The Advantages and Disadvantages of Wattpad Application in the Time Management of Selected Grade 12 Students of BCP SY 2018-2019

Abstract

Wattpad is a community for readers and writers to publish new user-generated stories in different genres, including classics, general fiction, historical fiction, non-fiction, poetry, spiritual, humor, and teen fiction. It aims to create social communities around stories for both amateur and established writers. The platform claims to have an audience of more than 65 million users, who can directly interact with the writers and share their opinions with fellow readers. Wattpad is the reason why some of the students are getting late, because they are distracted when they start to read it. This research study aims to inform students to manage their time in reading wattpad application and their school stuff. This research could help them to know their limitation in using wattpad application.t is described as a list of specification and procedure for conducting and controlling a research project. The researchers gathered information to the students who read wattpad application and to know their experience while they are using this app. Purposive survey was used to the respondents who always read wattpad. Questionnaire was used to gather data.32% of the respondents answered that they read wattpad during their free time while 34% before sleep and 34% during class. Before sleep and during class belong to the rank 1 and free time. On the advantages of wattpad application the researchers used indicators; Entertainment, stress reliever, and the moral lesson considered indicator for the advantages of wattpad application. On the disadvantages of wattpad application the researchers used indicators such as; addiction, time management, and mental health these are the common problems that a reader encountered whenever they read wattpad application. Addiction is one of the disadvantages of wattpad application; it leads the readers to forget their priorities in life. As a fellow reader of wattpad we also experienced this kind of feeling every time we read it and it’s the primary case of time management. They tend to forget on how to prioritize and control, they push themselves to their limit up to the part that it affects their mental health. This may educate the fellow readers on how to manage their time properly, this is called 4 S. This is divided into 4 parts. Which is sleep, self, school, and serve.