Rhea Francis

SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT

AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE TIME STUDENTS SPEND ON SOCIAL

MEDIA VERSUS TIME SPENT ON STUDYING

Name: Rhea Francis

Candidate Number: 1400051042

Centre: Vieux Fort Comprehensive Secondary School

Centre Number:140005

Subject: Mathematics

Supervising Teacher: Mr. Tyrone Montfort

Territory: St. Lucia

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents......................................................................................................2

Acknowledgement.....................................................................................................3

Project Title...............................................................................................................4

Introduction...............................................................................................................5

Methodology..............................................................................................................6

Instrument Used to Collect Data...............................................................................7

Presentation of Data..................................................................................................8

Analysis of Data......................................................................................................12

Discussion of Findings............................................................................................13

Conclusion...............................................................................................................14

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Acknowledgement

Mathematics is one of the most universal fields of study reaching every aspect of education,

business operations and everyday activities. In understanding the basics that is addition,

subtraction, division, and multiplication one can fully comprehend the dynamics that this subject

envelope.

In doing this assessment, I would like to specially thank my Mathematics teachers Mr. Montfort

for all this guidance and assistance during the enterprise of this Mathematics School Based

Assessment. Lastly, I would like to thank God the Almighty Father for his constant guidance and

protection as he saw me through the completion of this project.

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Project Title

Time Management:

Time spent on social media rather than studying at Vieux Fort Comprehensive Secondary
School.

Thesis Statement:

An investigation into the amount of time a student spends on social media in comparison to
social media.

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Introduction

The students at the Vieux Fort Comprehensive Secondary School are continually active on their

phones. It was observed that the students are queued up on the school’s veranda looking for Wi-

Fi and watching videos almost every break and lunch time. This typical action recalled how

much time daily does an individual student spend on social media than in a book, studying.

The researcher is of the belief that students of Form Four Room Four Will Most Likely spend

more time on social media rather than studying at Vieux Fort Comprehensive Secondary School.

In Other to Guide the Research the Following Objectives Has Been Provided:

To determine how many students, have an electronic device.

To determine the amount of time students spent on studying in a week.

To investigate time spent on social media in a week.

It is expected that form four students are more likely to spend more time on social media than

they do studying.

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Methodology
The student researcher will select twelve (12) students through random selection to attain

information. It was decided to acquire data for presentation and analysis, a data collection sheet

will be utilized. The researcher will distribute data collection to the 12 students to collect

relevant data. This information will be evaluated, presented, and analyzed.

Each day of the week the selected students will be questioned about how much time they

approximately spent on social media and on studying. The researcher will then tally the total

number of hours a day the students spent on studying and social media. The total for each day

will be presented in a table form and different charts and graphs, which will be used to compare

and determine the students’ time management skills. Other calculations will be performed such

as averages, percentages, ranges, and statistical data.

The researcher chose to utilize the Observation Method. According to Fuel Cycle Observation

Research is a qualitative research technique where researchers observe participants' ongoing

behaviour in a natural situation. Depending on the type of observation research and the goal of

the study, the researcher will have varying levels of participation in the investigation. Even

though the Observation Method is Time consuming and may involve a large amount of inactivity

the researcher still chose to apply it because the Observation techniques are cost effective and

produce valid results.

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Instrument Used to Collect Data

Data Collection Sheet

Number of Hours Spent On:

Date
Studying Social Media
Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Total

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Presentation of Data

Fig 1.0 Table showing the total number of hours spent on studying and screen time during the week and
the difference with its range.

Date Number of Time Spent On: Difference

Studying Social Media ----
Monday 35 58 -23
Tuesday 34 83 -49
Wednesday 37 83 -46
Thursday 39 73 -34
Friday 41 57 -16
Range 7 26 33
Total 186 354 168
Average Hours 37.2 70 ---

Fig 1.1 Table showing the total percentage of hours spent studying and on social media in a week with
its range

Date Percentage %
Studying Social Media
Monday 18.8 16.4
Tuesday 18.27 23.44
Wednesday 19.89 23.44

Thursday 21 20.62
FridayShowing the Number22.04
Bar Chart 16.4 and Being on
of Hours Students Spent Studying
SocialTotal
Media During the Week.
90 100 100
80 Range 3.77 7.04
70
Number of Hours

60
50
40
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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Days of The Week

Number of Time Spent On: Studying Number of Time Spent On: Social Media
 Graph Showing Difference Between Number of Hours Spent on Studying and Hours
Spent on Social Media
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Total 354
186

-16
Friday 57
41

-34
Thursday 73
39

-46
Wednesday 83
37

-49
Tuesday 83
34

-23
Monday 58
35

-200 -100 0 100 200 300 400

Number of Time Spent On: Studying Number of Time Spent On: Social Media
Difference ----
Bar chart showing the number of hours students spent studying and being on social media during the
week.

Fig 1.3 Graph showing difference between number of hours spent on studying and hours spent on social
media.

Fig 1.4. Calculation on the average number of hours spent on social media and on studying by 4-4 Vieux
Fort Comprehensive Secondary School students.

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 Bar graph showing how many students have cell phones.
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Number of Responses
8
Average
6 Number
of Hours
4 Spent
Studying
2 =
2

0
Yes No
Responses
(35 + 34 + 37 + 39 + 41)
5

= 186
5

= 37.2 Hours

Average Number of Hours Spent on Social Media =

(58 + 83 + 83 + 73 + 57)
5

=354
5

= 70.8 Hours

Fig 1.5. Bar graph showing how many students have smart phones.

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Pie
Pie
Chart
Chart
Showing
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thethe
Percentage
Percentage
of of
TheThe
Total
Total
Number
Number
of of
Hours
Hours
Spent
Spent
onon
Social
Studying
Media

16% 16%
19%
Monday 22%
Monday
Tuesday
Tuesday 21%
23%
18%
Wednesday 21%
Wednesday
23%
20%
Thursday
Thursday

Friday
Friday

Fig 2.0 Pie Chart Showing the Percentage of The Total Number of Hours Spent on Studying and On
Social Media in A Week.

Fig 2.0 Pie Chart Showing the Percentage of The Total Number of Hours Spent on Studying and On
Studying in a week.

ANALYSIS OF DATA

The results in Fig 1.0 shows that the total time students spend on social media is (354 hours),

almost twice the amount of time spent studying (186 hours), students spent more time on social

media on Tuesdays and Wednesdays than any other day of the week (83 hours), while students

spent more time on studying on Friday than any other day of the week. Students spend on

average (37.2 hours) studying compared to (70 hours) on average on social media (32.8 hours).

The least time spent on studying was on Tuesday (34 hours) while on Friday students spent least

time on social media (57 hours). The data revealed a range of theories for students studying (7

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hours), (26 hours) for students on social media (3.77% to 7.04%). The largest difference between

hours spent studying compared to hours spent on social media occurred on Tuesday (49 hours),

with the least difference occurring on Friday (16-hour difference)

Discussion of Findings

The results showed that students spend a lot more time on social media than they do studying. It

was evident that students spent a substantial amount of time on their smart phones with a

significant amount on social media. This could be observed for every day of the week.

This can be for the reason that majority of students use every one of their breaks, lunches, and

free periods to go to social media sites and so on. Only some students will take these breaks to

read notes, study or do homework.

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Conclusion

This research SBA was based on the topic, “An investigation into the time students spend on
social media versus Time spent studying.”

The topic was centred on the three objectives which are stated below:

To investigate time spent on studying in a week.

To investigate time spent on social media in a week.

To determine how many students, have smart phones.

The data presented produced a result that concludes the researchers’ assumption that form four

students are more likely to spend more time on social media than they do studying. Results show

that students devote more time to being on social media than they do studying.

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