ABSTRACT RESULTS
he objective of this research is to determine the influence of
Social Networks on the academic performance of university
students from the Macro Region of South Peru, 2016, the
present work is of correlational descriptive type, for which 1200
questionnaires were conducted in different universities such as:
National University of altiplano , Andean University Néstor
CáceresVelásquez, National University of San Agustín Arequipa
and Alas Peruanas University of Arequipa. From the information
analyzed, it can be concluded that in some indicators there is a
correlation between the frequency and use of social networks
with respect to academic performance, but also the study
indicates that the average number of students' scores is not
altered by frequency and use of social networks.
OBJECTIVES
 Determine the influence of social networks on the
academic performance of university students in the Southern
Macro Region of the Country
Not all study RESULTS
indicators affect academic
performance.
RESULTS
in the students of the National University of the METHODOLOGY and MATRIALES
In the research the Scientific Method was used, it had a
Altiplano, the effect that Facebook causes in the
quantitative approach, it "uses data collection to test
students is the deconcentration and the neglect by
hypothesis, research is also exploratory type.
the studies A questionnaire of 20 questions was used.
The SPSS program was used to make the statistical tables
Social Networks used for group work with 64.9%
shows preference on the part of university students.
CONCLUSIONS
Social Networks use it as a means of information on
academic activities with 65.7%
Use of Social Networks for research work and The hours that the Social Networks use the young
performance of tasks with 68.4% s university students are 3 and 4 hours a day. Regarding the
frequency of entry to Social Networks are 4 to 10 times a
These indicators indicate that there is a relationship day, and the number of days that enter Social Networks
with academic performance. are 6 and 7. From the information analyzed, the increase
in frequency is shown of use of Social Networks by
Another important indicator is the hours of sleep university students does not affect academic performance
that are altered by the use of Social Networks, only to the percentage of attendance at the university.
It influences the number of courses that are not
approved, the percentage of non-attendance, the
number of hours dedicated to the study, the average
number of grades, and may be a reason to
disapprove a course, so care must be taken with this
indicator.