The Effects of Social Media in the Academic Performance of Grade 12 ABM Students in Bestlink College of the Philippines School Year 2018-2019

Authors

  • Rose Ellane Cerna
  • Hiyasmenn Opiniano Ocinar
  • Angel Macaranas Santos
  • Nihaya Mastura
  • Crystel-Joy S. Tamon

Keywords:

social media, academic performance, effects

Abstract

There are many factors that we can consider why students nowadays is out of focus on their academic performances. One of the factor that might be considered as a reason is the use of social media. Indeed social media stretch far deeper than we might imagine because of variety of things, students might use to incline in it, in which they consume most of their time in using it. Specifically, it affects their recitation, quizzes, attendance, and activities giving this study a reason to conduct the assessment of the effects of social media in the Academic Performance of Grade 12 ABM students in Bestlink College of the Philippines. A qualitative method was used in the study. The researchers used descriptive research design to determine the effects of using social media to the academic achievement of grade 12 ABM students. Descriptive design is defined as aims to describe the variable or the phenomenon's current state. Data were collected by distributing questionnaires to the target respondents through purposive sampling. The results of the study revealed that social media affect the academic performance of the Grade 12 ABM Students in terms of the afore cited variables (1) Attendance –social media affects their eagerness to attend their class on time, they feel lazy and tired because of lack of sleep. (2) Recitation –the students involved in using Social Media become distracted, less active and less focused in terms of participating and reciting in their class. (3) Activities -Social Media students tend the students not to participate in their group activities and not giving their whole attention in their activities. (4) Quizzes–the students get low scores and grades because of lesser attention to review their lessons and because of lack of preparations. The results demonstrate the need for the teachers and school administrators to guide the Bestlink students in the proper using of social media, for it might somehow affect their academic performances. A seminar must be conducted in the school informing the students about the positive and negative effects of using social media so that they will be able to control and discipline themselves.

Published

2019-04-01

How to Cite

Cerna, R. E. ., Ocinar, H. O. ., Santos, A. M. ., Mastura, N. ., & Tamon, C.-J. S. . (2019). The Effects of Social Media in the Academic Performance of Grade 12 ABM Students in Bestlink College of the Philippines School Year 2018-2019. Ascendens Asia Singapore – Bestlink College of the Philippines Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, 1(1). Retrieved from https://ojs.aaresearchindex.com/index.php/aasgbcpjmra/article/view/2487

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