challenges. In addition, this is the reason why most of the students are addicted in online gaming.
This research focuses on the effects of online gaming to the academic performances of 3rd year OM students of RTU Boni in the school year 2012-2013. It sought to answer the following questions provided by the researchers.
The reason why this research is made is to understand the effects of online gaming to the academic performance of 3rd year OM students.

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
Online Gaming

1. Saves the money 2. Lessen the time in online gaming 3. Spend time in family
CBET-05-502P
3rdyear Om student

1. Awareness of heath condition 2. School activity 3. Curriculum 1. Getting addicted 2. Become first priority in life 1. Affects academic performance 2. Attitudes 3. Heath condition 1. Failing grades 2. Tend to be a rebel 3. Loss of vision & appetite

Statement of the Problem 1. What is the Demographic Profile of the respondents? 2. What are the effects of online gaming in the academic performances, attitude, and health condition of 3rd year OM students? 3. What are the reasons why some 3rdyear OM students do not focus in their studies? 4. What are the problems encountered by3rd year OM students who play online gaming? 5. What are the recommendations that you can suggest in order to solve the effects of online gaming encountered by 3rd year OM students?

Hypothesis
This study operates on the following hypothesis: 1. Online gaming addiction in the family and school affects parent-students-professors relationship. 2. Online gaming affects academic performances of 3rd year Om students. 3. Friends of online gaming addicts become online gaming addicts, too.

Significance of the Study
As students, we should be aware of the existing problems regarding the effects of online gaming. We should know the related problems concerning our academic performance.
Particularly, this study will help students to acquire information on the effects of online gaming to academic performances, and thereby apply the positive and preventive solutions concerning the effects of online gaming to academic performances. “The youth is the hope of the nation,” so it is important that we have to protect and our fellow students into righteousness.
The findings of this research could also be used as a future reference for their thesis and to the author; it is an honor to accomplish such tedious work.
For the professors, it will be helpful to motivate their students towards academic performances. The professors are able to understand the situation of the students regarding to the effects of online gaming such as; being sleepy, daydreaming and talkative.
For the parents, there will be a big chance to awake their minds to ensure their son/daughter is participating in class.
This study was undertaken with the hope that the findings would prove useful to the following: 1. Students, upon knowing its effects to their lives would think twice before playing online games. 2. Professors who encounter problems would conscientiously understand the situation facing the youth. 3. Students who will do their parting shaping the minds of online gaming addicts to be more productive and effective in life and to keep them make sensible decisions.

Scope and Limitation
This study concerns mainly to the effects of online gaming to the academic performances of the 3rd year Om students. This study is limited to 200 OM students studying in Rizal Technological University, Boni, Mandaluyong City, enrolled in the school year 2012-2013. Their ages range from 18-26 years old. Only the scores or answers gathered from the questionnaires will be analyzed and interpreted to furnish answer to the questions asked in this study.

CHAPTER II
Review of Related Literature

Online gaming is one of the distractions of 3rd year OM students in academic performance such as attentiveness, attendance, cooperation and participation in class. The online gaming is a video game played over some form of computer network, using a personal computer or video game console. This network is usually the internet or equivalent technology, but games have always used whatever technology was current: modems before the internet, and hardwire terminals before modems. The expansion of online gaming has reflected the overall expansion of computer networks to the internet and the growth of the internet access itself. Online games can range also from simple text based environments to games incorporating complex graphics and virtual worlds populated by many players simultaneously. Many online games have associated online communities, making online games a form of social activity beyond single player games. Online gaming is a website and installing in the computer that may appear and became the student’s willingness to try it.
The online gaming is become bad influence to the students like dota, warcraft, death for life, salie’s salon, angry birds and temple run. Those games are some example of online gaming.
The computer and video game industry has grown considerably over the past decade. In 2005 a study conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation: "Generation M: Media in the Lives of 8-18 year-olds", showed that over 80 percent of teenagers had a video game player in their home. The widespread use of video games has led to a series of questions. The most common question discusses the effects that the video/computer games have on the academic performance of the gamer. Researchers have found that each situation should be handled independently because the effects vary from individual to individual.

Positive Effects * Many people focus on the negative effects of these games and fail to see the opportunity for learning and growth. According to Raise Smart Kids: “The Good and Bad Effects of Video Games” there are several positive effects that come from spending time playing video games. Most games do not teach kids math, history and other subjects, however, they do provide students indirect opportunities to learn principles that can help them in their academic pursuits. Certain types of video games can help train kids to follow instructions as well as helping them develop their problem solving and logical thought processes. These skills translate directly to the classroom as students are asked by teachers to complete tasks and are presented problems that require them to use logical problem solving skills. Kids can also learn inductive reasoning and hypothesis testing. Games will often present them with a situation that needs to be solved and this causes the kids to have to develop problem-solving techniques. Before purchasing a video game a parent should talk with a representative at the store to see what the overall premise of the game is to see if it includes elements that will help build these aforementioned qualities.
Negative Effects * Although there are some positive effects that are possible form video/computer game use there are mostly negative effects. Several professors conducted a research project to determine the effect of gaming on academic performance. According to the Australasian Journal of Educational Technology: “Gaming Frequency and Academic Performance” individuals who spend two or more hours playing games on a daily basis score lower in every subject than their non-gaming counterparts. By spending a high percentage of time on video games there is not enough time left to spend in studying for classes. The study found that there was “not a single significant positive correlation between gaming and academic performance.”(KyleAldous,2012)

CHAPTER III
Research Methodology

This chapter presents the methodology used by the researchers in undertaking the study.
Research Method Used
This research is a descriptive study dealing with the effects of online gaming to academic performances of 3rd year OM students in Rizal Technological University.
The descriptive method as expounded by Sevilla (1984) is design to gather information about the present existing conditions.
Descriptive method used to discover facts on which judgment could be based. It describes records, analyzes and interprets what it is.
It is used in different fields of study because of its applicability to solved varied kinds of problem.

Population/Sampling Scheme
The study made of random sampling that was drawn in such a way that every number of respondents has an equal chance of being included in order to get the better perspective of the case study.
Random sampling is the drawing of samples of study which gives each member of the population equal chance to be picked-up without a definite pattern being followed in the process of drawing samples.

Demographic Description of the Respondents
The respondents of the study were the 3rd year OM students of Rizal Technological University located in Boni Avenue , Mandaluyong City.

Research Instruments It discussed the instrument used by the researchers. It has two parts. Part I comprise of demographic profile of the respondents according to age, gender, and family income. Part II includes questions about the title or the Survey Questionnaire. The researchers made a questionnaire that is valid and related to the effects of online gaming to academic performance of the students. It can be answered in three (3) to five (5) minutes.
Questionnaire and observation were used in this study. There was no special or detailed questionnaire developed in the conduct of this study. The questions were specifically simple and designed to get specific data from the subjects. The observation was used to strengthen and verify the results of their answers in their questionnaire.
The researcher made an expert validation of the questionnaire.

Data Gathering Procedure
A letter of permission to be given to the authorities of Rizal Technological University, College of Business And Entrepreneurial Technology and was signed by the Thesis adviser, Department Head and the Dean of CBET. 200 3rd year students of Office management were randomly selected to serve as subjects for the survey.
In order to gather the needed information, the researchers utilized questionnaire in a checklist form. After the questionnaires were finalized, the researchers secured the permission from the Department Head of CBET to distribute these instruments to the respondents. The survey is held for3-5 minutes.
The respondents are given the first set of questionnaire which consists of personal profile. The researchers collected and recorded that data obtained from the respondents. The data were processed and analyzed.

Statistical Treatment of Data The data gathered were classified, tallied, and presented, interpreted and summarized to obtain the profile of the subjects with the use of statistical formula: f P= x 100 % n

Where: P = Percentage n = Number of Respondents f = Number of Frequency 100 is constant

The following arbitrary limits were used to interpret results of the weighted mean.

POINT | RANGE | RANK | 5 | 4.20-5.00 | Strongly Disagree | 4 | 3.40-4.19 | Disagree | 3 | 2.60-3.39 | Neither | 2 | 1.80-2.59 | Agree | 1 | 1.00-1.79 | Strongly Agree |

The formula for computing the weighted mean: fw WM = n
Where:
WM = Weighted Mean f = Frequency n = Total number of Respondents

Data gathered using the information above formula would be presented in the tables for better understanding of the fact.

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL TECHNOLOGY
RIZAL TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Boni Avenue, Mandaluyong City
Philippines

November 29, 201
Mrs. Rosa Diestro
Department Head
Boni Avenue, Mandaluyong City

Madam:

Greetings in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ!

One of the requirements of the Bachelor of Science in office Administration major in Office is Management is conduct a thesis study. In this regard, may I request from your good office to allow us to facilitate our study to make our objective possible upon your approval, we will distribute the questionnaires to 200 3rd year Om students of Rizal Technological University as your respondents with our study entitled “EFFECTS OF ONLINE GAMING TO ACADEMIC PERFORMANCES OF 3RD YEAR OM STUDENTS OF RIZAL TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY.” With your kind assistance, it is our honest belief that we can deliver the necessary information and best result relative to our research.

Thank you very much for your favorable response regarding this matter.

Respectfully yours,

Researchers Noted by: Dr. Asturias Adviser