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This chapter introduces the topic of how new technologies like computers and the internet present challenges to established social norms and values. It notes that while technologies are often adopted for their technical benefits, there is little clear evidence that they improve education. The study aims to determine factors that affect students' learning and will benefit educators. It focuses on describing students' characteristics and perceived challenges within the scope of the research paradigm and methodology. Key terms are defined for understanding.

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This chapter introduces the topic of how new technologies like computers and the internet present challenges to established social norms and values. It notes that while technologies are often adopted for their technical benefits, there is little clear evidence that they improve education. The study aims to determine factors that affect students' learning and will benefit educators. It focuses on describing students' characteristics and perceived challenges within the scope of the research paradigm and methodology. Key terms are defined for understanding.

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CHAPTER 1

THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING

Introduction

Occasionally a new technology appears which promises to


change our lives for the better. It either improves our
performance by working more simply and a faster rate, or it
creates possibilities and options that did not previously
exist. Computational machines are one such technology.
Computers tirelessly perform calculations far beyond human
capabilities. They also create different possibilities for
interacting with the world by applying these calculations
to information processing, and thus, form a new arena for
social interaction. Through computers information and
communication technologies have become a major vehicle for
change in the information and communication technologies
have become a major vehicle for change in the information
age (Castells). Technologies like the internet continue the
social evolution of communications and information that
began with speech, writing and printing (for an analysis of
these influences see Ong). The internet and the world-wide
web (Web) present the latest
“disruptive” technologies (Christensen)by creating new
opportunities for identity formation that disturb values
that have been the mainstay of communication for a long
period of time. In the process, the computer is new ethical
challenges in many areas of modern life. All the norms of a
pre-computer society, including those associated with
education, are now open to question (Kizza).

For the most part, decisions to adopt these


technologies for teaching are justified on technical
grounds. Yet, despite a seemingly straightforward technical
criterion of using the most appropriate tools for the job,
there is little research that
unambiguously shows whether introducing technology into
teaching actually improves the quality studies of the
characteristics of technology do not guide decision-making,
it is not surprising that Heinich found that the research
on comparative performance has never influenced teachers’
use of technology. By ignoring the values in technical
objects, scientific accounts of technology have simply been
unable to give guidance on the right way to teach.

Meanwhile, evaluative reports continue to criticize


technology for failing to live up to is promise of
providing greater learning opportunities for students. For
instance, Landauer. offers compelling evidence that
computer-based improvements in productivity in most
industries are often marginal. Taking the example of
computer-aided learning, the best case of improvement he
was able to locate was an annual two percent increase in
student performance over the fifteen years of study
(Landaure) Furthermore, the outcomes that technologies are
able to achieve for learning are usually related to lower-
order educational goals, such as the memorization of
information. Alexander, McKenzie, and Geissinger found
similar result in their review of one hundred and four
Australian information technology projects funded to
improve higher education teaching.
Statement of the Problem

The study aimed to determine the

_______________________________________ (insert here your

topic)

Specifically, this study sought to answer the following

questions;

1. How may the profile of the respondents be described in

terms of:

1.1 _________ (include the important info needed from

your respondents, ex: age depending on your topic)

1.2 _________

1.3 _________

2. (Example) How may the factors affecting speaking

difficulties encountered by the respondents be described

in terms of: ( topic nio to)

2.1 __________ (factors na nahanap ninyo if factors ung

topic ninyo)

2.2 ____________

Research paradigm
(Insert here your research paradigm)

Figure 1. Research Paradigm

Significance of the Study

The study was conducted to determine the

_________________________________________________ (indicate

your topic again)

This study will specifically benefit the following:

(indicate here the people who will benefit from your

study)

Scope and Delimitation

The main focus of this study was to determine and

describe the ___________________________________ ( insert

your topic here again).

(lagay nio dto ung pinacheck ninyo)

Definition of Terms

To facilitate understanding of this study, the following

terms are defined as they are used in this study.

(insert important terms from your study)

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