A Comparative Analysis of Social Media Usage and Academic Performance in Public and Private Senior High Schools (original) (raw)

Analysis of the negative impact of social media use on academic performance of adolescents

International journal of health sciences

Social media has touched the different aspects our life and has become an integral part. It is widely used these days be it for entertainment purpose or social purpose. In post pandemic scenario, academic system was forced to go online due to lock down. Now, online education cannot be ignored, as its advantages are experienced by the entire world during Covid period. Social media, which was considered as an entertainment platform, is also playing a positive role in academics whether it is for fast communication or information or knowledge. Now, a student can follow various teachers; join various groups of academicians on social media where questions related to the desired subjects can be asked via such groups to seek the required answers. The present research focused on studying the negative aspects of social media and how it affects the adolescent’s academic life. For fulfilling the purpose of study, primary data from 500 adolescents was taken by sending them questionnaires. The da...

EFFECTS OF SOCIAL NETWORKING MEDIA TO THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF THE STUDENTS

Social networking media has been the major source of communication between individuals in the world over, hence, the label cyber-world. This includes Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Instagram, Flicker, Frienster, Blogs, Podcast, Youtube, Tumblr and Skype, among others. Users of these forms of media made use of such technology gadgets as cell phones, tablets, laptops, desktop computers, and e-readers. Researchers all over the world have varied findings on the effects of these forms of media on the academic performance of students. Those students who used the media wisely, their academic performance improved. However, those who failed to regulate their use of these social networking tools negatively affected their studies which oftentimes led to their addicted use. In general, the study found out that the exposure of the IMEAS students to the social networking media positively affected their academic performance. Hence, the University must implement policies and projects designed for more easy access of the students to the Facebook network site in the school campus. In contrast, there is also this very disturbing finding of the study which disclosed that the students of IMEAS, University of Southern Mindanao, Kabacan, Cotabato used the social networking media almost daily since majority of them answered to have used said form of media 5-6 days a week at an average of about 1-2 hours every session. With this data, it is recommended that the USM must regulate the proper time usage by the students of social networking media in the campus in order not to destruct with their classroom activities.

Social media and its adverse effect on academic performance of students

Bulletin of Social Informatics Theory and Application, 2019

The researchers carry this project to know the negative effect of Social Media on the students' academic performance. Survey method was used to collect the primary data. Sample size was 197 respondents. The respondents are students of Erbil City (Iraq). Data was analyzed using Correlation of Variables, ANOVA and Regression with the help of SPSS software. The study revealed that Time Waste, Cause of Distraction and Reduced Command over Language as the most responsible factors for Social Media to affects the students' academic performance. However, the researcher found no significance in the variable of Reduction in Real Human Contact. This is an open access article under the CC-BY-SA license.

Investigating the Effect of Social Media on the Students’ Academic Performance

2019

The objectives of the present study are to assess social media impact onthe academic performance of the student. Social media has developed sharedglobal fashion which has feast across virtually everywhere in the world.The sample was consisting of undergraduate students of the leadinguniversity in Lahore. A convenience sampling technique was employed.Self-administered data from 83 students were collected from the Likertscale. Descriptive statistics were used to examine the data on studentaddictiveness, exposure to social media, the influence of social media onacademic performance, age and gender. Results suggested that socialmedia addictiveness affects the performance of the students, whereas,age usage has an influence on the social media network. The researchersrecommend that social media is used for academic commitments. Thestudents can make balance amid academic activities and chit-chattingthereby monitoring their health at regular intervals.

Social Media on the Students’ Academic Performance

Indonesian Journal of Educational Research and Technology, 2021

This study aims to determine the impact of social media on students' academic performance in terms of their grade point average (GPA). This study specifically aimed: (1) to determine the percentage of students using social media in terms of doing research work, doing assignments or projects, and studying, (2) to find out the time students spend on social media, (3) to find out the academic performance of students in terms of GPA, (4) to determine if there is a significant relationship between time spent on social media and academic performance in terms of GPA, (5) to determine if there is a significant relationship between usage of social media and academic performance in terms of GPA. A quantitative approach was employed to support this study, particularly the correlation method was utilized. Survey questionnaires were used to solicit data and information from 35 randomly chosen respondents of the study. This study's findings revealed that 80% of students used social media ...

Impact of Social Media of Student's Academic Performance

The focus of the study is to determine the effect of growing use of social media sites on the academic performance of the students of universities and colleges. On the basis of random sampling a sample of 300 students was selected. Questionnaire was used as an instrument for data collection.97% questionnaire received back from respondents on which descriptive statistics apply for data analysis. Results indicate that the effect of social media can be positive as in this study closely determined the real effect of social media sites. In recent time itencourage the carrier and future of students' .The social media sites like Facebook, twitter, Google + . And Skype capturethe attention of students for study and affecting positively their academic Grade points.

Social media usage and academic achievement of higher secondary students

International journal of health sciences

The COVID-19 lockdown has led to an increase in the usage of mobile phones and social media among adolescents. As adolescents utilise mobile phones and social media for educational and pleasure purposes, they grow increasingly attached. As a result, it's critical to dig deep into the relationship between teenage social media usage and academic success. The goal of this study was to design a social media usage scale (SMUS) for adolescents and utilise it to measure social media participation among higher secondary school students. Academic success can therefore be related to social media use. Researchers created and standardised a social media usage scale to gauge the prevalence of social media use amongst higher secondary school pupils. For the purpose of evaluation, SMUS implimented with 1068 students in Kerala's higher secondary schools. The majority of students, according to the findings of the survey, utilise social media. Social media use is not affected by location or g...