Research Chapter 1

Messenger Utilization: Its Effects in the Academic Performance
Of Senior High School in Lyceum of the
Philippines University-Batangas
A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of Senior High School
Lyceum of the Philippines University-Batangas
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the K to 12
Enhanced Basic Education Curriculum
De Chavez, Blesie T.
Suarez, Maria Eliz Lorena V.
Velasquez, Shaira Isabelle M.
Wagan, Rainald P.
September 2019
INTRODUCTION
Technology has been a necessity to everyone as many are using it to
accomplish tasks related to jobs, and studies in as much as communicating with
others and searching for certain things. Yet people are unaware that it evolves at
a very fast rate. Messenger is one of the commonly used applications in mobile
phones, especially in millennials. Aside from being a good and easy way of
communication and a helpful tool for study purposes, this application is somehow
addictive and can cause a huge impact on the user that becomes difficult to
control.
The Lyceum of the Philippines University-Batangas is a private institution
of higher learning and one of the best schools in the province of Batangas. It
offers quality education that enhances the progression of students. It also
develops leaders, lifelong learners and globally competitive professionals. The
Senior High School students will serve as the respondents since it was
discovered that these students are capable of imparting the needed information
for the study.
As indicated by WibeWise (n.d.), the free mobile messaging application
Messenger is used for messaging, sending photos, videos, recordings and as
well as group chats. This application simply works by downloading the
application in mobile phones or any devices. Users can choose between
Facebook account and mobile numbers in setting up. Social networking can be a
social organization that ties different interdependency types, such as for
connection among people, likes and dislikes, and knowledge. The following
social networking sites are commonly used by people: Yahoo Messenger,
Facebook Messenger, Blackberry Messenger (BBM), Google talk,
Google+Messenger (Adeboye, 2012, cited in Asemah and Edegoh, 2012).
According to the findings of Kogi State University (2013), 68% of the
students have access to different social media for different purposes. The
findings show that Facebook, which has Messenger application under it, is the
most used social media in their university. This data allowed presenting the
similarities to this study in terms of the students’ usage of the Messenger app.
Since applications like Messenger serves as a tool for communication and
information are used daily, it is used by many people, primarily students to be
updated with new information and to be able to communicate with others.
Similarly, the use of different social media platforms, especially Messenger is
common in Lyceum of the Philippines University - Batangas. Students that can
access this application may have a huge effect on them and on how their usage
of Messenger may affect their academic performance. Students may or may not
have trouble utilizing it for academic purposes. Messenger has been a common
tool used today among students for communication and dissemination of
information. Its impact may vary from student to student. Such impacts may
depend on how students utilize Messenger which may affect their academic
performance either positively or negatively. Educators alike are beginning to
explore its potential toward seeing how it can help students in their learning.
Since it is apparently a novel tool in the education arena, it is useful in improving
the performances of the students in English proficiency. On the other hand, some
students prefer to stay on Messenger, than to study for their exams or doing their
assignments. The main reason is that when they are studying or searching their
course material online, they get attracted to SNS to kill the boredom. Usage of
Messenger may either lead the students to perform their least or best academic
performance.
With the situations stated above, the researcher aims to identify the
effects of Messenger utilization in the academic performance of Senior High
School in Lyceum of the Philippines University-Batangas. The result of this study
will be the basis of the formulation of strategies that is applicable for the
enhancement of the students’ academic performance.

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Messenger Utilization: Its Effects in the Academic Performance

Of Senior High School in Lyceum of the

A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of Senior High School

Lyceum of the Philippines University-Batangas

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the K to 12

Enhanced Basic Education Curriculum

Suarez, Maria Eliz Lorena V.

Velasquez, Shaira Isabelle M.

Technology has been a necessity to everyone as many are using it to

accomplish tasks related to jobs, and studies in as much as communicating with

The Lyceum of the Philippines University-Batangas is a private institution

offers quality education that enhances the progression of students. It also

develops leaders, lifelong learners and globally competitive professionals. The

for the study.

As indicated by WibeWise (n.d.), the free mobile messaging application

Messenger is used for messaging, sending photos, videos, recordings and as

well as group chats. This application simply works by downloading the

application in mobile phones or any devices. Users can choose between

social organization that ties different interdependency types, such as for

Facebook Messenger, Blackberry Messenger (BBM), Google talk,

Google+Messenger (Adeboye, 2012, cited in Asemah and Edegoh, 2012).

According to the findings of Kogi State University (2013), 68% of the

Since applications like Messenger serves as a tool for communication and

information are used daily, it is used by many people, primarily students to be

updated with new information and to be able to communicate with others.

Similarly, the use of different social media platforms, especially Messenger is

common in Lyceum of the Philippines University - Batangas. Students that can

tool used today among students for communication and dissemination of

performance either positively or negatively. Educators alike are beginning to

Since it is apparently a novel tool in the education arena, it is useful in improving

effects of Messenger utilization in the academic performance of Senior High

School in Lyceum of the Philippines University-Batangas. The result of this study

enhancement of the students’ academic performance.

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