AMA COMPUTER COLLEGE – CALOOCAN CAMPUS

263 UE Tech Road, Samson Road, Caloocan City

Relationship of Social Media Usage and Academic Performance of the

Grade 12 Students in AMA Computer College - Caloocan Campus

Remolano, Amado Jr., G.

12 – STEM A

(2019-2020)
 Abstract

Social Media has effect on the academic performance of the students,

positively and negatively. This research aims to study the relationship of Social Media

and Academic performance of the grade 12 students in AMA Computer College

Caloocan City and focuses on the effect of social media to the academic performance of

the students One hundred fifty-two (152) grade 12 students are the respondents of the

study. This is use of random sampling which is one of the simplest forms of collecting

data from the total population. The Social Media and average of midterm of students

were correlated using pearson r correlation and the result was there is negligible

significant relationship between social media usage and academic performance of the

Grade 12 students in AMA Computer College-Caloocan City

 Chapter I

THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

Introduction

Today, social media has evolved and one of the most important for

communication. Mostly, young people use social media for communication for their

family, friends, and other people to interact with; also, to get and share information.

Social media is a propaganda of information, sharing of ideas to other people, and

making content. Example of social media are Facebook, Messenger, twitter, Instagram,

YouTube, and other social application, it can be used easily for communication, share

information, photos, videos and to create new friends.

Social media is a part of the daily life of some people, nowadays, many young

people are actively engaged on based online communities because it can be used easily

for communication, share ideas or information, and to express their feelings using

chatting, messaging, and video call in social application, such us Facebook and twitter.

The Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) proposes ban

about using social media for posting assignments and projects and other information to

the social media. Students always use social media that can affect their grades.

This study aims to understand and to know the effect of social media to the

academic performance of Grade 12 STEM Students in AMA Computer College -

Caloocan Campus. The researcher wants to study this research, because social media is

one of the most addicting social networking that can affect the academic performance of

the students.

Statement of the problem

This study aims to find out the relationship of social media to the academic

performance of the Grade 12 students.

1. What is the demographic profile of the students?

1.1 Average (Midterm)

2. What are the effects of social media to the academic performance of the students?

3. Is there any significant relationship between social media usage and academic

performance of the students?

Conceptual Framework

INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT

 Grade 12 STEM  The researcher  Relationship of

Students gives a survey social media
 Effects of social questionnaire to usage and
media to the the respondents academic
academic  Data Gathering performance of
performance of the students in
the students AMACC -
 Social Media Caloocan
platform such as Campus
Facebook,
Twitter,
YouTube,
Messenger, and
Instagram.
 Grades

Hypothesis

Ho – There is no significant relationship between using social media and academic

performance of the students.

Ha – There is a significant relationship between using social media and academic

performance of the students.

Scope and Delimitation

The scope of this study is the AMACC - Caloocan Campus Grade 12 Students.

One hundred fifty-two (152) Grade 12 students are the respondents of the study. The

Delimitation of this study is the effect of social media to the academic performance of the

students in AMACC – Caloocan Campus.

Significance of the study

The significance of study is to know more about the effect of social media to the

academic performance of the students of Grade 12 Students in AMA Computer College -

Caloocan Campus, it can help them to be aware and to gain more knowledge about the

effect of social media to the academic performance of the students and how to use social

media properly

Students - It can help them to know how to use social media properly and to understand

and gain more knowledge about the effects of social media

Parents – It would help them to limits their children to the usage of social media.

School - It would help them to give an advice or idea and reminds the students on how

social media affects their academic performance

Community – It would help them to give information about the limitation of usage of

social media and the effects of social media

Future researches - It would serve as a reference to future researches.

Definition of terms

Facebook -is a website that people communicate to each other and free to express their

feelings using posting.

Instagram - is an application where you can post photos or video for free.

Messenger - is a Facebook messenger app that used for free messaging or video call to

communicate.

Propaganda - Spreading of ideas and information.

Social media - a electronic website uses for communication, access or share ideas and

information, etc.

Social network – a online platform which people interact to each other.

Twitter – is a social networking service use to interact with messages or post called

tweet.
YouTube – is online website which allow user to watch, post or upload free.

Chapter II

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDY

Foreign Study

Social media application such as Facebook, YouTube and other social media

platforms, are overtaking the world and can be noticed as a global consumer

phenomenon. Because of the advancement and development of internet technologies,

there is some changes in how we interact, communicate, learn, and build knowledge. The

common activities among children, adolescents, and adults nowadays are social media

usage. The youth are open a portal for entertainment and communication and it is

becoming one of the main platforms for accessing information and news. They can access

social media easily from their cellphones. This encourages them to use social media not

only for receiving and retrieving information, but also for being online and connectiog

with other people, and they consume and produce on the social platforms [ CITATION

Mow18 \l 1033 ]

Social media is the new form of media that have many characteristics and

features. Social media have many facilities on same channel as communicating, texting,

images sharing, audio and video sharing, fast publishing, linking with all over world,
direct connecting. Social media is a way to interaction among people in which they

create, share, exchange and comment among themselves in different networks. Ninety

percent of all online users use social media in some way or other. There are many social

media platforms that are the but slightly different purposes. Because of the spreading of

social media platforms, people are easily connected, and the information can easily to

spread and get [ CITATION Chi17 \l 1033 ]

Local Studies

Social networking media is the major source of communication between

individuals in the world. Social networking media is about sharing and communicating

with other people. It has spread its wings to various other fields and education is one of

the new sectors where the concept of social media is making a great role. They are

communication channels or tools used to store, aggregate, share, discuss or deliver

information with friends and colleagues using the internet. social media used by students

and teachers to share original content the articles or the publications. Students use it and

provide an opportunity to seek to questions they may have related to their course

[ CITATION Rem17 \l 13321 ]

Foreign literature

According to the Juice Academy (2018), the population that uses the internet is

more than half of the world. This is highlighted by social media users increasing by 21%
since 2015, with 2.8 billion users reportedly globally in 2017. The main reason why

students use social media is to stay connected. Students can communicate and share

thoughts using social media platforms. This is one of the positive effects of social media on

life of students. College and university students spend more time on social media because

there is a freedom in these platforms. Students are free to do whatever they want. They can

create new friendships, express their views and opinions, and even create ‘new identities’

through social networks platform. Social media also show up students to a new way of

learning. The students who are frequent users of social media are more innovative and

exhibit better memory. Social media can be an asset for learning, keeping students

connected and engaged with their field, course, and peers.

Social media have positive and negative impact to the students. The positive

practices of social media increase student’s social intelligence and understanding of

human behaviors.  The negative practices of social media make them materialistic, angry

and addicted to too many bad things. The problems arise when we use it without

analyzing what we are doing and what will be the impact on us, our family, society, and

country. That is why social media not only a great tool for personal development, but it is

also a tool for personal and social destruction. It is important to educate students about

the best practices of social media in the schools so that they can get the benefits of

communication applications and technologies for their career and personal development

[ CITATION Vij171 \l 1033 ]

 According to the Teacher Boards (2018), social media plays a huge part on how

people interact with each other in the modern day and although this increase in

communication for young people can be a good. On an academic level, social media can

have a negative effect on student productivity when it comes to concentration in the

classroom, timekeeping, and conscientiousness. It is important to discuss ways to combat

these factors without heralding new media as a societal crime which many previous

attempts of raising awareness on this issue have tended to do. Social media platforms

such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram have many beneficial aspects to modern day

society and its users. Students become more politically aware, making them more likely

to vote, and has also helped them communicate with other students. The negative effects

such as having damaging effects on self-image and mental health, productivity in school,

and issues with privacy and data protection are all attributes that students need to be

educated on.

Everyone is connected because of the Internet. The communicating and free

sharing of thoughts among people were restricted by long distance, nationality and/or

religion in the past. The new world of social networking allows free sharing of thoughts.

Social network platform such as Facebook, which has arisen as a giant in this social

world. People use social networking to stay connected, make friends and satisfy their

social needs is the main reason why people use social media. There are many reasons

why students spend more time socializing. Social networks give them the freedom to do

whatever they want, to upload and talk to whom they want. Studying, learning good
habits and gaining knowledge to become a person with moral character are the important

things in life of the students. But students have been trapped by the device of social

networking. Students disregard their studies by spending more time on social networking

websites rather than studying or interacting with people in person. Always using social

networking can affect the grades of the students [ CITATION Abh15 \l 1033 ]

Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram are kind of social media that are all

highly used social media platforms. The effect of social media usage can be positive or

negative effect, college students has the potential to affect their grades, social-skills, and

time-management skills. Although social media have a huge distraction for college

students, it also helps with their learning and adjustment to college life. Social media

opens a whole new technological world for students, students have a right to choose to

adapt new world for their academic success [ CITATION Kel18 \l 1033 ]

Local literature

Social Media plays an important role in life of the students because it easier for

them to communicate, access information and provide information in social media

platforms. Social media is all about collaborating, networking, sharing and generating

knowledge and content [ CITATION Don19 \l 1033 ]

 People today can exchange ideas, feelings, personal information, pictures and

videos because of social media. In the Philippines, social networking is one of the most

active web-based activities. The use of social media become so wide in the Philippines.

Filipinos being declared the most active users using social networks such as Facebook,

Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter. Philippines has been called as “The social networking

capital of the world”. The effect of these social media can be positive or negative

consequences. It increases student collaboration, improves participation, content rich

resources and they are useful for team projects. It also caused some potential harm to

society [ CITATION Ale17 \l 1033 ]

Social networking allows free sharing of thoughts, information, and knowledge

through online social networking sites such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and the like.

Students have freedom to do whatever they want, they can upload or download data,

make new friends, comments on other people's live, and create other online identities the

real world does not allow. Many students spend their time using social media for chatting

with their acquaintances, playing online games, and watching videos instead of reading

their lessons, making their assignments, and other academic requirements. When students

work or search their material online, they get attracted to social networking sites to kill

their boredom during study time they are diverting their attention from their work

[ CITATION Rej16 \l 1033 ]

 Chapter III

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Research Design

The study on the Relationship of Social media to the Academic Performance of

the Grade 12 Students in AMA Computer College - Caloocan City is conducted through

descriptive quantitative method of research to gather information. Data was collected

through the distribution of survey questionnaire.

Population and Samples

The respondents of this study are the grade 12 students in AMA Computer

College – Caloocan Campus. One hundred fifty-two (152) grade 12 students are the

respondents of the study. This is use of random sampling. According to the Economic

Times, it is a part of the sampling technique in which each sample has an equal

probability of being chosen. A sample chosen randomly is meant to be an unbiased

representation of the total population. Random sampling is one of the simplest forms of

collecting data from the total population

Research Instrument
 The research instrument for this study is a survey questionnaire. Likert scale is a

type of questionnaire that was used. The questionnaire was composed of two (2) parts,

part I is the quantitative research which included the personal data of respondents such us

name and the average of midterm and the questionnaire composed of 20 question. Part II

was the qualitative question composed of 5 questions.

Statistical Treatment of Data

The responses of the grade 12 students in AMA Computer College-Caloocan

City was analyzed, collected, summarized, and presented. This data is treated using the

following statistical methods:

Pearson’s Correlation

Formula:

n ∑ xy −∑ x ∑ y
r=
√¿ ¿ ¿

Where: r = Pearson r correlation

n =number of observations

x = value of x (for ith observation)

y = value of y (for ith observation)

Data Gathering Procedure

The researcher conducts a survey questionnaire in Grade 12 STEM Students

of AMA Computer College – Caloocan City, after surveying and collecting all the

survey. The researcher collects all the information needed and the data will be collected

and tallied.

Data Processing Procedure

The researcher gives a survey questionnaire in Grade 12 students of AMA

Computer College - Caloocan Campus. The researcher instructs on how to fill up or

answer the survey questionnaire properly. The researcher collects and tallied all the

survey questionnaire to gather all the information to support this study.

 Chapter IV

Presentation, Analysis and Interpretation of data

4.1 Introduction

The chapter deals with the presentation, analysis and interpretation of the data

and information collected by the researcher from the sample of population at AMA

Computer College – Caloocan Campus. 152 Grade 12 students from AMA Computer

College – Caloocan Campus were respondents and the subject of survey. A descriptive

survey questionnaire were the main tools that the researchers used to collect data from

respondents. Collecting data from the students about the opinions and experiences to help

the researcher to present, interpret, analyze the data.

Presentation

4.2. Demographic profile of Respondents

4.2.1 Average of students in midterm

Average of students in Midterm

25

20

15

10

0
74 76 78 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96

Chart 4.2.1 shows the average of students in midterm, the average in midterm ranges

seventy-four (74) to ninety-six (96). Lowest average was seventy-four (74) and highest

average was ninety-six (96). Some of students got low average ranges seventy-four (74)

to Eighty-four (84) and high average ranges Eighty-Five (85) to ninety-six (96). Ninety

(90) with twenty-two (22) respondents was the highest level of average, followed by

Eighty-nine (89) with sixteen (16) respondents, Eighty-five (85) with Fourteen (14)

respondents, ninety-two (92) with thirteen (13) respondents, eighty-seven (87) and
ninety-four (94) with the same eleven (11) respondents, eighty-eight (88) and ninety-one

(91) with the same nine (9) respondents, eighty-six (86) and ninety-three (93) with the

same eight (8) respondents, eighty-three (83) with seven (7) respondents, eighty-two (82)

and ninety-five (95) with the same five (5) respondents, eighty (80) with four (4)

respondents, eighty-four (84), seventy-four (74) ang eighty-one (81) with the same two

(2) respondents, lastly seventy-six (76), seventy-eight (78) and ninety-six (96) with the

same 1 respondent. The researcher finds that most of the average of students in midterm

was higher which gives a positive opinion when they use social media properly or use in

a good way for educational purpose were available in the social media. This is negatively

skewed distribution which most of the grades of the students are above average.

4.3 Social media and Academic Performance of students.

4.3,1 Social media can affect the academic performance

Social Media can affect the academic performance

11%

89%

Agree Disagree
In chart 4.3.1 as shown below, show the response of the respondents on social media as

means to affect the academic performance. Eighty nine percent (89%) of the respondents

agrees that social media affect the academic performance of the students and eleven

percent (11%) of the respondents do not agree that social media can affect the academic

performance of the student. The researcher conclude that social media has negative and

positive impact to the academic performance of the students.

4.3.2 Influence of social media

Infl uences of Social Media

Communication to Family, Friends, Classmates, and Teachers
Intertainment
To gather Information

35% 33%

33%

In chart 4.3.2 as shown below, it deals with the influence on the use social media among

the Grade 12 Students in AMA Computer College. As presented in the chart, thirty five

percent (35%) of the students in AMA Computer College were influence social media to

gather information, thirty three percent (33%) for entertainment, and thirty two percent
(32%) for communication to family, friends, Classmates and teachers. After analyzing

data given by the respondents, the respondents mostly begin to used social media to

gather information and for the sake of entertainment for having fun.

4.3.3 Social Media Platforms

Social Media Platforms

18% 21%

19%
21%

21%

Facebook Messenger YouTube Twitter Instagram

In 4.3.3 as shown as below, the social media platforms that the respondents used.

Twenty-one (21%) percent of the respondents used Facebook, Messenger and YouTube,

nineteen percent (19%) in twitter and eighteen percent (18%) in Instagram.

4.3.4 Hours spent on social media and studies

Hours spent on Social Media and Studies

100 95
90
80
70
60
49 51
50
40 33
31
30 24
19
20
10 2
0
Less than one hour One to three hours Four to Six hours More than Six hours

Studies Social Media

In chart 4.3.4 as shown below, deals with the amount of time spent in social media and

studies. Twenty percent (20%) in studies and twelve percent (12%) in social media spent

of time for less than one hour, sixty-three percent (63%) in studies and twenty-two

percent (22%) in social media spent of time for one to three hours, sixteen percent (16%)

in studies and thirty-two percent (32%) in social media spent of time for four to six hours,

and one percent (1%) in studies and thirty-four percent (34%) in social media spent time

for more than six hours. The researcher concluded that most of the students spent their

time more than six hours and studies was one to three hours.
Data Analysis

The data were analyzed by the statistical calculation and inferential statistics

test to be analyzed using Pearson r. The collected quantitative data were scored, coded

and inserted in Excel. One hundred fifty-two (152) students responded to the survey with

twenty (20) questions. The questionnaire has four choices which was rated to 4 for

Strongly Agree, 3 for Agree, 2 for Disagree, and 1 for Strongly Disagree. Spearman’s

correlation coefficient was used to examine correlation between social media usage and

academic performance of the students. The two tailed p-value of less than 0.05 was

considered as significant level

Data Interpretation

A relationship of -0.10426 which is lower than the critical value of 0.149273 at

0.05 level of significance, therefor the null hypothesis is accepted and that there is no

significant relationship between social media usage and academic performance of the

grade 12 students in AMA Computer College-Caloocan

Is there any significant relationship between social media usage and academic

performance of the students?

There is negligible significant relationship between social media usage and academic

performance of the Grade 12 students in AMA Computer College-Caloocan

Variable SOP Ho α  Df

Independent Variable Is there any Is there any 0.05 150

-Academic significant significant

performance relationship between relationship

social media usage between social

Dependent Variable and academic media usage and

-Social Media performance of the academic

students? performance of

the students?

Critical Decision Conclusion

Computed Value

Value
±0.10426 0.149273 Accept null There is no significant

Hypothesis relationship between social

media usage and academic

performance of the grade 12

students in AMA Computer

College.
 X Y

Academic Performance Responses of the students

Mean Median Mode Standard Mean Standard Deviation

Deviation

88.30263 89 90 4.341452 64.28947 6.544429

Chapter V
 Summary, Conclusion, and Recommendation

Result

Qualitative descriptive questions

1. How do you use social media platform?

They used social media platform for entertainment, communicate to their love

ones, and to gather information to get updated. Some of the students used it properly but

some did not.

2. How social media affect your academic performance?

Some of the students said that social media has a negative impact on academic

performance and others show a positive impact in a way of it can easily communicate,

asking for help for their classmates and teachers to do their school works, to provide and

gather information.

3. How can social media help in academic progress of the student?

Social media are making student life easier and fun ways of learning, easier to

search for their school works and improve the academic performance.

Quantitative descriptive question

Hypothesis 2. What is the effect of social media to the academic performance of

students?

Social media has impact to the academic performance of students either positive

or negative. In positive, social media can be used to gather information and in this way it

helps the students to understand and to be aware on the things that they pick up on social

media to get themselves updated, it easily to communicate to their family, friends,

classmates and teachers and it can entertain themselves when they are bored. In negative,

it can be distraction to their studies when they did not used social media in a proper way.

Summary

This study focuses on the effect of social media to the academic

performance of the grade 12 students in AMA Computer College Caloocan City. The

average of students in midterm was higher which gives a positive opinion when they use

social media properly or use in a good way for educational purpose were available in the

social media. The respondents mostly begin to used social media to gather information

and for the sake of entertainment for having fun. There is negligible significant

relationship of social media to the academic performance of the students in AMA

Computer College Caloocan Campus.

Conclusion
 Most of the respondents have reached the satisfactory grade average. Based

on the results of the study, social media has effect on the academic performance of the

students in a proper way, the students perform well on their class. A relationship of

-0.10426 which is lower than the critical value of 0.149273 at 0.05 level of significance,

therefor the null hypothesis is accepted and that there is no significant relationship

between social media usage and academic performance of the grade 12 students in AMA

Computer College-Caloocan.Social media have more positive effects on students such as

to provide and gather information for their school works and making student life easier

and fun ways of learning.

Recommendation

Based on the findings and results presented that students who used social

media properly and responsibly will probably gain positive effect to their studies than

those students who used irresponsibly. Students should be educated on influence of social

media on the academic performance of the students, balance their time in studying and

used of social media, and the importance of social media should be known to make the

teaching and learning more effective and attractive. Social media platforms should be

used that can help to provide and gather information to their school works and students

will also share their ideas and information that they know.
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