CHAPTER 4

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

This chapter presents summary of findings; the conclusions made and the

recommendations offered.

Summary

The present study conducted by the Bachelor of Science in Office Administration

students of Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University, where 50 students had participated.

The age ranges of the students vary from 18 to 26 years old with an average age of 21 years old.

Results found that the Reasons of BSOA students in using technology is a.) For their

Assignments and most respondents was highly-agreed, b.) For projects and most respondents

was quite-agreed, c.) For social media and most respondents were quite-agreed, d.) Past time and

most student was agreed, e.) For online games and most respondents were agreed.

Results also found that the impact of technology on academic performance of the BSOA

students was a.) It improves critical thinking and most respondents were highly-agreed, b.)

Grades and most respondents were highly-agreed, c.) Attention Span and most respondents were

quite-agreed, d.) Handle distraction and most respondent were agreed, e.) Time management and

most respondent were highly-agreed.

Results also found that the ways to avoid frequent use of technology by students is a.)

Limit your time on using technology and most respondents were highly-agreed, b.) Study first

was most respondents quite-agreed, c.) Use only technology if needed were most respondents
quite-agreed, d.) Use library for searching were most respondents highly-agreed, e.) Help your

parent in doing household chores were most respondents highly-agreed.

Results also found that the possible solutions so not to affect the academic performance

of students is a.) Focus on your studies was most respondents highly-agreed, b.) Be responsible

were most respondents were highly-agreed, c.) Be a good student were most students quite-

agreed, d.) Know you priorities were most respondents highly-agreed, e.) Study Well were most

respondent highly-agreed.

Results also found that how does addiction to technology affect the knowledge available

to students is a.) Act of Dependency and most respondents highly-agreed b.) Poor Grades were

most respondents quite-agreed, c.) Distraction were most respondents highly-agreed, d.) Poor

thinking and most respondents agreed e.) Unused knowledge were most respondents quite-

agreed.

Conclusion

This study is a promising study in the sense that we are living in a world of knowledge

and technology. Changes in the scientific world are very fast. Keeping ones speed along with the

change is definitely a challenging task. Hence, one must learn how to exercise control and to

know what is important and what is not important at a specified time. Knowledge management,

time management and setting the priorities of life should guide our behavior in using the

technological gadgets and services. Last but not the least, use of any product should be necessity

driven rather than luxury driven, so that we can derive maximum pleasure and happiness.
Recommendations

Based on the study the researcher recommends that students should look at the effects of

technology in their academic performance. Students should not all the time expose in

technologies since technology had a negative and positive effect to them.

Another suggestion is that teacher must practice their students using the library for their

research, assignments and projects rather than by using technologies.

Another is that students must have a debriefing in accordance for the proper discipline

and usage of technologies.