Practical Research 2
Practical Research 2
Practical Research 2
Mariel Vinluan
Daisylyn Versoza
Omar Repudas
Jayson Oranza
Table of Contents
Title Page i
Dedication ii
Acknowledgement iii
Table of Contents iv
Chapter I 1
Chapter II 8
Chapter III 14
Dedication
This study is dedicated to the teachers and parents of the students for them to know if their
students or child is addicted in social media. And also to our beloved schoolmates for them to
Sincere gratitude is hereby extended to the following who never eased in helping until
The subject teacher, Mrs. Mari ann Parajas and Ms. Gillian Mei Sanchez of Practical
Research 2 and Inquiries Investigation and immersion for the unwavering guidance;
Above all, utmost appreciation to the Almighty God for for guiding us to finish this
study.
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
The world is today celebrating the improvements in communication technology which has
Technologies (ICTs). Modern Technology in communication no doubt has turned the entire
world into a “Global village”. But as it is, technology like two sides of a coin, bring with it
both negative and positive sides. It helps people to be better informed, enlightened, and
keeping abreast with world developments. Technology exposes mankind to a better way of
doing things. Social networking sites include: Twitter, Yahoo Messenger, Facebook
Messenger, Blackberry Messenger (BBM), Whats app messenger, 2go messenger, Skype,
Google talk, Google Messenger, iPhone and Androids. These networking sites are used by
most people to interact with old and new friends, physical or internet friends ( Asemah and
Edegoh, 2012). The world has been changed rapidly by the evolution of technology; this
has resulted into the use of technology as the best medium to explore the wide area of
knowledge.
The evolution of internet technology has led to its use as the best medium for
networking or blogging sites, thus serving as a communication and connection tool. Social
networking sites (SNSs) are online Communities of Internet users who want to
communicate with other users about areas of mutual interest, whether from a personal,
Morgenthaler 2009). The millions of social networking sites have transformed the thought
Of global village into a reality whereby billions of people communicate through social
networking sites. Numerous benefits have been obtained through distant communication
The popularity of social media is rapidly increasing in the last few decades. This may be due to
the students of collages and universities as well as youth is widely used for global access. Social
networking sites like Twitter and Facebook have become a craze for everyone nowadays. In
these cases, some students are more concerned about social media or social networks than on
teaching by lecturers and will cause affected their academic performance. The negative effects of
social networking sites overweigh the positive. These sites has resulted in an impact of potential
hazards to the community. The students are victims of social networks ore often than others. This
is because the consequences when they learn or find their course material online, they get
attracted to these sites to kill their boredom in their studies and also distract them from their
duties. Other negative effects of social etworking sites include the Reducing the ability of
learning and research, students begin to rely more on information easily accessible on social
be it in the academic institutions or job placement. Due to this, many people are concerned
with the ways they can enhance their academic achievement. The emphasis on academic
excellence which is also prevalent worldwide has encouraged many studies about the
conditions promoting it. The role of academic achievement as one of the predictors of one’s
life success and also in the aspect of academic placement in schools to higher institutions
Academic performance, which is measured by the examination results, is one of the major
goals of a school. Hoyle (1986) argued that schools are established with the aim of
imparting knowledge and skills to those who go through them and behind all this is the idea
student, teacher or institution has achieved their educational goals. Academic performance
knowledge such as skills or declarative knowledge such as facts (Annie, Howard &
Mildred, 1996).
A direct relationship exists between Social media usage and the academic performance of
students in universities. However the darker side within technological evolution has
resulted in dilemmas such as the setback of real values of life especially among students
who form the majority of users interacting through the use of social networking sites.
Online social networking sites focus on building and reflecting social associations among
people who share interests and or activities. With so many social networking sites displayed
on the internet, students are tempted to abandon their homework and reading times in
preference for chatting online with friends. Many students are now addicted to the online
Today most youths and students possess Facebook accounts. The reason most of them
perform badly in school might not be far- fetched. While many minds might be quick to
blame the poor quality of teachers, they might have to think even harder, if they have not
heard of the Facebook frenzy (Oche & Aminu .2010). Olubiyi (2012) noted that these days’
students are so engrossed in the social media that they are almost 24 hours online. Even in
classrooms and lecture theatres, it has been observed that some students are always busy
pinging, 2going or Facebooking, while lectures are on. Times that ought be channeled
towards learning, academic research and innovating have been crushed by the passion for
meeting new friends online, and most times busy discussing trivial issues. Hence most
students’ academics suffer setback as a result of distraction from the social media.
In (Obi, Bulus, Adamu & Sala’at 2012), it was observed that the use of these sites also affects
students’ use of English and grammar. The students are used to short forms of writing
words in their chat rooms; they forget and use the same in the classrooms. They use things like 4
in place of for, U in place of You, D in place of The etc. and this could affect their class
assessment.
Hypothesis:
Ho: There is no significant effect of using social media to the students academic performance
H1: there is significant effect of using social media to the students academic performance
This study seeks to study the effect of social media on the students academic performance to
Senior high school students. Specifically, it attempts to answer the following questions:
Gender
Strand
This study will help the teachers of the school to know the influence that social media has on
their students, so as to assist them to enlighten and create awareness to the students on the
This study is significant to parents in the sense that they will know the possible effects these
social media usage has on their children, so as to serve as watch-dog to their children on the
This study will enable the students of the senior level so that they will be aware that, apart from
the social benefits of this social networking site, using the sites more than necessary will pose
It will be relevant in assisting students in understanding the diversity of social media. It will
provide relevance material for students and other researchers undertaking similar research.
The study will help researchers with more information on the Influence of social media on
This study will be conducted at Enrico T. Prado National High School (ETPNHS), School Year
(S.Y.) 2018-2019. The respondents will be the Senior High School (SHS) students of ETPNHS.
This study aims to deepen our knowledge about the effects of social media to the academic
Definition of terms
Computer. A computer is a machine that receives or stores or process data quickly according to a
Media. Are all those media technologies that are intended to reach a large audience by mass
people.
Social media. They are forms of electronic communication which facilitate interactive base on
Social Networking. The use of internet to make information about yourself available to
other people especially people you share an interest with to send messages to them.
Social Networking Sites. A website where people put information about them and can send to
others.
Students. Someone who is Studying at a University or School. Someone who is very interested in
a particular subject.
CHAPTER II
STUDIES
Social media usage by the students is so rampant nowadays because of the easy access to
devices such as smart phones, i-phones, black berry, tablets, i-pad and laptops which are
connected to the internet. Addiction to the usage of social media has extremely increased in
recent times. The perils of its effects on the academic performance of the over-involved students
are disturbing. Academic performance which is depicted by the grades of students is a great
concern student that spends excessive time on social networks become dependent on it and it is
believed that their academic performance diminishes proportionately. It is perceived that school
grades will suffer when spending too much time on social sites such as Facebook, twitter and
2go as valuable study time is lost.(Kubey, 2001). These therefore necessitate the study of the
English language : implication for counselling. Social networking sites although has been
recognized as an important resource for education today, studies however shows that students
use social networking sites such as Facebook for fun, to kill time, to meet existing friends or to
make new ones (Ellison, Steinfield, and Lampe 2007). Although it has been put forward that
students spends much time on participating in social networking activities, with many
students blaming the various social networking sites for their steady decrease in grade point
averages (Kimberly, Jeong and Lee, 2009), it also shows that only few students are aware of the
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, & Sakar. 2007)
reviewed that the students are socially connected with each other for sharing their daily learning
activities and academic activities are not enough to satisfy some student those who are suffered
by social networking isolation. 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.
suggests that online interpersonal relationship development might require more time to develop
than face-to-face relationships, but when developed, it has the same influence as face-to-face
communication. This means, the more students use social media, the more they influence their
disposition to studies, given the fact that friends from social media will begin to exert influence
on each other
According to Moon (2011) , the more students use Facebook, the more it affects their academic
performance. Similarly, Oye (2012) most of the students use social networking sites for their
socialising activities, rather than for academic purposes. Oye (2012) further observed that most
of the students believes that social networking sites has a positive impact on their academic
performance. In another study conducted by Shana (2012) most of the students use social media
for making friends and chatting someone but a few of them use it for academic purposes. Many
researchers such as Choney (2010), San Miguel (2009) and Enriquez (2010) the study is all about
the usage of social media sites and its negative impact on students academic performance.
Nielsen media research study conducted in June2010 stated that almost 25% of students’ time on
the internet is spent on social networking sites (Jacobsen and Forste 2011). The American
educational research association conducted a research and declared at its annual conference in
san Diego California (2009), that social media users study less and generate lower grade
(Abaleta 2014). Social media and Nigeria youth burden, (2014) stressed the negative effect of
giving too much time and undue attention to online socialization to the detriment of academics.
According to the researcher, the 21st century brought with it the advent of the new media with its
fast tracking means of sending and receiving information via internet in our contemporary
society, the new media has gained popularity as its been used for entertainment, networking and
academics. The study noted that, the social media was given a boost as a result of ideas from
youths.
The social media engages students and have to be examined as entrepreneurs of understanding.
The interactive character of online conditions has extended with social networking which
improved usage of Websites that has become a worldwide phenomenon. Teens and teenagers
have especially recognized these internet sites to be able to contact their peers, share information,
reinvent their personas, and showcase their social lives (Nicole Ellison, 2007). According to
Khan U (2009), social media users often time experience poor performance academically.
Similarly, Englander, Terregrossa & Wang (2010) posit that social media is negatively
associated with academic performance of student and is a lot more momentous than its
advantages. Internet addiction consequently gave rise in internet usage within the last couple of
decades.
Nalwa & Anand (2003) recommended that addicted users prefer using internet setting back their
personal and professional responsibilities which ultimately leads to poor academic performance.
In the same vein, Karpinski (2009) pointed out that social media users devoted lesser time to
their studies in comparison to nonusers did and subsequently had lower GPAs. Karpinski &
Duberstein. (2009) also mentioned that among various unique distractions of every single
performance, which is measured by the examination results, is one of the major goods of a
school. According to Hoyle (1986), he argued that schools are established with the aim of
imparting knowledge and skills to those who go through them and behind all this is the idea of
enhancing good academic performance. Olubiyi (2012) noted that these days’ students are so
engrossed in the social media that they are almost 24 hours online. Even in classrooms and
lectures theaters, it has been observed that some students are always busy pinging, 2going or
facebooking, while lectures are on. Times that ought be channeled towards learning, academic
research and innovating have been crushed by the passion for meeting new friends online and
most times busy discussing trivial issues. Hence, most students academic suffer setback as a
result of distraction from the social media. 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. On the basis of the above statement we can say
that social networking sites may badly affect the academic life and learning experiences of the
student.
Conceptual frame work
Students
Etc.
This figure shows that the independent variable is the social media and the social media
platforms are facebook, twitter,instagram, etc. And Academic performance as the Dependent
variable. This figure also shows that the use of social media is depends on the students and also
the Academic performance of the students. In overall it all depends on the students.
CHAPTER III
METHODOLOGY
Research Design
This study will use a Descriptive Research Design which identifies the effects of social
media to the students’ academic performance in senior high school at Enrico T. Prado
Descriptive research describes what exists and may help to uncover new facts and
aspects of a situation as it naturally occurs ( Polit & Hungler 1999). This involves the
situations.
Research Locale
This study is conducted at Enrico T. Prado National High School in Buer, Aguilar
school in the year 1966 with the help of the Barangay council of Buer and Bayaoas. They
Prado a civic minded and spirited person donate the lot, where the school was built.
Later, the name of the school was changed to Enrico T. Prado National High School
named after the father of the lot donor in the year 1995.
This study involves the randomly selected Senior high school students of Enrico National
High School (ETPNHS) at Buer, Aguilar Pangasinan. The researcher use Simple
Research Instrument
The primary tool used for gathering data needed in the study is Survey Questionnaire
Checklist (SQC) .
There are three sections of the questionnaire. The first one is deals with the Demographic
Profile of the respondents. And the second one is deals with the social media application
that they use. And the third one is deals with the effects of social media to the Senior high
items that show social media affects the students academic performance. These items