Negative Effects of Social Media in Academic Performance of Grade 12 ABM Students in Bestlink College of the Philippines S.Y. 2018-2019

Abstract

This generation is called "Social Media Dependent". Technology nowadays is really helpful to easily access everything we need most especially in communicating. Most people want to be connected in a group that is very close to them but because of the distance barrier, they are not able to see each other personally. One of the big help of social media is they feel like they are not far from each other. Using video chatting, voice recording, sending pictures and group chatting, they can accessibly connect to their loved ones in just one click. Social Media applications will never be out of the trend for this is known as the bridge of communication, interaction, and self-expression. Today, students hooked with the social media jeopardize their learning and loss of memory to remember the lessons in school. Spending more time in social media than reviewing the topics that a student has learned at school may cause them to inculcate bad habits and poor grades, leading them to feel inadequate to reach their goals to have a better career in the future. The researchers used the descriptive research design that describes the current problem of the ABM students in terms of the effects of social media on the academic performance of students. According to gender, female respondents got 66% percent with the highest rank compared to male respondents with 34%. Based on the effects of social media on the academic performance of the students, some of the respondents answered that social media have negative effects on their academic performance. The outcomes are evident. The results presented in this research indicate that the use of social media can affect the academic performance of the students. If the students overuse social media, it will give them bad effects based on proven studies. Based on the study of New Reader's Digest, new research suggests that heavy social media use might be correlated to lower self-control, which marketing experts believe could lead to higher spending. "Ultimately, the way you counteract this is by raising your self-awareness," Columbia University Professor Keith Wilcox told TODAY. "It's not about don't spend time on Facebook, but just be aware of what it might be doing to you".