CHAPTER ONE

The Problem

INTRODUCTION

This study focuses on Facebook which is a social networking service that

was launched last 2004. It has over one billion active users, mostly used through

mobile devices. As a result of this, most students are now getting active, craving for

more information about the positive and negative issues of our country. Somehow it

helps by means of timely informative news.

In addition, Facebook users take advantage of this application by creating

group chats by which users with common interest and topics may communicate to

each other. Some would have a list of their friends and categories such as Grade 12

Technical Vocational Livelihood Students. Facebook contributes to the community

thru its in depth details and illustration of news. It gives an opportunity to the user

the freedom to express their thoughts and interest with their friend lists. Through

this, it serves as a networking tool for colleagues to still stay in touch always. But its

benefits also have its disadvantages especially through time management and

socialization. This leads to communicating with pretentious persons that take

advantage of those who get addicted to such. Taking into consideration those

advantages and disadvantages of Facebook, students should weigh the relevance

of things.
 Users must register before using the site, after which they can create their

own personal profile, add other users as friend, and exchange messages, including

automatic notifications when they update their profile.

In May 2005 Accel partners invested $12.7 million in Facebook, and Jim

Brayer added $1 million of his own money to the pot. According to a May 2011

Consumer Report survey, there are 7.5 million children under with account and 5

million under 10, violating the site’s terms of service.

Furthermore, (Bedassa, Year 2014) various researchers have conducted

studies to pinpoint the several effects of the site on their users and thus resulting to

significant and negative aspects. Hence, many countries have gained open access to

the internet due to rapid advances and information technology within last twenty years

(Kuppuswamy & Narayan, 2010). In fact, the Worldwide Web, originally created in

1990 for US military forces, become not only an effective instrument for the

management of US army, but later a convenient tool that was issued to civilians for

communication, entertainment and learning purposes. One of the most popular and

recognized platforms used on the Internet are social networking sites such as

Facebook.
Statement of the problem

We aim this study to Senior High Students Grade 12 Technical Vocational Livelihood.

To the Effect of Facebook on the Academic Performance especially in the Grade 12 Technical

Vocational Livelihood Students. Behind this Research Project “Effect of Facebook on the

Academic Performance of Grade 12 Technical Vocational Livelihood Students at Sta. Maria

East Integrated School for the School Year 2019-2020”. The researcher wants to know the

point of view of the student effect of Facebook of their academic performance.

Specifically, it aims to answer the following question;

1. What is the profile of the respondents in terms of:

a.) Age

b.) Gender

c.) Academic Performance

2. What is the Effect using of Facebook of Grade 12 Technical Vocational Livelihood of their

Academic Performance.

3. Is there a relationship between the Effect of Facebook of the respondents on the academic

performance and their profile?

Hypothesis

The study will test this hypothesis:

There is significant effect of the use of Facebook to the academic performance of

Grade 12 Technical Vocational Livelihood Students of Sta. Maria East Integrated School of

gender and age.

Significant of the study

This survey was conducted to the Grade 12 Technical Vocation Livelihood Students of

Sta. Maria East Integrated School and was asked a few questions about their usage of

Facebook and on how it has affected their academic performances to ensure honesty of their

answers the questioners asked to them were undesignated and confidential and will not be

used against them in anyway.

This study will be of benefits to the following:

Students. The students will be aware of the adverse side effects of the excessive use

of Facebook and other social media networks and be able to asses themselves as to how their

academic performances will be affected and on how to deal with them.

Teachers. The teachers will be benefits from this study from the finding and its

recommendation. They would be able to keep track and asses the students’ profile and

academic performance especially these who have asses to technological devices that can link

to social media network.

 Parents. The parents will be able to know their children’s profile on their academic

performance.

Scope and Delimitation

This study is exclusive to Senior High School Grade 12 Technical Vocational

Livelihood-Aphrodite in identifying of their academic performances. This will be conduct at Sta.

Maria East Integrated School, Sta. Maria Campus during the first semester, Academic Year

2019-2020.

The survey questionnaires on Facebook usage of selected students will be used on

gathering information of this study.

Definition of Terms

Facebook. The term used in this study refers to the popular free social networking

website that allows registered users to create profiles, upload photo and video and

send messages and keep in touch with friends and family.

 CHAPTER TWO

REVIEW RELITED LETIRATURE

Facebook usage and personality traits and academic performance investigated the

usage and popularity of famous social media network (Facebook) Santa Maria East Integrated

School with special focus on the gender based on comparison and the impact of the selected

social medium on their academic performance.

Hamat Embi & Hassa (2012) studied the use of social networking platforms among

undergraduate and post-grade students of Malaysian institutes of higher education.’Through a

self-administered questioners and analyzed this data to make observation on the use of social

networking sites