E – Gadget Management of Senior High School Students at Cuyapo West District

Abstract

The study dealt with the E-gadget Management Of Senior High School Students at Cuyapo West District. It made used of descriptive method of research with purposive sampling method in gathering data from teachers and students of Senior High School. To analyze data, frequency, average weighted mean, percentage, T-test for Independent Variables, Pearson, Spearman, Point biserial and contingency coefficient were used.
The result shows that the respondents are predominantly females, ages 21-40, married and with masteral units. Moreover, majority of the respondents, both students and teachers make use of electronic gadgets. Further, the students sometimes utilize e-gadgets along mobile phones, laptops/net pads, tablets, earphones/headsets and IPhones/IPads, whereas desktop computers are perceived to have never used in terms of classroom activities. In addition, the teacher respondents always use E-gadgets namely mobile phones and laptops, sometimes utilize the devices such as desktop computers and IPhones/IPads and never for tablets and earphones/headsets in the classroom settings. Furthermore, the respondents involved management skills in the utilization of e-gadgets of grade 11 students. Lastly, the teacher respondents perceived e-gadgets to be always beneficial in the teaching-learning process while student respondents perceived the devices to be sometimes beneficial.
Hence, this study recommends: a) to have a seminar about the effective utilization of e-gadgets in the classroom settings; b) proper usage of e-gadgets for both teacher and student; c)further study with regard to the utilization of another sets of gadgets or technology such as projectors, tv, etc.