The Effects of Emoticon in Humanities and Social Science Students on Their Behavior (An Emerging Guide)

Abstract

The unwanted behavior of the students was spreading because they are notaware of the underlying effect of simple things, like their way of expressing emotion using emoticon that possibly has an effect psychologically. Cognitively students learned and adapted it on their behavior on what they see every day depending on their daily life. People now a day most of them are millennial are using emoticon to express their emotion through non-verbal communication. In social media like facebook, twitter, and instagram which are considered as the most popular sites or applications installed in android or IOS devices –they are the primary tools in using emotion icons.The researcher made use of the descriptive method of research in exploring the use of emoticon through utilization of questionnaire, unstructured interview,and focused group discussion to the 50 HUMSS senior high students. The humanities and social science senior high students who participated in our survey have effects using emoticon to the behavior of respondents such as self-awareness and emotional expressivity, effects of emoticons affect the behavior of the HUMMS. Students must educate to awaken their self-awareness that there is underlying effect in simple things that they use like emoticons. The result demonstrated the effects of emoticon in humanities and social sciences students on their behavior. Teachers should make a video presentation on the effects of emoticon to the behavior of the students to be shown in school television andmake a poster to be posted in school bulletin and other school designated area. Parent should attend orientation to be informed of a video presentation about the effects of emoticon in the behavior of the students. Students must be observant on the things that has underlying effect that can affect the behavior of the students using emoticon.