The Effects of Social Media in the Academic Performance of Grade 7 Students at Amparo High School

Abstract

As social media grow in popularity, it is premised that technology is a vital part of today’s student success. The social media are computer-mediated technologies that facilitate the creation and shaping information, ideas, career interest and other forms of expression via virtual communities and network. Social media facilitate the development of online social networks by connecting a user’s profile with that individual. Descriptive statistics was used to interpret the data on the effects of social media in the academic performance of grade 7 students at Amparo High School. Purposive sampling technique was used to identify the respondents and data was gathered through the teacher-made questioners. The statistical analysis used was the weighted mean and ranking. The findings of this study revealed that the academic performance of the respondents. The main cause of using social media to study and the least is to get sources from the internet easily. The student should be open and willing to share their parents or family about their problems or the events happening to them, whether it is good or bad. Make your family your best friend and do not waste your time in using social media, make quality time to your loved ones instead.