Chapter 4

PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

This chapter presents the findings of the study, the analysis, and the

interpretation of data presented in graphical and tabular form.

Table 1:

Internet Connection
Wireless (Wi-Fi) Broadband Mobile (Load/Data)
Hotspot Others

3% 7%

90%

Table 1 presents the most used internet connection of accountancy students with

corresponding percentage.

Table 1 shows that 90% of the respondents use Wi-Fi as the source of their

internet connection in using social media. During the pandemic, not all students afford

to avail an internet subscription, the 7% of the respondents use mobile load or data to

connect to internet, while the 3% uses broadband as the internet connection. None of

the respondents uses hotspots.

Table 2:

Social Media Usage

More than 9 hours 7 hours to 9 hours 3 hours to 6 hours Less than 3 hours

10% 20%

43%
27%

Table 2 shows the average hours of social media usage of Accountancy students

with corresponding percentage.

Based on the chart, 43% of the respondents spend three hours to six hours in

using social media. According to Camus, Filipino spend an average of nine hours and

twenty-nine minutes a day on the internet. The 27% of the respondents spend seven

hours to nine hours on internet, while the 20% of the respondents spend more than nine

hours on internet, studies have shown that uncontrolled usage of internet can become

an addiction and can cause academic problems, psychological and mental problems

(Akther, 2013), cyberbullying, unrealistic comparisons and feeling left out and increased

in the major depressive episode (Hurley, 2018). (Salisi, Aravejo, Eguia, Maranan, & Du,

2019). Meanwhile, 10% of the respondents spend less than three hours on internet.
Table 3:

Weighted
Most used Social Media Position
Mean

1. Facebook
3.83 1st

2. Instagram
3.13 3rd

3. Twitter
2.7 4th

4. Youtube
3.57 2nd

5. TikTok 2.3 5th

Table 3 presents the most used social media of Accountancy students with

corresponding weighted means, positions and verbal interpretation.

It can be observed that Facebook comes at first position with the most frequently

occurring number, and highest weighted mean of 3.83. Most Accountancy students

spend time on Facebook followed by Youtube at second position with a weighted mean

of 3.57, Instagram at third position with a weighted mean of 3.13, Twitter and TikTok

with a weighted mean of 2.7 and 2.3, correspondingly.

Table 4:
 Weighted Verbal
Positive Effect
Mean Interpretation
1. I use social media to answer my school works.
4.567 Agree

2. I use social media to communicate media to

communicate to my professors. 5.367 Strongly Agree

3. I use social media to get help from my friends

and classmates on assignments. 5.367 Strongly Agree

4. I tend to have higher grades in online

education compared to face-to-face. 3.933 Slightly Agree

5. I feel more productive when I do my school

works online. 3.533 Slightly Agree

6. I enjoy spending time in social networking

sites. 4.4 Agree

Grand Weighted Mean 4.528 Agree

Table 4 presents the positive effects of social media for Accountancy students

with the corresponding weighted mean and verbal interpretation.

According to Gorhe (2019), there are many positive effects associated with the

social media use amongst students related to their academics. Based on the table,

Accountancy students strongly agree that they used social media to communicate to

their professors, and to get help from friends and classmates on assignments with a

weighted mean of 5.367. While items 1 and 6 have a verbal interpretation of agree, with

a weighted mean of 4.567 and 4.4, correspondingly. Items 4 and 5, got a weighted

mean of 3.933 and 3.533, correspondingly, with a verbal interpretation of slightly agree.
Table 5:

Weighted Verbal
Negative Effect
Mean Interpretation
1. I feel more productive when I do my school
works during face-to-face class. 4.933 Agree

2. There's an increase in my activity during

online education compared to face-to-face 4.467 Agree
class.

3. I find it hard concentrating on my studies

during online education compared to face- 5.3 Strongly Agree
to-face.

4. I spent more time online compared to

hours I spent on reading books. 4.667 Agree

5. Social media networks such as Facebook,

Instagram and Twitter distract me from my 4.733 Agree
studies.

Grand Weighted Mean 4.82 Agree

Table 5 presents the negative effects of social media for Accountancy students

with the corresponding weighted means and verbal interpretation.

Based on the findings, all the items have the same verbal interpretation of agree.

However, “I find hard concentrating on my studies during online education compared to

face-to-face” got the highest weighted mean of 5.3, with a verbal interpretation of

strongly agree. According studies of Raut and Patil (2016), the prime effect of social

media is addiction. This addiction could negatively affect other valued activities like

concentrating on studies…
 Weighted Verbal
Mean Interpretation

I want to use Social Media Detox 4.633 Agree

This item got a weighted mean of 4.633 with a verbal interpretation of agree.

Accountancy students want to use social media detox. Studies revealed that the used of

social media site had affected academic performance of the respondents. The study

recommends among others that, students with mobile phones having internet facility

should be motivated to use it to supplement their research in the library rather than the

usual chatting with friends all the time. Students should be encouraged to limit the time

they spend on their social media sites per day and advise them to rather substitute

those hours to read novels to improve their knowledge. Since the use of social media

sites had affected the academic work of students negatively there is the urgent need for

the introduction of students to the availability of novels and other information resources

or materials that can help them academically.