Chapter 3

RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS

This chapter explains, evaluates, and interprets the
gathered data. The said data were obtained through the use of
questionnaires. Moreover, the data are illustrated below in
tabular presentation according to their respective order in the
problems treated in the study.
Grade 7 Respondents
Table 1: School Performance (n=40)
Indicators

Mean

1. I got high scores in my quizzes,

assignments, etc. because of social
networking sites.
2. Social Networking sites are
distracting my studies.
3. Social Networking sites help me have
friends.
4. Social networking sites boost my
confidence.
5. Because of social networking sites, I
became socially fit.
6. I cant do any tasks at school
without the help of social networking
sites.

2.65

7. I am knowledgeable about whats

happening around because of social
networking sites.
8. I usually interact with my friends in
social networking sites.
9. I am so dependent to social
networking sites whenever it comes to
school requirements.

2.6
3.2
2.73

Verbal
Interpretation
Agree

Agree
Strongly
Agree
Agree

2.43

Agree

2.53

Agree

2.95

Agree

3.1
2.55

Strongly
Agree
Agree

10.
I like to use social networking
sites more than studying.
Grand Mean

2.3
2.71

Disagree
Agree

The results entail that most of the students agreed that they
got high scores in quizzes because of social media (based on the
1st indicator) but some also say it can be a big distraction
(based on the 2nd indicator). They also said that social media
can help them gain friends (basedon the 7th indicator), boost
their self-confidence and can be knowledgeable about whats
happening around because of social media. But most of all they
prioritize their studies before social media (based on the 10th
indicator). The grand mean is 2.71 which we can verbally be
interpreted as agree.
Table 2 depicts the dependent variable, Personal. It
presents the effects of Social Media on students way of
thinking.

Grade 7 Respondents:
Table 2: Personal (n=40)
Indicators

Mean

1. I cant imagine a life without

social networking sites.

Verbal
Interpretation

2.53

Agree

2. I open my social networking accounts 2.68

every day.

Agree

3. I am addicted to social networking

sites.

2.43

Agree

4. I spend more than 5 hours in using

my social media accounts.

2.3

5. Social networking sites changed my

life.

2.45

6. I spend most of my free time in

social networking sites

2.33

Disagree

7. Social media is not important to me. 2.15

Disagree

Disagree
Agree

8. Social networking sites taught me

bad lessons.

2.43

Agree

9. Social networking sites can relieve

my stress.

2.8

Agree

10.
Social networking sites are my
source of happiness.

2.93

Agree

2.50

Agree

Grand Mean

The results entail that many students says they cant live a
life without social networking sites (based on the 1st indicator)

this shows that social media is needed by students. These

students also say that social media can also be their stress
reliever (based on the 9th indicator).They also disagree to use
their social media accounts, for more than 5 hours a day.
(based on the 4th indicator). The grand mean is 2.50 which we can
verbally interpret as agree.
Table 5 presents the overall assessment of the effects of
social media on students performance from Grade 7 students.

Table 3: Overall Assessment

Indicators
School Performance

Mean

Verbal Interpretation

2.71

Agree

Personal

2.50

Agree

Overall Mean

2.61

Agree

The result above show that School Performance has the

highest mean which is 2.72 with a verbal interpretation of
agree (based on the 1st indicator). Meanwhile, the indicator
that has the lowest mean is personal having a mean of 2.50 which
has a verbal interpretation of agree. The overall mean is 2.61
which can be verbally interpreted as agree.

Grade 8 Respondents
Table 4: School Performance (n=40)
Indicators

Mean

1. I got high scores in my quizzes,

assignments, etc. because of social
networking sites.
2. Social Networking sites are
distracting my studies.
3. Social Networking sites help me have
friends.
4. Social networking sites boost my
confidence.
5. Because of social networking sites, I
became socially fit.
6. I cant do any tasks at school
without the help of social networking
sites.

2.95

7. I am knowledgeable about whats

happening around because of social
networking sites.
8. I usually interact with my friends in
social networking sites.
9. I am so dependent to social
networking sites whenever it comes to
school requirements.
10.
I like to use social networking
sites more than studying.
Grand Mean

3.25

3.05
3.3
3.1
3.1

Verbal
Interpretation
Agree

Agree
Strongly
Agree
Strongly
Agree
Strongly
Agree

3.08
Agree

3.43

Strongly
Agree
Strongly
Agree

2.83
Agree
2.93
3.10

Agree
Strongly
Agree

The result entails that most of the students strongly agree

that they are more knowledgeable about whats happening around
because of social media (based on the 7th indicator) some also

say that they become dependent to social media whenever it comes

to school requirements (based on the 9th indicator) The grand
mean is 3.10 which we can verbally interpret as strongly agree.

Table 7 depicts the dependent variable Personal. It

presents the effect of Social Media on students way of
thinking.
Grade 8 Respondents
Table 5: Personal (n=40)
Indicators
1. I cant imagine a life without
social networking sites.

Mean

Verbal
Interpretation

3.28

Strongly
Agree

2. I open my social networking accounts 3.48

every day.

Strongly
Agree

3. I am addicted to social networking

sites.

2.8

Agree

4. I spend more than 5 hours in using

my social media accounts.

3.23

Strongly
Agree

5. Social networking sites changed my

life.

3.1

Strongly
Agree

6. I spend most of my free time in

social networking sites

3.28

Strongly
Agree

7. Social media is not important to me. 2.58

Agree

8. Social networking sites taught me

bad lessons.

Agree

2.5

9. Social networking sites can relieve

my stress.

3.18

Strongly
Agree

10.
Social networking sites are my
source of happiness.

3.25

Strongly
Agree

Grand Mean

3.07

Agree

The result entails that most of the students strongly agree

that social media is their source of happiness (based on the 10th
indicator) but some also agree that social networking sites
taught them bad lessons (based on the 8th indicator). The grand
mean is 3.07which we can verbally interpret as agree.

Table 8 presents the overall assessment of the effects of

social media on students performance from Grade 8 students.

Table 6: Overall Assessment

Indicators
School Performance

Mean
3.10

Verbal Interpretation
Strongly Agree

Personal

3.07

Agree

Overall Mean

3.09

Agree

The result above show that School Performance has the

highest mean which is 3.10 with a verbal interpretation of

strongly agree (based on the 1st indicator). Meanwhile, the

indicator that has the lowest mean is Personal having a mean of
3.07 which has a verbal interpretation of agree. The overall
mean is 3.09 which can be verbally interpreted as agree.