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ABSTRACT
A common idea among readers is that a specific type of text can affect the success of the
reader. The problem is that readers don’t completely understand the relationship between the
specific type of text and the success of the reading that occurs. This lack of understanding causes
readers to make uninformed decisions about which type of text to use to have the most success in
This study identified the book preference (physical book or e-book) of junior high school
students, while analyzing the success of the students in the class that corresponds with that text.
There were four questions addressed in this study: What is the profile of the respondents? What
are the learning tool preferences of junior high school students? What are the perceived
advantages and the disadvantages of e-book? Is there a significant difference on the academic
achievement between junior high school using physical books and e-book? The data for this
study were collected using a standardized questionnaire, and the results of this questionnaire
The results demonstrate that there was no significant difference in the academic
achievement of the students in terms of learning tools of the two groups, suggesting that the e-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge those who help and stay with me in
the completion of this research. First, I would like to thank my assistant leader, Ms. Lorraine
Dela Pena, for the countless hours and superb effort she put forth in being with in times of need.
She read an endless number of drafts, and provided corrections, comments, and suggestions
throughout the entire writing process. Ms. Lorraine also helped a great deal in making our
thoughts and ideas become realities, and was instrumental in putting me in contact with the
necessary people to help me in gathering our data. Without her constant support and guidance,
I would also like to acknowledge the other members of my group: Ms. Ella Mae De
Jesus, Ms. Alexandrea Manabat, Ms. Raven Jezreel Flores and Ms. Beryl Pauline Gumasing.
Their guidance and suggestions were greatly appreciated, and their ideas evident in this final
product. The perspective and support of my four hardworking members was necessary in further
developing the research and reporting the data that were a part of this research. I sincerely thank
Furthermore, I would like to thank the school administrators and high school teachers for
allowing us to come into their classes and take time to administer our survey and collect data.
Without their cooperation, the data collection process for this research would not possible. I
Finally, I would like to thank Dr. Marilou Galman for her tremendous support and
patience throughout our research. She have provided constant encouragement and stability in our
research, especially throughout the school year at St.Paul College of Bocaue. I sincerely thank all
of them for always standing by me in all that we do and have surpass while making this research
possible.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Theoretical Framework 5
Conceptual Framework 11
Definition of Terms 14
Research Design 27
Statistical Tools 29
Summary of Findings 54
Conclusion 56
Recommendations 58
BIBLIOGRAPHY 60