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DISCUSSION
In this section of this research paper, researchers finally answer all the
key questions that have been established by the researchers. The results of
the survey provide some of the empirical data about the effects of social
media on the academic performance of the students and the following are the
Findings
are agreeing that social media boost their confidence which it helps students
participate in class that has a 3.06 weighted mean which has a verbal
interpretation of Agree.
students are agreeing that social media helps them to improve their
academics that has a 3.27 weighted mean which has a verbal interpretation of
Strongly Agree.
students are agreeing that students can concentrate with their studies when
students use social media that has a 3.27 weighted mean which has a verbal
students are agreeing that students can concentrate with their studies when
students use social media that has a 3.27 weighted mean which has a verbal
are agreeing that students can still improve their academic performance
without the help of social media that has a 3.27 weighted mean which has a
students are always using Facebook that has a 3.58 weighted mean which
always using Messenger that has a 3.97 weighted mean which has a verbal
Instagram that has a 3.37 weighted mean which has a verbal interpretation of
Always as well as most of the students are always using YouTube that has a
most of the students are seldom using Tumblr that has a 2.34 weighted mean
which has a verbal interpretation of Seldom likewise most of the students are
often using Snapchat that has a 2.61 weighted mean which has a verbal
interpretation of Often and most of the students are often using Twitter that
students are always spent 1 – 3 hours a day using social media that has a
most of the students are always spent 4 – 6 hours a day using social media
that has a 3.39 weighted mean which has a verbal interpretation of Always
however most of the students are often spent 7 – 9 hours a day using social
media that has a 2.77 weighted mean which has a verbal interpretation of
often and most of the students are often spent 10 hours and above in a day
A Descriptive Study of the Effects of Social Media in the Academics
using social media that has a 2.06 weighted mean which has a verbal
interpretation of Often.
Conclusion
because the researcher proved that social media have effect on the academic
According to the results, Messenger is the most used social media app
communicate with other people around the world and it’s free even though the
students don’t have data package registered they still can use their data in
their mobile phones. The social media that have the lowest user along the
students is Tumblr.
The range of the time spent of the students in using social media is 1 to
6 hours. The researcher believes that the range of the time spent using social
media of the respondents is just right to have a positive effect on the students.
The time spent of the students on using social media reflected on what could
Researcher concludes that with the use of social media the academic
performance of the students get affected positively and they can develop
Recommendation
who will benefit to the research paper of the researchers. Especially the
recommendations of the researcher are for the future researchers who want
to tackle about the effects of the social media. Future researchers can tackle
different topic about social media that did not tackle by the researchers. The
different skills that can be develop or improve using social media because in
the internet; this will be helpful in understanding the impact and the process of
Students should use the social media properly and do not use
negatively.
Avoid being biased, do not focus on one side, future researchers must
pay attention both on positive and negative side. Future researchers must
study about the perspective of the students on how social media distract them
from studying.
aspect of social media and use this research paper as a reference for their