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MATHEMATICS

School Based Assessment (SBA)

Do Students Spend More Time on Social Media Than on

their Schoolwork

Name of Candidates: Sherika Samuels, Krystal Young, Joanna Richards, Judian Burton, Prince
Lewis, Nickeisha Ewers, Stassia Smart

Name of Teacher: Mr. Quincy Lee Sam

Name of School: Godfrey Stewart

Center Number: 100556

Territory: Jamaica

Year: 2021-2022
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Project Title

Do Students Spend More Time on Social Media than on their Schoolwork?

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Table of Contents

Cover Page………………………………………………………………………….1

Project title………………………………………………………………………….2

Table of Contents…………………………………………………………………...3

Introduction………………………………………………………………………...4

Method Data collection…………………………………………………………….5

Presentation of Data……………………………………………………………...6-8

Analysis of Data……………………………………………………………………9

Discussion of findings…………………………………………………………….10

Conclusion………………………………………………………………………...10

References………………………………………………………………………...10

Appendix………………………………………………………………………….11
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Introduction

The School Based Assessment was conducted with the intention to survey the students from

grade 9 to know if they spend more time on social media than on their academics. Social

networking is the use of internet based social media programs to connect with people with

likeminded interest and share their own feelings and thoughts.

Social networks can be used for social purposes, learning, and marking. Even so, excessive usage

can lead to a decline in academic performance. To understand the students' problem more clearly

a team of student researchers decided to undertake a survey to find out how students bottle with

schoolwork and browse the web.

The objective of this project is:

❖ To investigate the effects of social networking on academic performance

❖ To identify the average number of students affected by social media

❖ To determine whether social media is beneficial to students from grade 9

Consequently, the project was conducted to allow students to see the analyzed data and if

possible, make necessary changes toward the situation.

Method of Data Collection

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A survey was created and sent to the grade 9 student to investigate the time that is spent on social
media rather than on their schoolwork. The data that was collected shows that 89% of the 9 grade
students spend more time on social media than studying

Presentation Of data
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Pie chart showing the ae group that spend more time on social media

Table 1 showing how much time students think they spend on each of the social media
platforms.

Time spends on each social media platform Percentage

30 min 15.4%

1 hour 30.8%

3 hours 30.8%

6 hours 23.1%

Table 2 showing how much time students think they spent on each social media platform
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Time spends on their schoolwork Percentage

10min-14min 7.7%

30min-45min 53.8%

50min-1hour 23.1%

1hour-2hour 15.4%

Bar graph 1 showing the most popular social media platform

Pie chart 2 showing the increase usage on social media has increased since the start of the
pandemic
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Bar graph 2 showing how social media beneficial to students

Analysis of data
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From pie chart one it is seen that 38.5% show the age group from 14-16 that spend more time on

social media platforms, 38.5% age group is from 16-18 and 15.4% show the age group of 12-

14%. While in table one it is shown that the longest time students spend on social media

platforms is 1-3hours and 23.1% spend up to 6 hours on social media and 15.4% spend up to 30

minutes on social media platforms. Meanwhile in table two it is shown that the longest time

students spend on their schoolwork is 30 min-45min and 23.1% think they spend 50 min-1hour

to an hour 15.4% said 1-2hour spend on their schoolwork.

In Bar graph one it is shown that Tik Tok is the most popular social media platform said 69.2%

of the students, 23.1% said Instagram and 7.7% said YouTube.

It is clearly shown that Tik Tok is the leading social media platform

69.2% -23.1% =46.1

In pie chart two it is shown that since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic students spend more

time on social media. 69.5% of students think they increase usage in 2020, 23.1% in 2021 and

15.4% in 2019.

It is clearly seen that since the start of covid-19 pandemic while students stay home, they

increase the social media usage

(2020-2019)

69.5% -15.4%= 54.1%

Bar graph two showing how social media is beneficial to students. 49.2% said they use social

media to get information, 30.8% get help with their schoolwork and 15.4% said they use it to

meet people.

Discussion Of Finding
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The researchers have found that students spend more time on social media, than on schoolwork.

The average age of students who spend more time on social media is 14–16-year-old. It was

estimated that students spend 1-3 hour more time on social media while their schoolwork is 30-

45 min. Time spent on social media has increased approximately from 15 minutes to an hour

more than on schoolwork and, Tic Tok is the most popular social media platform. Social media

usage has a significant increase in the year 2020, this is so because students must stay home

during the pandemic. Students also use social media for information.

Conclusion

This research shows that student from grade 9 spend more time on social media than on

schoolwork but most use the media to get valuable information and other use to get help with

their schoolwork, an increased in the year from the start of the pandemic because student must

stay home so they that time to browse the web. Students also post every day and don’t think it

needs a specific time to post. Tik Tok is the most popular platform that is trending. Students

spend 30-45 minute on each subject and 1-3hour on social media.

References

Mathematics teacher: Mr. Lee Sam SBA PDF files

Kerwin springer SBA format: www.youtube.com

Appendix
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1. What is your gender?

2. What age group spends more time on social media?

3. What is your favorite social media site?

4. How much time do you think you spend on each of the social media

platforms?

5. How much time do you think you spend on each subject?

6. Does your grade improve from the last term?

7. What was your grade from last term?

8. What is the most popular social media platform?

9. What is the best time of the day to post something on social media?

10.How often do you post on social media?

11.What are the most things you do on social media?

12.Which year do you think has the most increased usage on social media since

the start of the covid-19 pandemic?