The Usage of Android Phone and the Academic Performance of the Grade 10 Students in Jose Abad Santos National High School

The study aimed to determine the impact of Android phones on the academic performance of Grade 10 students in Jose Abad Santos National High School. The study employed a descriptive-correlational research design. Were 182 respondents selected using a stratified random sampling technique who responded to the adapted survey guide questionnaire? The frequency count and percentage, mean, and Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient were the statistical tools used.

Most respondents were 17-18 years old, female, used Vivo android phone, and had average socio-economic status. The usage of Android phones occasionally used by the respondents, in particular in the cognitive aspect. The average grade of the Grade 10 students in the first grading period of the school year 2022-2023 was 83.09 indicating that their academic performance was approaching proficiency level—a significant relationship was found between the usage of Android phones and academic performance of the Grade 10 students.

Moreover, the findings indicated that there was a significant relationship between the Android phone and academic performance of the Grade 10 students particularly their cognitive aspects in which the students develop their mental skills and acquisition of knowledge.