CHAPTER 1
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
Introduction
For a long time technology has influenced our lives somehow and we have grasped the idea that we can’t survive without it. Technology has changed our methods for doing things, we depend our tasks to technology basically in light of the fact that it offers accommodation and better living. Today's era is quick pacing, that is the reason the interest of our general public in technology has been expanded.
Technology has likewise changed our educational framework, making an open door, as well as a stepping stone towards improvements, from instructional materials, presentations, methodologies and strategies. Indeed, even the pupils themselves have been changed by technology, the way they do and learn things by themselves. From bringing down notes, assignments, researches and other school ventures, they depend on technology to take every necessary step and thinking for them.
But Christian Lous Lange once said that “Technology is useful servant, but a dangerous master”. Pupils with difficulties in learning can benefit from technology to catch up with fast learners, but too much dependency can cause major distraction on their study habits. One of the products of technology that offers multi-tasking is the computer. Therefore, most pupils prefer to do their home works, projects, reports and research on computers, but on the other hand they can play online games, check their social media account while doing their tasks. Nowadays these routine are being habit by the pupils in today’s generations. It barely affects their critical and analytical thinking that damage their brain. Also due to the students belief on technology to do their work faster, students tend to procrastinate, or do unimportant task instead of more urgent ones, which in the long run makes them lazy. It is evident that technology has worth for our young students, however it likewise has detrimental negative outcomes on them.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM This study aimed to determine the impact of technology on the study habits of pupils. Specifically, it sought answers to the following questions:
1. How respondents are describe in terms of:
1.1 gender
1.2 age
1.3 class section
1.4
2. What products of technology pupils use the most?
3. How the pupils study habits influenced by the previously stated devices? 3.1 Advantages 3.2 Disadvantages
4. Is there an intervention at home or at school that limits the use of computer?
ASSUMPTION
The researcher has formulated the following assumptions:
1. The respondents are: 1.1 female 1.2 eleven (11) of age 1.3 sections: 1, 5, 10, 15, 20
2. Computer is mostly used by the pupils because it offers multi-tasking features.
3. The pupils study habits are affected by the aforementioned device by:
3.1 enhancing creativity, source of information and makes their tasks easier
3.2 laziness in studying, lessen critical thinking and distraction
4. There are interventions that limit the use of computer;
4.1 at home: restriction on time of using it, do the household chores first before using it
4.2 at school: out of classroom tasks should not be accompanied with computer.

Scope and Delimitation of the Study
This study will focus on grade 5 pupils who use technology particularly computers to accomplish their school tasks and requirements. It will tackle the repercussions of technology on the study habits and performance of the pupils. This study will also determine how and how often pupils use this technology using the research method and interpretation of the data gathered.
This study does not cover the other innovations outside the time of the research was conducted. The population sample was limited to grade 5 students enrolled in school year 2015-2016, as such to generalize the entire population outside its borders is limited.
However, this study can be a source of information for future researchers who will be working with the same topic.

Significance of the Study
This study is deemed significant to the following:
Teachers, for them to come up with better teaching strategies and methods,
Pupils, to have awareness on how technology gradually affecting their study habits,
Parents, for proper guidance,
For the future researches, however it may deemed to be helpful to them.

Definition of terms
Impact – have a strong effect on someone or something.
Technology – from Greek word teknologia “systematic treament”, from tekhne “art, craft”.
Study Habits –
Pupils – a person who is being taught, especially a child in a school. * a student in a school.
Computer – an electronic machine that can store, organize and find information, do calculations and control other machines.