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THE POSITIVE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF

GRADE-11 STUDENTS OF SAGRADA FAMILIA HIGH SCHOOL DURING PANDEMIC

S/Y 2021-2022

A Research Paper

Presented to the

Senior High School Department

Genesis Colleges Inc.

San Juan, Pili

In Partial Fulfillment

Of the requirements for the Practical Research

General Academic Strand

BY:

Ma.Divina R. Arquilla Kent Z. Seguron

Rica O. De Mesa John Rex Z. Guarnes

Krizel R. Villarino Mark Josua C. Teñoso

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TABLE OF CONTENT

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

ABSTRACT

CHAPTER

1. THE PROBLEM (INTRODUCTION)

Statement of the Problem

Assumptions

Hypothesis

Significance of the study

Definition of Terms

2. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Theoretical Framework

3. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY

Research Design

Sampling Technique
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The researchers gratefully expresses sincerest gratitude to the

following people for the support extended which because her

strength and inspiration to pursue this study:

First and Foremost, the researcher would like to thank the most

loving and generous giver of love and wisdom the Almighty God,

For his never ending grace which gave the researcher a strength

to face the trials, challenges and difficulties encountered and

made everything in the researcher’s life a success and fruitful

one:

The researcher’s also thanks to Genesis Children’s Growth Academy

and to all faculty members for guiding and sharing their

knowledge about the study:

To Dr.Eleonor M. Iraula, the present principal of the school

whose encouragement, valuable concern and patience inputs and

advice:

To Ms.Marichu Marquez, the subject teacher for Practical Research

who gives further inputs and example for the researcher to

understand more about research study.

To Ms.Jodellyn Colaway the adviser, for her unselfish time and

knowledge in giving advice for the researcher for further

understand course.
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To the respondents, Sagrada Familia Senior High School who

attributed their time and effort to answer our inquires gave

explanations about the topic and also the guidance on how to

improve the course and;

To the researcher’s parents, family, siblings, and friends, who

also gave their full support, encouragement and prayers for the

success of the research.

Rica o. De Mesa

Ma.Divina R. Arquilla

Krizel R. Villarino

John Rex Z. Guarnes

Kent Z. Seguron

Mark Josua c. Teñoso

The Researchers
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ABSTRACT

There is no doubt that social media has gained wider

acceptability and usability and also becoming probably the most

important communication tools among student especially at the

higher level of educational pursuit as much as social media is

viewed as having bridged the gap in communication that existed.

Within the social media, Facebook, Twitter, and others are now

gaining more and more patronage. These websites and social forums

are way of communicating directly with other people socially.

Social media has the potentials of influencing decision-making in

very short time regardless of the distance. On the bases of its

influence benefits and demerits this study is carried out in

order to highlight the potential of social media in the academic

setting by collaborative learning positively and significantly

with interactive with peers, interactive with teachers and

engagement which impact the student’s academic performance.

KEYWORDS: POSITIVE EFFECT OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

OF GRADE-11 STUDENT

CHAPTER 1
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THE INTRODUCTION

The primary purpose of this study entitled “The Positive

Effects of Social Media in academic performance of Grade 11

Students of Sagrada Familia High School during Pandemic” to know

that social media has also have the positive or good effect’s to

the student in terms of academic performance. Nowadays, in the

world of connecting learning, The impact of social media on

education is becoming a driving factor. The world is becoming

smaller, and by the use of technology such as social media, the

way we get an education is changing. Social media and education

can compliment one another if used effectively. Social media is

continually developing new educational possibilities for

students. Social media has many positive effects on education.

But the same negative effects. Social media has become a vital

part of a student’s social life. It is now regarded as a learning

platform that enhances student engagement and capabilities in

many schools. These platforms offer school children the

opportunity to connect, get in touch, access information and

research. Social media acceptance in daily life is one of the

giving forces behind these depending prospects and how social

media is changing education. With the use of social media

platforms in school, the students get motivated and fostered to

learn. Educational videos on YouTube, easy access to e-books

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online notes, and learning via video calls are major aspects that

contribute to educational development. Distance learning is one

of the best ways to learn from reputed organizations by being at

any location what social media has made possible.

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ASSUMPTION OF THE STUDY

This study was gained by the following assumptions.

1. The Grade 11 students of Sagrada Familia High School as the

respondent of this study are composed of males and females.

2. Definitely, using of social media in terms of academic

performance there will be a positive effect to the students who

are using without any limitations.

3. Avoiding social media in midst of pandemic are difficult, but

it is important to know the right and limitations of using it

because it has always have negative effect.

4. Without social media there will be an effect to the students

especially in terms with the research.

5. Definitely, using of social media there will be a positive

effect to the students, especially in terms with their academic

performance in midst of pandemic or in their research.

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HYPOTHESIS OF THE STUDY

The following hypothesis were tested in the study.

1. There is a significant difference between the negative

and positive impact of social media to the students.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The result and findings of this study will beneficial to the

following:

STUDENTS: The results of study would help the students

determine what will be the impact of social media to the Grade 11

Senior High School students of Sagrada Familia High Senior High

School in their academic performance in school. It will help the

Grade 11 students to become aware of the positive effects using

the social media in their learning performance.

PARENTS: The results of the current study would help the

parents to become aware that the academic performance of their

children is based on the impact of the social media to the Grade

11 Senior High School, The Parent helps students to improve that

studies and learning performance.

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TEACHERS: This study will give the teachers an insights and

ideas on how to improve their teaching strategies to help the

students to focus on their studies, and it will trigger to give

limitations in using social media during discussion.

RESEARCHERS THEMSELVES: The researchers themselves are the

most dignities this study because they will know that using of

social media have positive effect.

FUTURE RESEARCHES: This proposed study will help this future

researcher as a comparative study. The study research will

encourage them to conduct.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

Social Media. Is an internet-based form of communication social

media platforms allow users to have conversation, share

information and create web content.

Academic Performance. Is the measurement of student achievement

across various academic subjects.

Innovative Ideas. An innovative is an idea that has been

transformed into practical reality.

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View Points. A position or perspective from which something is

considered or evaluated.

Knowledge. Facts, information, and skills acquired by a person

through experience or education; the theoretical or practical

understanding of a subject.

Theoretical Framewrok. Is the structure that can hold or support

a theory of a research study.

Conceptual Framework. Is a written or visual representation of an

expected relationship between variables.

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CHAPTER 2

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Ajay Singh/February 16, 2021

Nowadays, in the world of connecting learning, the impact of

social media on education is becoming a driver factor. The world

is becoming smaller, and by the use of technology such as social

media, the way we get an education is changing. Social media and

education can compliment one another if use effectively. Social

media has many positive effects on education. Social media is

continually developing new educational possibilities for

students.

Gorhe Manasi-2019

According to Gorhe there are many positive effects

associated with the social media use amongst students related to

their academics. Students can connect with various educational

groups related to their field of study on social media and easily

access all the important and authentic information shared by

others. They can also share some good information they found out

on such groups, which in turn will boost their confidence and

this will help in the learning process.

Ability to form groups on social media enable professors to

connect with the students to share important instructions for the

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class as well as necessary study material for the students.

Students can also share their viewpoints, innovative ideas or

even doubts related to studies with their classmates and

professors on these groups. This will help students to actively

participate in such group discussion and this in turn will help

to improve their knowledge. Professors can also provide a link

for students to upload their homework or assignments on such

study group. All of this will have a lot of time and effort of

the students to collaborate, if they are working together on some

group project. This helps them to communicate and exchange

information for the project easily, thus saving their energy and

commute time that can be utilized for the project work.

Students used social media platform such as youTube, which

have millions of educational videos, which help students to

broaden their scope of knowledge as well as develop various other

good skills and talents. If students find some good and

informative videos related to their studies, they can share it

with their friends or classmates who can benefit by watching

them.

There are many students who do not actively take part in

class or group project discussions. Some of them do not prefer

even face to face communication with their classmates. Such

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students find it easy and comfortable to take part in online

study discussions on social media.

Presently, there are many academic counselors on social

media who can help students to solve their academic problems.

Students also have exposure to contact experts or refer to their

blogs in various fields of using social media to gain proper

information and knowledge for their own field of study. This can

help them to gain some real-world and actual knowledge which will

increase their knowledge scope. Students can read various

educational blogs which can help to improve their knowledge and

thus help their studies.

Deng and Tavarez (2013)

Social media help students to think clearly and this

helps them to make wise decisions in their day-to-day lives. As

per the study conducted by Apeanti and Danso (2014), Students

felts that their grades would be better if they contact

professors openly through social media to get their doubts

clarified. Yunus and Salehi (2012) pointed out, that social media

use enhanced student’s vocabulary and writing ability.

Thus, it is clear that if wed wisely for educational and

constructive purposes, social media have positive influence on

student’s academic performance. Despite the various positive

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effects that social media can have, if not used properly and

vigilantly it can also affect students academic performance

negatively.

THE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

The theoretical framework of this study is illustrated in

a schematic diagram entered here as figure 1. As shown, the study

treated relationship of the technological devices that affect to

the students.
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THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

Almost everyday, a new social media platforms is introduced

to the world, specifically, these social media are mostly used by

the students to aid them I their scholastic purposes usage home.

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Based from recency theory or miller and Campbell(2009), our

mind retains information that is recently gathered from certain

events and observations in our surroundings. The Recency Effect

Theory also started that given a lists of things to memorize on

certain amount of time, we will have a propensity to recall

easily the things that are located on the last part of the list

as compared to those in the middle.

On the online website of Curtin University’s Student

Transition and Retention Team, the makers of the Retention

Theory, they pointed out that there are about ten variables that

comprises the students ability to retain information, this

included: individual attributes, students finances, developing

relationships with the prospective students, addressing the

impact of pre-university education, goal commitment,

institutional commitment, quality of teaching and learning, peer-

group interaction, faculty interactions, and the graduates with

the U.

2. The Positive Effects/Impacts of Social Media to the students.

MOTIVATE ONLINE LEARNING. With the use of social media platforms

in school, the students gets motivated and fostered to learn.

Educational videos on YouTube, easy access to e-books, online

notes, and learning via video calls are major aspects that

contribute to educational development. Distance learning is one

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of the best ways to learn from reputed organizations by being at

any location what social media has made possible.

IMPROVE CREATIVE ELEMENT. Social media helps boost creative

skills in students by permitting them to learn and later execute

the same by doing it themselves. Quite frequently, a student’s

hidden talent is revealed when he/she starts to take pictures and

use online editing skills to make it took aesthetically

appealing. Plenty of students have interesting hobbies that they

post online via videos and photographer’s, which helps them

realize their potential for making it a career.

BOOST ACADEMIC PRFORMANCE. Another vital impact of social media

is boosting academic performance and increasing their knowledge

through data and information gathering. When students are

assigned projects in schools, they go through several online

platforms to collect information so as to find solutions to their

assignments.
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CHAPTER 3

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY

This chapter present the research design and methodology

in overseeing this study. It integrated the sampling techniques

of the study, the instrument used to gather the data, the step by

step procedure in the conduct of the study, and the statistical

tool utilized in treating the data.

RESEARCH DESIGN

The researcher used the descriptive Method on this study.

It allows versatile approach when relevant new issues and arise

during the period of the research. This method is used for

interpretation of data gathered and specify the features needed

for further study and in analyzing the results of the research.

It also includes the flexibility of the respondent and

also help the researcher to cope every little thing in this

study, Besides this research design can help the researcher by

interpreting the gathered data.

SAMPLING TECHNIQUES
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Purposive sampling techniques was employed in the choice of

the study which was the students of Sagrada Familia Senior High

School.

Total enumeration was used in the selection of the respondents

with regard to the researchers in the selection of the

respondents. The respondent were the 50 students of Sagrada

Familia Senior High School. School year 2021-2022

RESPONDENTS OF THE STUDY

The Respondents: Table 1 presents the respondents of this

study that composed of 16 GAS students, 18 ABM students, 4 TVL

students, 6 ICT students and 6 Tailoring students of Sagrada

Familia Senior High School.

TABLE 1

RESPONDENT OF THE STUDY

Respondents Frequency

GAS 16

ABM 18

TVL 4

ICT 6

TAILORING 6

TOTAL 50
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INSTRUMENT OF THE STUDY

Information gathering can be a blundering tasks. Information must

be a gathered in an organized way to ensure that nothing is over

looked and the research detail is that nothing is over looked and

the research detail is eventually of some information.

VALIDATION OF INSTRUMENT

The instrument used in this study is validated by a set

of jurora composed of the research adviser, and the panel

members. They were requested to make some changes, revision,

additions on the item in the instrument to be used. The

suggestions recommendation were reflected in the instrument and

were printed and shown to the adviser who still give suggestions

and revisions recommended for the improve of the instruments. The

instrument was distributed and floated to the target respondents,

and they were collected afterwards.

Frequency Count. This was used to determine the percentage

of the respondents of the study.

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Weighted Mean. This was use to determine the effects of social

media in academic performance of the student of Sagrada Familia

Senior High School.

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CHAPTER 4

The Positive Effects of Social Media in Academic Performance of

Grade 11 Senior High School Students during Pandemic

This chapter presents obtained data pertaining to the impact

of social media in Academic Performance of Senior High School S/Y

2021-2022. These data provided substantial information on the

following:

1. The profile of the students in terms of:

1.1 Age

1.2 Gender; and

1.3 Strand

2. The positive effects/impacts of the student’s

3. How to limit your usage in social media

4. What will happen to the students without social media

5. Good effects of Social Media.

The following are the provided substantial information.

1. Profile of the Students

This section describe the profile of the students including

their;
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Age. Table below discussed the result of the age of grade 11

students of Sagrada Familia High School. As the respondents of

the study.

Age Frequency Percent

16 11 22%

17 28 56%

18 11 22%

Total 50 100%

The age of students is divided into 3 sets including 16, 17,

18.Out of 50 respondents there were only 11 students with the age

of 16 with the percentage of 22%, 28 students with the age of 17

with percentage of 56% and 11 students with the age of 16 with

the percentage of 22%. In total there are 50 respondents with

100% percent high school students of Sagrada Familia Senior High

School is Respondent of the study.

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CHAPTER 5

SUMMARY, FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS

This chapter presents o brief summary of the study, its findings,

conclusion and recommendations:

SUMMARY

This study aims to determine the impact of social media in

academic performance of Senior High School Students. It aimed to

answer the following questions:

1. The profile of the students in terms of;

1.1 Age;

1.2 Gender; and

1.3 Strand;

1.What are the profile of the respondents including their age,

Gender and Strand?

2.What are the reason’s why social media have positive effects to

the students?

3. What are the suggested ways/strategies on how to avoid the

misuse of social media?

4.What are the positive effect of social media to the learners/

students.
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5. Is there a significant difference between positive or negative

effect of social media among the Grade 11 Senior High School?

FINDINGS:

The descriptive – evaluate inferential method with

documentary analysis was utilized. The respondents of this study

were the 50 Grade 11 Students of Sagrada Familia Senior High.

They had answered the researchers made questionnaire. Statistical

tools used where frequency count, percentage, weighted mean, and

Wilcoxon Mann- Whitney U Test.

1. Profile of the Students

1.1 Age. The age of 50 respondents of this study are

consisted of Grade 11 Students of Sagrada Familia

Senior High School. They are categorized as 16, 17 and

18. As a result, the age of 16 and has a percentage of

22, and the age of 17 has the total number of 28 which

the highest has a percentage of 56, and the age of 18

with the number of 11 which has 11 the same total

percentage of 22,

1.2 Gender. The 50 respondents of this study are consisted

of Grade 11 Students were 30 females 20 males.

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1.3 Strand. The respondents of the study came from Grade 11

Students, Gas have a 16 respondents, ABM have a 18

respondents, TVL have 4 respondents, and ICT, TAILORING

have the same number of respondents which is 6, with

total of 50 respondents.

CONCLUSIONS

Based on the findings, the following conclusions are given and

concluded. The conclusions were summarized as follows.

1. It can be seen that the number of the respondent of this

study are coming from Grade-11 Senior High School with the

total number of 50 students. It can be seen that the most

the respondents are female with the total number of

30 and the male are only 20.

2. Most of the indicates are interpreted as strong it can be

seen that put that social media platforms have a highest

percentage, and there is none interpreted as very much

strong.
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Name: Gender:

Age: Strand:

DIRECTION: Put a check (/) for your respondent answer to the

question that follows.

QUESTION YES NO

1. Besides of its positive effect in developing

academic performances, have you overcome it?

2. As a grade 11 student, are you really using

the social media to build your knowledge, in

academic performance?

3. Is social media significant to your academic

performance?

4. Is the information obtained in social media

accurate or faster than television?

5. Do you think social media can affect your

knowledge or skills in academic side?

6. Can you stop using social media?

7. Will you see on social media be good for you?

8. Does your parent get mad when you use social

media?

9. Do we really used social media?

10. Has social media done you a lot of good?

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CLUSTER-1

GROUP-6