Effect of Social Media To Academic Performance
Effect of Social Media To Academic Performance
Effect of Social Media To Academic Performance
In partial Fulfillment
by
RONALD C. AMORES
LIECA B. AYTONA
COGIE GARBIENTO
BRYAN CONCEPCION
MARCH 2017
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page………………………………………………………………………………….1
Table of Contents………………………………………………………………………….2
Introduction………………………………………………………………………4
Academic Performance………………………………………………………......9
Social Media……………………………………………………………………..9
Research Paradigm……………………………………………………………….28
Research Hypothesis/es………………………………………………………….28
Definition of Terms………………………………………………………………29
Research Design…………………………………………………………………30
Population& Sampling………………………………………………………….30
Instrumentation………………………………………………………………….30
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Research Procedure……………………………………………………………..31
Bibliography……………………………………………………………………………..32
Appendices……………………………………………………………………………...33
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CHAPTER 1
THE PROBLEM
Introduction
Over the years, many new technologies are invented and changed the lifestyle of people.
One of these is the Internet, and over time, it was fashionable to social networking sites. The
main goal of this website is to interact with your family and friends as well as with people,
whether they are nearby or far away. The internet has given us the ability to connect with people
from around the globe with a few clicks of a button. And you can easily send information to a
friend or get information. Social Medias such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat
etc., have attracted millions of users, many of whom have integrated these sites into their daily
practices. People consumed a lot of time on this sites uploading or downloading, getting
information concerning their career or academic work. People are always online every second,
chatting with friends, watching online movies, doing research. Social site has become an habit
for some people, they find it difficult to study for one hour without login to one network site.
Some people have become very smart because of the information they get from this sites, why
some have become very poor academically, because it easy to get almost any materials for
school assignment.
According to Kuppuswamy and Shankar (2010), social network websites grab attention
of the students and then diverts it towards non-educational and inappropriate actions including
useless chatting. Whereas on the other hand, (Liccardi, Ounnas, Massey, Kinnunen, Midy,
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&Sakar. 2007) reviewed that the students are socially connected with each other for sharing their
daily learning experiences and do conversation on several topics. This shows that social
networks are beneficial for the students as it contributes in their learning experiences as well as
in their academic life. Trusov, Bucklin, &Pauwels (2009) noted that the Internet is no doubt
evolution of technology but specifically social networks are extremely unsafe for teenagers,
social networks become hugely common and well-known in past few years. According to Cain
(2009) social network websites provide ease of connecting people to one another; free of cost
and after connecting one can post news, informative material and other things including videos
and pictures etc. Wiley and Sisson (2006) argued that the previous studies have found that more
than 90% of tertiary school students use social networks. In the same way Ellison et al (2007)
stated that the students use social networking websites approximately 30 minutes throughout the
day as a part of their daily routine life. This statement shows the importance of social networking
websites in students’ life. Lenhart and Madden (2007) revealed through a survey that students
strongly recommend social networking websites to stay in touch with friends to keep informed
and aware.
Pew Research Center, 72 % of high school students & 78 % of college students spent
time on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat. And these numbers indicate how much the
Have a Facebook account? What about Twitter? Whether you’ve already dipped your
toes in the waters of social media or are still standing on the shore wondering what to make of it
all, learning how to interact on various social media platforms is crucial in order to survive and
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thrive in this age of digital communication. Now a days, billions of people around the world use
social media to share information and make connections. On a personal level, social media
allows you to communicate with friends and family, learn new things, develop your interests,
and be entertained. On a professional level, you can use social media to broaden your knowledge
in a particular field and build your professional network by connecting with other professionals
in your industry. At the company level, social media allows you to have a conversation with your
audience, gain customer feedback, and elevate your brand. (University Communication and
The purpose of this study is to acquire student’s perception about this kind of
phenomena. The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of social media on academic
performance of students by their own experiences. This research aims to develop and discover
how Social Media affects students Academic Performance. We would like to introduce our social
To students
This research will help them to become more educate about Social Medias and their
This study will help them for they have the idea and to guide their children's use of social
media. For they have the knowledge why students patronize Social Media to manipulate their
restrictions.
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Future researchers
It will help to better facilitate their learning and form the basis of their information will
be collected. It will help them to form a basis and idea about the perceptions of the students in
This study aimed to determine the role of social media on academic performance of
a. Gender
b. Age
c. Year Level
2. What are the commonly used social networking sites among respondents?
a. Improving
b. Distraction
This study indicates the selection prior to the students in Tanza National Trade School. It
pertains to the effect and the role of Social Media to their Academic Performance. This study
will cover the effects and roles of using these types of Social Media sites:
a. Facebook
b. Instagram
c. Twitter
d. Snapchat
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CHAPTER 2
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
Related Studies
Academic Performance
Mehmood & Tawir (2013), the use of technologies such as social media networks and the
Internet is one of the most important factors that can influence educational performance of
Salvation & Adzharuddir (2014) students are able to formulate group discussions to
exchange ideas and communicate to their teacher as well as well appear to their student and
creates groups to collaborate on projects and communicate with their fellow lectures from other
universities through SNS, thus facilitating teaching & learning process and the enhancement of
academic performance.
Englander et al., (2010), he observed that students spend more time using SNSs for other
purposes apart from educational use, thus affecting their academic performance.
Roblyer et al., (2010) explained that SNSs are sources of communication among students
Social Media
Kaplan and Haenlein (2010) defined it as a group of internet based applications that build
on the ideological and technological foundations of Web 2.0,allows the creation and exchange of
user- generated content and depend on mobile and Web based technologies to create highly
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interactive platforms through which individuals and communities share, create, discuss and
Devis et al (2012) he mention that the social media technology (SMT) as a web-based
and mobile application that allow individuals and organization to create, engage and share new
Dalhmstorm et al (2011), he said that a big portion of social media users is made up of
youths where most of them are college students. In fact, a recent survey of 3000 students from
across the US shows that 90% of college students use Facebook and 37% use Twitter.
Mazer et al (2010), positive perceptions obtained from users of social networking sites
i.e. effective learning which has resulted in an easy learning climate among students. They
concluded that Facebook networking site is used by students more frequently and also faculty
members. Recent data obtained from Facebook through there spokesperson, showed that
approximately 297,000 users are university faculty members, although there are pros and cons in
each case.
(Keenan and Shirii, 2009), they explored how social networking sites encourage
friendliness through the use of Facebook and Twitter. There study referred that the numerous
approaches can be used to encourage amiability among students which leads to a positive effect
Research Paradigm
Research Hypothesis
This study aims to identify the effects and roles of Social Media of the Electronic Senior
High students of Tanza National Trade School and to highlight their perceptions through their
own experiences. This study will determine the relationship of the independent variable. On the
other hand, the dependent variable is the effect of using Social Media.
Ho: Most of the students are being affected negatively by using Social Media.
Ha: Most of the students are being affected positively by using Social Media.
Ho: Most of the students are using Social Media for communication purposes.
Ha: Most of the students are using Social Media not only for communication purposes.
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Ho: The most commonly used Social Media sites among students is Facebook.
Ha: The most commonly used Social Media sites among students is not Facebook.
Definition of Terms
In order to understand the subject matter clearly, these are the following key concepts:
Social Media - forms of Electronic communication (as Web sites for Social Networking and
micro blogging) through which users creates online communities to share information, ideas,
Facebook - This is easily the largest social networking site in the world and one of the most
widely used.
Twitter - This social networking site enables you to post short text messages (called tweets),
containing a limited number of characters (up to 140), to convey your message to the world.
Instagram- was launched as a unique social networking platform that was completely based on
Snapchat- This is an image messaging social platform that enables you to chat with friends by
using pictures.
Academic performance - skills or ability of the students in terms of their academic to pass in
required subjects especially on their weekly quizzes in 1 week on Math, Science and English
subjects.
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Personal account - an account of individuals which students or users used for visiting social
networking sites
Gender- the state of being male or female (typically used with preference to social and cultural
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Research Design
This study will be conducted in Tanza National Trade School- Main Campus. A case
study methodology will be used, because it is an open to an emergent research design and allows
multiple data collection methods (Merriam, 1998; Stake, 2005; Yin, 2003). According to Stake
(2005), a case study creates useful knowledge by providing insight, changing, or redrawing
understand the case being explored, including the collection of both qualitative and quantitative
The population of this study will be consisted of the Electronic Senior High School
Instrumentation
The instrument of this study will be questionnaire. A questionnaire for survey will obtain
quantitative data, while list of questions for interview will obtain qualitative data. It will be
Research Procedure
The survey questionnaire will be accommodated, will be retrieved from the Electronic
Senior High students. For the interviews, 10% of the whole population will be interviewed. The
The quantitative data will be collected will analyze by using frequency table. Frequency
Table will be used for the demographic profile of the respondents, which will use for profiling
the students age, gender and General Point Average (GPA). Proportion will be used for the
qualitative data will being obtained from interviews. Chi- square for those questions which will
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Appendices I
Questionnaire
Age :______
( ) Facebook ( ) Twitter
( ) Snapchat ( ) Instagram
4. How many hours do you spend to visit your account in different kinds of Social Media?
6. Do you want to visit your account rather than to review your lessons?
( ) Yes ( ) No
If yes:
What time in the evening you’re going to sleep after using it?
( ) Yes ( ) Sometimes ( ) No
c. For entertainment
d. For school purposes (group files and other documents)
10. Do you review your lessons before you go to school?
a. Yes
b. Sometimes
c. Never
11. How do you manage your time in reviewing your lessons?
a. Less than an hour
b. 1- 2 hours
c. 3- more