“Impacts of Online Games to Grade 11- STEM Students Academic Performaces in

Biñan Integrated National High School in the Year 2019-2020”

Intoduction

Internet as a source of information plays an important role in developing one's

mind and life experiences by creating productive works in schools, offices, and even at
home. Nowadays, this can be a person's most efficient strategic tool for enabling
himself to take charge and cope with the fast growing technology. The fact that people
live in on informative lifestyle where everything is updated, internet became one of the
necessities of human beings regardless of age or sex in today's society. However, the
influence of this useful machine on youth is undeniably questionable. As to what Rock
said, all these technologies are very good at distracting people. In line with this
development, online gaming was created to give entertainment to people. Online
gaming is one of the widely used leisure activities by many people. For some people it
is said that playing video games has a number of reasons to be played, for it can be a
stress reliever, challenge and competition, relaxation, enjoyment, social interaction, and
even mentally escaping from the real world. For most people, on-line gaming is one of
the best past time that they acquire specially for teenagers, youngsters and students.
According to Kuss & Griffiths, teens who play online games are just having fun. They do
not just actually play because of some sort of seriousness, but also because they just
want to feel relief. During school hours, students tend to feel stressed due to loads of
school works and through playing it will relive their stress. It is undeniably questionable
that playing online games provide them something that no one can give. According to
some researches it is beneficial. It enables the mind of the players to be more active,
especially those puzzle-based games. Furthermore, it helps the player to come up with
decisions in tight situations, especially those adventure games that keep the players to
be alert, active and strategic. Students' learning takes place unexpectedly, but the
inappropriate usage of playing online games also leads in some problems such as
being distracted in school. Further, it is where the attention of the child were divided that
even their health and social life is unknowingly affected.

The online games can help teenagers to develop many important abilities which
are indispensable in their social lives. To begin with, video games can make teenagers
learn to thinking, analysis and decisions in a short time. Teenagers can practice these
abilities in almost every second during the game. Different online games will have
different influence on student’s characteristics, because some games will have violent
elements but others may emphasize completely different aspects like cooperation. For
example, violence, which is blamed most among the bad effects of online games (as
cited in The Positive and Negative Effects of Video Games) can be indoctrinated to
adolescents by some games filled with killings, kicking, stabbing and shooting. So, if
students spends much time on online games full of violence and aggression, he will
surely be influenced by games and will easily form bad characteristics. On the other
hand, playing games which emphasize good qualities will benefit them.

As one of the most important parts of many adolescents’ lives, online games are
affecting their health, abilities and characteristics in different way which will cause
different effects. The proper use of online games can make teenagers relaxed and gain
many useful skills, but if the use of the Internet is out of control, adolescents will suffer
from many physical and psychological disorders. Adolescence is nearly the most
important stage when both adolescents’ bodies and mentality are developing and their
values and characteristics are forming. While as an important way of communication
and entertainment, online games take much of teenagers’ time, and it is influencing their
lives in many aspects. It is important for them to tell the virtual world from the reality,
and not only play the role in games well but also make their real lives wonderful. Only
when adolescents can make sensible use of Internet and play online games with strict
self-restraint, will they be able to benefit from the Internet.

Background of the Study

The rise in the use of the internet has led to many changes in our daily life. In
particular, this rise has also led to the rise of online gaming. Online gaming can refer to
any type of game that someone can play through the internet or over a computer
network.Most of the time,online gaming can refers to the video games played over the
internet,where multiple players are in different locations around the world.In most
cases,online games are

Statement of the Problem

How do Online Games Impact/Affect on Academic Performances of Grade 11

STEM- Students in Biñan Integrated National High School?

Specifically, This study seeks answers to the Following questions:

1. What is the profile of Respondent in terms of:

1.1 Sex;

1.2 Age;and

1.3 Online games user?

2. How may Online games be described in terms of:

2.1 Pleasure;

2.2 Time Allotment; and

2.3 Feature of games?

3. How may online games affect the studying of the students:

3.1 Time management;

3.2 Motivation; and

3.3 Interest?

4. Do Online Games Exert significance effects on Study?