CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION AND ITS BACKGROUND

INTRODUCTION

Social media has become part of our daily life. Over a million of people are

usually use social media. According to Maya Dollarhlide, social media is computer-

based technology that facilitates the sharing of ideas, thoughts, and

information through the building of virtual networks and communities. By design,

social media is internet-based and gives users quick electronic communication of

content. Content includes personal information, documents, videos, and photos. [1]

Technology began to change very rapidly in the 20th Century. After the first super

computers were created in the 1940s, scientists and engineers began to develop

ways to create networks between those computers, and this would later lead to the

birth of the Internet. The earliest forms of the Internet, such as CompuServe, were

developed in the 1960s. Primitive forms of email were also developed during this

time. By the 70s, networking technology had improved, and 1979’s UseNet allowed

users to communicate through a virtual newsletter. By the 1980s, home computers

were becoming more common and social media was becoming more sophisticated.

Internet relay chats, or IRCs, were first used in 1988 and continued to be popular

well into the 1990’s. The first recognizable social media site, Six Degrees, was

created in 1997. It enabled users to upload a profile and make friends with other

users. In 1999, the first blogging sites became popular, creating a social media

sensation that’s still popular today.

In this study, the researcher will aim to know how social media affects the

behavior grade 11 ICT students of ACLC of Antipolo. Therefore, the purpose of this
study will help the grade 11 ICT students of ACLC of Antipolo to know how to use

social media carefully and what are the bad effects of using social media if you didn’t

use it carefully. We’re going to know if social media is beneficiary to grade 11 ICT

students of ACLC of Antipolo City of it will not.

Scope and Delimitation of the Study

This Study is focused on the Effects of Social Media on the Senior High Students

of ACLC. Around 20 or 30 Students on each section will be selected to Answer. This

Study will be largely dependent on the honesty, sincerity, and integrity of the

respondents.

Statement of the Problem

1. What is the profile of respondents in terms?

A. Gender

B. Age

2. What are the reasons for of the respondents using Social Media?

3. What is the effect of Social Media to the respondents?

Theoretical Framework

McLoughlin & Lee (2010) stated that using social media networks in the

educational process could help educators to apply the inquiry-based approach and

encourage the collaboration between the instructor and the students, thereby

encourage engagement. Also important is the potential of these technologies for

encouraging independent self-directed learning as well as encouraging students’ as

active producers of knowledge, which once again is commonly regarded as a

positive affordance for media.

 From the theory of McLoughlin & Lee, the effects of using social media can

help in terms of education.it can help in the way the instructor and the students can

approach in each other to the helps of social media. Also, social media can help

those students in terms of directed learning, it can encourage independent self. And

social media enhances the knowledge of the students in terms of education and it

can help to boost their independent learning. Because of using Social Media,

Instructors and Students are being connected, and they can be updated in news,

information, and all of social media happenings. The instructors who are using social

media to understand

Students, and why they use social media regularly than books, in this case the

students should be focus on using social media to prepare their works, projects and

assignments in school and also the instructors gives an opportunity to the students

to express their selves in front of many people.

 Conceptual Framework

Input Process Output

1. What is the profile

of respondents in
FfF  formulation of
terms?
Question
A. Gender
 Administering
B. Age
Survey
2. What are the  Action Plan
Questionnaire
reasons for of the
 Gathering Data
respondents using
 Tabulation and
Social Media?
Analysis of Data
3. What is the effect

of Social Media to
FEEDBACK
the respondents?

Significance of the Study

The Researcher’s aim to help the significance of their study on how the Social Media

works and influence the respondents. It will help to aware them what is the bad and

good effects of Social Media. This is the following Significance of the Study:
ACLC Admin – The result of the Study will help them to know the come up with idea

engaging of the students it will help them to understand the purpose use of Social

Media especially in education way.

Teacher – The teacher will know what will be the result of Social Media in the

Academic performance of the Students.

Parents – Parents will know what kind of behavior does their children gets in the

Social Media.

Students – The Students will be aware what the Social Media effects in their

Academic performance and their behavior.

Future Researcher – This study will benefit those future researcher’s for seeking

information ang guide about the impact of Social Media on the Students.

Definition of Terms

ACLC – AMA Computer Learning Center

Adolescents – Adolescence is a transitional stage of physical and psychological

development that generally occurs during the period from puberty to legal adulthood.

Behaviorists – Believe that our responses to environment stimuli shape our actions.

Social networking sites – Is an online platform which people use to build Social

Networks or Social Relationship with other people who shares similar personal or

career interests, activities, backgrounds or real-life connections.

Social Media – Websites and application that enable users to create and share

content or to participate in Social Networking.

Virtual Worlds – A virtual is computer-based simulated environment which may be

populated by many users who can create a personal avatar, and simultaneously and

independently explore the virtual world, participate in its activities and communicate

with others.