IMPACTS OF TIKTOK TO THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS OF

GRADE 10 STUDENTS IN ANTIPOLO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

S.Y. 2023-2024

A Junior Student Academic Research presented by the Grade 10

Tanzanite students of Antipolo National High School

for the S.Y 2021-2022

Submitted by:

Nieto, John Harry Bonagua

Olofernes, Roancel Tilad

Pilar, Rafael Tayactac

Potot, Mark Cielo Royo

Reyes, Alliyah Mae De Rama

Reyes, Princess Jhona Doroin

Sedano, Diana

Ticar, Allison Mislos

Research Teacher:

Mrs. Giedel A. Simeon

 Table of Contents

(Page Number)

I. Chapter 1. Research and its Background……………………….…………….. 1

II. Chapter 2. Review of Related Literature and Studies………………………... 2

III. Chapter 3. Research Methodology…………………………….……………. 3

 CHAPTER 1

The Problem and Its Background

Background of the Study

The impact of TikTok to the academic performance of students is a difficult and

developing subject. On the other hand, the app has been popular for promoting
creativity and self-expression on people, especially on students. However, the
continuous popularity of short-form content on TikTok has also raised concerns about
its potential to contribute to shortened attention spans and increased procrastination,
drawing away valuable time from their academic responsibilities. The app‟s popularity
and its trends and challenges, can lead to a sense of peer pressure and distraction,
affecting the student‟s ability to maintain a focused and disciplined approach to their
studies. As TikTok continues to gain fame, it becomes vital to investigate into the
complicated interplay between its positive and negative aspects, offering a more
comprehensive understanding of its implications for the academic activities of students

The aim of this research is to deal with the negative and positive impact of using Tiktok
application to the academic performance of grade 10 students. In using the Tiktok
application, approximately a number of the grade 10 students are relying on it and it
affects their school academic performance which can lead to downgrading

In addition to evaluating the impact of TikTok on the academic performance of grade 10

students in Antipolo National High School, this study also aims to explore the potential
impact of TikTok application usage to the participation in educational and daily activities
of students, their skills in time managing, overall well-being and how it can contribute of
having a comprehensive understanding of what really social media is and how TikTok
can have a big influence on students in their adolescent development.
This research entitled "Impacts of TikTok to the Academic Performance of Grade
Students in Antipolo National High School S.Y 2023-2024 aims to explore and discover
more the students on how to utilize TikTok as their platform in gathering information and
giving them knowledge in every aspect. TikTok is the other social media not only giving
entertainment but also giving a different kind of level of information that the students
utilize to their academic performance. Using it wisely and properly leads them to good
outcomes. It has a good effect on the student just like what the researchers mentioned,
however, there are bad things that students get from this TikTok, they spend a lot of
time viewing this entertainment and forget to do what their task needs in stimulated
time.

The Impacts of TikTok to Academic Performance of Grade Students in Antipolo National

High School S.Y. 2023-2024 is proven to be helpful yet critical to their academic
performance. TikTok can be used for short educational videos that can give information
and knowledge based on what they need, it also distributes quick assessment in short
formed videos, which helps them learn properly and makes it easier to understand.
Thus, the downside which was given is too much time being spent on TikTok, which will
most likely distract them the longer the screen time it gets, forgetting all the tasks that
they must do. It mostly depends on how the students use it, whether it is for their
academics or just for their entertainment. TikTok is given positive for it's great help for
their academics, while being negative is on how they are hooked and having their time
fully distracted at the use of entertainment which leads their focus away from their
academics.

Statement of the Problem

This study aims to determine the Impact of Tiktok to the Academic Performance
of Grade 10 Students in Antipolo National High School S.Y. 20203-2024

Specifically, this study will answer the following questions:

1. What is the profile of the respondents in terms of:

a. Time spent in using Tiktok

b. Grade (average) First quarter

2. What are the reasons of Grade 10 students for using Tiktok?

3. What are the positive impacts of Tiktok to the academic performance of the students?

4.What are the negative impacts of Tiktok to the academic performance of the
students?

5. To what extent does Tiktok affects the students academically?

Conceptual Framework

Scope and Limitation

The scope of this study is the impact of TikTok on the academic performance of
grade students. Many students at Antipolo National High School are using Tiktok, which
can make it even harder for students to plan out their study time and complete their
assignments on time. The research shows that it's easy for students to waste time on
Tiktok, so they can't do their assignments because they've used up their time on Tiktok.
 Tiktok is used by students every day, so they lose focus on learning and can't do
schoolwork, so their grades drop. They should learn to limit the use of Tiktok. There
should be a time for using the phone, and there should also be a time for studying and
doing schoolwork. TikTok can be helpful and fun. However, it can also be very
dangerous.TikTok can also have a negative impact on students by encouraging them to
participate in dangerous social media challenges, connecting them with bullies or
predators, or encouraging screen time addiction. TikTok also encourages self-harm and
suicidal ideation, describing how TikTok's relentless pursuit of young users' attention
risks exacerbating mental health concerns such as depression, anxiety, and self-harm.

Significance of the Study

The result of this study will benefited the following:

Students. Students can use Tiktok as a platform to express themselves through films
and show off their creativity. Their confidence and creative abilities can both be
improved by this. Students are able to prioritize their academic obligations and use
social media in an informed manner. It can assist students in improving their time
management abilities and striking a healthy balance between their academics and
internet hobbies.

Researchers. Researchers will assist them in gathering various activities from the way
the solution is processed through this investigation.

Future researchers. Future researchers will benefit from the study‟s outcome. This
work may serve as one of the foundations for an innovative theory of learning.

Parents. Parents can use this information to make sure their children's academic
performance is not affected by monitoring and setting appropriate limits on their social
media usage.

Teachers. By recognizing the impact of TikTok on students' academic performance,

teachers can enhance their teaching strategies and classroom control.
Society. TikTok's effects on performance in school have consequences for society as a
whole. Understanding these effects can help society handle the possible harm that
excessive social media use may have to one's education and general well-being. It can
encourage moral online conduct and digital literacy, creating a digital culture that is both
healthier and more productive.

Definition of Terms

Academic Performance- The measurement of the learning level achieved by students

and is considered a key indicator of the effectiveness of educational institutions. From
the United States in 1830‟s.

Ex. Because of addiction in using Tiktok application, most of the students procrastinate
and their academic performance in school quite inactive.

Arrange- Put (things) in a neat, attractive or required order.

Ex. It is crucial to arrange all the study on how TikTok affects grades of pupils at
Antipolo National High School for the academic year 2023-2024.

Average- A number expressing the central or typical value in a set of data, in particular
the mode, median, or (most commonly) the mean. It is calculated by dividing the sum of
the values in the set by their number.

Correlation- A mutual relationship or connection between two or more things. “The

research showed a clear correlation between recession and levels of property crime"

Essential- Absolutely necessary, extremely important.

Ex. Education stakeholders have to understand the essential effects of TikTok on

grades pupils academic performance at Antipolo National High School in the academic
year 2023-2024.

Evaluating- To determine or fix the value of something. back-formation from evaluation,

from French évaluation, from Middle French evaluacion, from esvaluer to evaluate, from
e- + value.
Indent- Start ( a line of text ) or position ( a block of text, table, etc. ) further from the
margin than the main part of the text. Example: we ensure to indent the paragraphs in
our research paper on the impact of TikTok on the academic performance of grade
pupils at Antipolo National High School for the academic year 2023-2024.

Impact- To have an influence on something, from the Latin word Impactus in the
1600's. For example: The impact of tiktok application to the students academic
performance is noticeable.

Order- The arrangement or disposition of people or things in relation to each other

according to a particular sequence, pattern or method. Example- During the 2023-2024
school year pupils' academic performance at Antipolo National High School is greatly
impacted by the order in which they use Tiktok.

Procrastination- The action of delaying or postponing something. The word

“procrastination” was derived from Latin's "procrastinare", that translates into: the prefix
pro-, 'forward', and the suffix -crastinus, meaning 'till next day'.

Survey Questionnaire- To gather accurate data, the researchers made a survey that is
related to the study. Example: Survey Questionnaires are a technique for gathering
statistical information about the attributes, or actions of a population by a set of
questions.

Tiktok- The name of a social media service where people can share short videos they
have made, often of themselves doing an activity and including music. From its origins
in the sound of a ticking clock began in 2016. Example: Tiktok application is one of the
social media platforms that gives entertainment among its users, especially educational
content for students.
 CHAPTER 2

Review of Related Literature and Studies

TikTok can improve attention, creativity, and participatory learning for students who use
it as a learning tool. According to the study conducted by (Qing Liu, 2023). Tiktok is
more familiar to students, so using Tiktok in the classroom can increase their learning
efficiency. Hence, TikTok can serve as a resource by offering educational and
informative content on various subjects serving as an effective tool for learning.
Moreover TikTok can support learning through the creation of videos lasting up to 60
seconds by educators and content creators.

Since TikTok became popular worldwide, students now depend on TikTok power,
instead of searching for information in other reliable sources, they are now anticipating
on TikTok to find answers. This shows that Tiktok has an impact on the academic
performance of the students. It was said that TikTok has a minimal negative impact on
teens and young adult students. These simple one to three-minute videos can be a
distraction for its users from completing their other necessary tasks, such as finishing
their homework and completing their household chores (Zulli, 2020). According to a
study conducted by Wojdan, Wdowiak, Witas, Drogon, and Brakowieck in 2020, It is
shown that TikTok causes various issues, including addiction, especially in kids and
teenagers. The increased usage of social media platforms by students is associated
with a notable shift in their study habits. The sudden change in students' study habits
may adversely impact their academic performance. The related literature focuses only
on the negative impact of the TikTok application on students and their academic
performances, specifically on students. The researchers are examining not only the
negative but also the positive impacts of Tiktok application towards the academic
performance of the students.

TikTok was originally known for short video clips that have evolved into a diverse
platform encompassing various topics and genres (Guo,2022; Kennedy, 2020).
However, using the TikTok application may have both positive and negative impacts,
especially on the academic performances of students. (Christopher & Wathi,
2022)found that using of TikTok application could be a distraction to students, while
Mekler (2021) suggested a potential negative connection between TikTok usage and
academic engagement. (Haleem 2020) highlighted the widespread disruption caused by
the pandemic, leading to the adoption of online learning worldwide. Changing academic
face-to-face learning into online learning is a challenge for students, it has a lot of
effects including negative effects among students (Alibudbud, 2021;Baltà-
Salvador.,2021; Chang 2021) TikTok may be distracting and disrupt the focus of the
students, but it can be used as a quick learning video clip for students, making it easier
for the students to analyze and study the videos with the specific topics they need, as it
summarizes everything that the students can learn more easily. TikTok's algorithm also
provides them with topic-related video clips based on the videos the students watched,
making it quicker and more efficient for the students to look for more related video clips.
Making TikTok useful and not too distracting for the students to use.

Tiktok application is one of the social media platforms that entertains every individual
user regardless of the user being a student. Many people mostly used Tiktok application
during the Covid-19 pandemic, mostly students as their source of entertainment and are
used to reduce individual stress. Moreover, Tiktok‟s special features during the Covid-
19 epidemic period attracted most of the students studying that time. Offering a platform
that can be used for entertainment, a platform where you can watch, upload short video
clips. It can be a meme or different categories according to your desire. According to
Dilon (2021) TikTok's ecosystem of influencers, dubbed "meme machines," which
upload on platform's 15 seconds video format, monetizing views, likes, comments, and
shares. However, TikTok has got a lot of controversies and challenges. The study of
Christoper et.al (2020) tried to analyzed how does the students academic performance
and mental health adopted to the TikTok application, especially in the new normal
modality because of increasing cases of Covid-19 students used to be study at their
home answering and reading the self learning material that has been given by their
teachers.

Researchers need to study more about how TikTok changes the way students feel
about studying and if it makes them put off their work. It‟s also important to watch and
see if TikTok has a lasting effect on how well students do in school over time. By
comparing students who use TikTok with those who don‟t, by doing that we can better
understand what the app does to their school results and understanding about the
academic effect of TikTok on students and exploring different students' backgrounds
that might influence how they use TikTok, and one of the most important is the teachers
perspectives and parent awareness, this involves looking at what teachers observe
about their students' and how parents guide their children in using TikTok.

Synthesis of Related Literature and Studies

The impact of TikTok on student's academic performance is a worldwide topic now, with
studies showing both positive and negative effects of using TikTok on students, as
years goes by TikTok application gained so much popularity just for posting short clip
videos, TikTok got people's attention especially students that it caused different effects
to their academic performance.

CHAPTER 3

Methodology

Method Of Research

The researchers will utilize quantitative method design. This research method will
answer a specific research question by showing statistical evidence that the data may
be addressed in a particular way.This will help the researchers to understand the
correlation between the impacts of TikTok and the academic performance of the
students.

Subjects Of The Study

The participants will be 20 randomly selected respondents from Grade 10 of Antipolo

National High School, coming from 4 heterogeneous classes.The researchers will utilize
random sampling, and 5 students were chosen from every section.

Description Of Research Instrument

Data will be gathered using a survey questionnaire. To gather accurate data, the
researchers made a survey that is related to the study. A research instrument survey
typically includes details about the methodology, sample size, questions asked,
response options, and any other relevant information about the research tool used to
collect data for a study.

Data Gathering Procedure

The following stage is data collection, which comes after deciding on the instruments
and creating the study framework.

In order to facilitate the research process and administer surveys to the chosen grade
kids, prior consent from the school administration and coordination with grade level
teachers including their advising teacher will be requested before the study is initiated.

Next, a survey instrument will be designed to collect data regarding the influence of
TikTok on grade school pupils to academic achievements. The purpose of this survey is
to gather information about students' TikTok usage habits and any possible relationship
to their academic success.

A sample of grade pupils will be chosen when the questionnaire is created to ensure
that students from different demographic backgrounds and academic levels are
represented.

Following sample selection, the survey will be given out to gather information about
students' usage patterns on TikTok, the amount of time they spend there, and whether
or not they believe it has affected their academic performance.

Lastly, in order to make judgments on the effects of TikTok on grade 10 students on the
academic performance at Antipolo National High School for the academic 2023-2024.
The data gathered will be examined, analyzed, and reviewed.

Statistical Treatment Applied

By conducting statistical analysis, the researchers hope to ascertain how Tiktok affects
grade 10 academic performance at Antipolo National High School. The purpose of this
study is to look into the relationship between grade 10 students at Antipolo National
High School's Tiktok usage and academic achievement.

These are the statistical tools used in this study :

 Mean. It is used to determine the average time students spend on TikTok. It can

be also used to compute their average in the first quarter. For example, the average per

day spent on Tiktok was found to be 3.9 hours per day. The mean of academic

performance average found to be 85.93.

Mode. Mode will be used to determine the score that occurs the most based on

the data gathered. For example, the mode of time spent on TikTok is 4 hours per day.

The mode of academic performance average is 80

Formula: Mode= d1/d1+d2 (100) d1 number of scores each scale d2 number of

respondents

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