Social media’s influence on Grade 12 Senior High School STEM student’s academic

performance in Davao Doctors College, INC.

A Research Proposal Presented to

The Faculty of SHS Department
Davao Doctors College,Inc.
Gen. Malvar St., DavaoCity
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In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
In Inquires , Investigation , and Immersion
2nd semester, SY 2020–2021

Mechie L. Aparece, LPT

Instructor

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Erika Lyn V. Deansin

Inderah H. Laidan

Jessa P. Quimada

Kent F. Pajac

Stanley A. Galaura

March 30 2021

APPROVAL SHEET
This thesis proposal, entitled “Social Media's Influence On G-12 Senior High School Stem

Student's Academic Performance In Davao Doctors College, INC.", prepared and submitted

by Erika Lyn V. Deansin, Inderah H. Laidan, Jessa P. Quimada, Kent F. Pajac and Stanley A.

Galaura in partial fulfillment of the requirements in Inquiries, Investigation, and Immersion has

been examined and is recommended for acceptance and approval for oral examination.

Mechie L. Aparece, LPT

Adviser

Approved by the committee on oral examination with a grade of on (date) .

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Chairman

Erika Lyn Deansin Inderah

Laidan
Member Member

Jessa Quimada Kent Pajac

Member Member

Stanley Galaura
Member

Dedication
 First and foremost. We would like to thank God Almighty, for his guidance and blessing
throughout our research to complete the study successfully.

We would like to express our gratitude and sincerity to our supervisor Ms. Mechie
Aparece, who gives us the opportunity to conduct the research and who also gives us invaluable
time guidance throughout our study. Her motivation and sincerity that give to us have deeply
inspired us to successfully finish this study. She taught us the methodology to carry our research
to become successful to present as clearly as possible.

We would like to thank our parents who support us and motivate us to complete the study
and also for helping us financially and for their morals. Finally, thanks to all of the researchers,
classmates, acquaintances and friends who assisted with this research project. It brought great
comfort and relief to know that we were all working hard to boost our performance and finish
this project on time.

And above all, we dedicate this study to our Almighty Father in heaven, our creator, the
source of every knowledge and strength that made it possible for us to finish this study. To Our
all-powerful God, we offer all these to you.

Acknowledgement

The researchers wish to express their profound gratitude and sincere appreciation to the
people who contributed to the success of this humble work in one way or another:We would like
to thank the Grade 12 STEM Students who participated and allotted time to answer our survey
questionnaire and also to the advisers of STEM Students who are always there to support to
finish our study.

We would like to express our deep gratitude to Mechie Aparece, our research teacher for
the guidance, encouragement, motivation, and insight which led to the improvement of the
study.We would also like to extend our gratitude to the researchers’ family and friends, for their
undying moral support.

Above all, to the Almighty God who always gives us strength, wisdom, and knowledge.
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE………………………………………………………………………………... 1
APPROVAL SHEET…...………………………………………………………………….... 2
DEDICATION AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT..………………………………………….. 3
TABLE OF CONTENTS.…………………………………………………………………... 4
LIST OF FIGURES..…...…………………………………………………………...…….... 5
LIST OF TABLES....…...…………………………………………………………………... 5
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION……......……………………………………………….. 6
Introduction…..……………………………………………………………………... 6
Statement of the Problem…………………………………………………………….9
Literature Review.………………………………………………………………...10-17
Conceptual Framework....………………………………………………………... 18
Theoretical Framework......……………………………………………………… 18-20
Scope and Delimitation......……………………………………………………… ...20
Significant of the Study......……………………………………………………… ...21
Definition of Terms…........……………………………………………………… 22-23
CHAPTER 2: METHODS…………….....……………………………………………….. 24
Research Design….…........……………………………………………………… 24-25
Research Locale….…........……………………………………………………… 25-26
Population and Sample......……………………………………………………… 26-27
Data Gathering Tools........……………………………………………………… 27-35
Data Gathering Procedure..........……………………………………………………35
Ethical Consideration…....……………………………………………………….36-40
Validity of the Instrument.………………………………………………………… 40
REFERENCE LIST…….…………….....………………………………………………. 41

LIST OF FIGURES

Figures

1 Conceptual Framework of the Study…………………………………………………………..20

2 Research Locale DDC map…………………………………………………………………….27

LIST OF TABLES
Data Gathering Tools Tables……………………………………………………………31-36

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study

In the field of education, Technology has become a major component. In recent decades,

There has been an increase in the use of Information and communication Technologies (ICT).

And there is a spread of network technologies which the new e-learning approach evolved

(Kahiigi et al., 2008). The demand of innovative learning approaches has been gradually

increasing since most people want to use these to expand their knowledge and acquire more new

skills. Today, the use of technology has become more prevalent in schools and other educational

institutions.

Social media has become the most important communication tool in recent times. Social

networking exists and provides communication among people, regardless of the distance, making

it receptive people easily share information, files and pictures and videos, create blogs and send

messages, and conduct real-time conversations. Social media and social forums are ways of
communications directly with other people socially. Social media playing a large and influential

role and decision-making in the global world economically, politically, socially and

educationally.

According to Saha and Karpinski (2016), students at universities in the United States

(US) studied about the relationship between social media use (and Skype™ use) and their

academic performance. The result of the study is that the use of social media and SkypeTM was

positively predictive of life satisfaction and there was a positive relation between life satisfaction

and academic performance. The positive impact of social media use on the perceptions of their

experiences by international students, which can in turn have a positive impact on their academic

performance.

Social Media is known for its collective network of collaborative sharing and networking

of knowledge and content, which are all vital tools to use and can be incorporated in learning by

students. In a research conducted by Josan Tamayo and Giselle Dela Cruz (2014) entitled

determining the relationship of Social Media with the Academic Performance of I.T Students of

Centro Escolar University in Malolos, more than 50% of the respondents are not satisfied with

their performance at school. The researchers concluded that Social media usage of students

largely affects their respective academic performances. In the results, the students who

participated in the study rarely participate in class discussion and activities, and do not attend

class regularly.

Maitem et al, added about the negative effect of social media, a study conducted from the

students of Davao City National High School. The study showed that there is a negative effect of

the relationship between social media and the study habit of the students. Majority of
respondents used Facebook for making friends and chatting. Thus, students have less study time

due to the heavy participation on social media networks but somehow there could be a possible

outcome to be considered just like what type of social networking site a student is using

Many studies explored the advantages and disadvantages of social media to student

performance. They often used a broad exploration but this research makes it unique because this

study tackles the specific performance of G12 students at Davao Doctors College Inc, and this

research will explore the cause of why they used social media for their academic performance.

For instance, how do students manage social media to use as a guide in increasing their academic

performance?

The researchers need to study this problem so that the students will be educated that the

over use of social media is not appropriate and can be harmful, apart from the social benefits of

social networking sites. It will ensure the importance of similar research for teachers, parents,

students and other researchers. This study would be useful and provide more information on the

impact of the academic success of social media students.

Statement of the Problem

This study aims to determine the social media's influence on G-12 Senior High School stem

student's academic performance in Davao Doctors College, Inc. Specifically, this study sought to

answer the following questions:

 1. How much time do Grade 12 Stem students spend on social media daily:

1.1 Social media exposure

1.2 Aptitude

2. What is the level of academic Performance of the students in terms of:

2.1 Motivation;

2.2 Grades;

2.3 Online learning platform?

3. Is there any significance of social media influence to students' academic performance?

4. What are the activities that interrupt the learners to use social media which affect their

academic performance?

5. How do social media contribute to the performance of the students in their academic

performance?

Review of Related Literature

This section contains review of research literature pertaining to the variables and indicators

considered in this study. These include the following: Social Media Influence (High social media

exposure, moderate social media exposure, low social media exposure) and academic

performance (aptitude, Perseverance, ability to understand/ analyze and comprehend, classroom

participation, one's productivity and well-being).

Social media influence

Social media is any digital tool that allows users to quickly create and share content

publicly. Social media surrounded by a wide range of websites and apps and etc. For example

Twitter that specialize in sharing links and short written messages. Other one is Instagram,

Facebook and TikTok that are built to optimize the sharing of photos and videos. People that

have internet access can sign up for their social media account. They can use that account to

share and get information whatever they choose to. The content they share reaches anyone who

visits their page or profile anytime. (Hudson, 2020)

Information and communication technology has changed rapidly with the emergence of social

media. The speed of change is accelerating. Just like the development of mobile technology has

an important part in shaping the impact of social media. Across the globe, mobile devices

conquer the total minutes spent online. This means at any time or anywhere, people connect and

access social media when they want. (Singh, 2020)

Flow of the real world changes when society changes on how it is communicating.

According to Ross Quintana (n.d) influence can change minds. This becomes particularly

powerful when it turns into action. People are very chronic socially and if left alone, they can

become fairly predictable. Changing habits then became very powerful.

There are many effects of social media in different people depending on their ages. In

terms of students, however, they are in their formative years. The influence of social media is

doubled by the fact that their peers surround them at school. Some are exactly affecting their

behavior such as cyber bullying, lack of focus, mental health issues etc.(Maslow,2019) there are

positives around social media sites, there are some negative effects also. The important thing
here is how teachers and parents are vigilant and limit how much time teens spend on internet

sites.

Rouse (2019) added that social media influence is a marketing term that makes people

think and persuade in the world of social online communities. The more a person is influenced,

the more appeal that individual has to companies. Some individuals want to promote an idea or

sell a product.

High Social Media Exposure

Internet Accessibility. There is no denying the fact that today’s world is largely

influenced and affected with the advancements in technology like the internet. People rely

mostly on what they do based on the information they get from accessing the World Wide Web.

Even in the field of learning, the internet has become an invaluable tool. According to Apuke

and Iyendo (2017), this kind of invention has reshaped the educational practices of improving

academic learning and will be more of use in enhancing scholastic exercises. In the Philippines,

about 40% of the nation’s public schools have the means of accessing the internet (Gultiano,

King, Orbeta & Gordoncillo, 2010). However, only 4% of these schools allow learners to use the

global computer network. Currently the Philippines has a modest 52% internet penetration rate.

The average connection speeds faster than 4Mbps. Increases in internet connectivity will

jumpstart to economic development such as E-learning (GovPh, 2016).

Self-efficacy. During the past two decades, self-efficacy has appeared to be an

exceedingly functional predictor of learners' motivation and learning. Closely related to

academic confidence, self-efficacy is embedded in Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory and is the

magnitude to which students feel competent to successfully perform school-related

Moderate social media exposure

According to Kolan and Dzadza (2018). Social media is a useful servant but a risky one.

The study findings revealed master and a two edged sword. Despite those advantages. Students

could be able to exploit social media networks such as knowledge sharing, relationship building,

group conversation, addiction and attention diversion induced to some degree by the use of

social media that may have significant implications for students ' academic life. Social media's

one detrimental impact is piracy. The source of motivation to illegally download movies and TV

shows for Australians of all ages is that it is free.

Under (Gurcan 2015). "Social media zips around our campuses" somewhere in the

literature. Social networks have dominated students in terms of using social media. Many

students use social networks such as Facebook, WeChat, WhatsApp and LinkedIn often. Using

social media as a discussion platform for their assignment and other course work in general.

Students get updates on class schedules, classes, receive and submit information from their peers,

explore issues related to their coursework and a host of others.

This means using mobile and web-based technologies to create highly interactive

channels that distribute, co-develop, discuss and change user-generated content by individuals

and the community (Kietzmannn, 2012). Social networking is very much a term that is being

thrown around. It's a website that not only offers you information but also communicates with

you when supplying you with details. It is an internet based application community that allows
content created by the creation and exchange of users. Confusing social media with mainstream

news is easy, since we always refer to news representatives as the media. Adding to that, social

news platforms are also a source of social media.

Under (Oye, 2012). The consequence, the more students use Facebook, the more

academic performance is affected. Students use social media mostly for socializing events

instead of for academic purposes. Moreover (Oye, 2012) said most students believe social media

have a positive effect on academic development.

According to Mensah & Nizam (2016), their research suggests that social media sites

have a substantial effect on the academic success of students in tertiary institutions in Malaysia.

Nonetheless, there is a higher validity amongst these six factors used in their study , time

suitability and health dependence Influence upon student academic performance . That's because

time management plays an important role in assessing an individual's success and failure. Thus

students lacking time control will easily fall victim to social media's negative impacts. In the

same way, wellbeing and addiction, students with social media accounts end up avoiding meals

that are Its effects on wellbeing and engagements.

Based on the research conducted by Stankov, Morony, and Lee (2014), students believe

they are capable of achieving an academic task if they believe they can perform it, they are far

more likely to continue and succeed challenges to prosperously fulfill the assignment. In

contrast, when students lack trust in their capacity to execute a job or solve a challenge, they are

more likely to give up and may even escape the task. Research shows that self-efficacy can

efficiently predict future academic performance of learners. Some studies demonstrate that this

structure has more predictive authority than non-cognitive abilities (Schunk & Pajares, 2009).
High-confidence students consider a wider range of jobs and are more likely to try and complete

higher education and difficult training programs. The excellent news is that self-efficacy can be

measured and learned as a malleable characteristic. Effective social and emotional learning

programming and evaluations can promote students’ self-efficacy that can enhance academic

motivation, learning and accomplishment.

Low to No Social Media Exposure

The study by (Verduyn et al, 2015) found that subjects assigned to passively scroll through

Facebook (as opposed to those assigned to actively post and comment) thereafter reported a

lower level of well-being and more envy, indicating that not only Facebook greatly impacts the

mental health of an individual but also the way in which we engage with matters in Facebook.

This means that the longer one spends time on social media, the more they will be engaging in a

passive way.

A lot of studies performed about the positive and negative effects of social media on the

students' academic performances. According to Heffner (2016) , the use of social media can be a

good outlet to deal with academic frustrations, especially if the students are in contact with

another student that is having the same problem. Social media enables the students to get

connected with other students, which can be very useful because it allows them to discuss class

matters via social media.

Negative effect of social media in students’ academic life

 According to O’keeffe and Clakepearson (2011), they mentioned cyberbullying, online

harassment, sexting, facebook depression, and privacy concerns as some of the challenges

associated with social networking. Teenagaers can cyberbully other teenagers online like sending

hurtful messages , abusive texts or posting his/her nasty videos or pictures. Cyberbully can cause

guilt , loneliness and depression.

 Cyberbullying - is harassing someone on social media through sending or posting mean

messages. According to Calvete, Orue, Estevez, Villardon and Padilla (2010), the causes

of cyberbullying was significantly related to the use of proactive aggression, justification

of violence, exposure to violence and less perceived social support of friends.

 Privacy concerns - this also one of the concerns of all netizens on social media.The rate

of which individuals post or share fake information concerns alarm and it's difficult to

ascertain that, what people say and post are truly who they are. Individuals’ private

information are publicly displayed on some of these social networks and malicious

people make some advantages and perpetrate every kind of harassment.

Positive Effect of social media on students’ academic life

According to Wheeler, Yeomans and Wheeler,(2008); Rifkin, Longnecker, Leach and

Ortia,(2009).Students’ academic life has moved to a different dimension since the introduction of

these social media networks and several studies have affirmed that social media plays an

important role on students in higher education including the study conducted.Enhancing

relationship, improving learning motivation, offering personalized course material, and

developing collaborative abilities are the major advantages of social media usage by students in

there study.

Other school have been thought that , the social media is a nuisance to students’ academic life

such as Kuppuswamy and Shankar (2010), who argued in their study that social networks

distracts the attention and concentration of the students toward learning and converts it towards

non educational activities such as useless and unnecessary chatting, there have been several

studies conducted afterwards whose findings are contrary to this claim.

Conceptual Framework

Figure 1. Conceptual Framework of the Study

The study will be guided by a conceptual framework which represents a linear

relationship between the predictor variable which is the Social Media Influence and the criterion

variable which is the Student Academic Performance.

Theoretical Framework
 Connectivism theory suggests that students are encouraged to seek out information on

their own online and express what they find. Connectivism suggests that the use of technology to

help individuals and information ought to improve the learning process not vice versa. These

opportunities are for people to learn and share information across the World Wide Web which

include Web browsers, email and social networks, Youtube, and any other tool which enables the

users to learn and share information with other people. (Goldie, 2016)

One of the theories of social media influence to students is constructivism. According to

Watzawick (1984). Constructivism means as the people experience something new they compare

this experience to internalized construct based on past experiences, in comparing this theory to

the influence of social media to students this theory gives the advantages and the connection of

social media to students to give information and knowledge by social media because it will

connect us to many people with different knowledge.

The Theory of Reasoned Action and Planned Behavior was created to explain why

behaviors that people can exert self control (LaMorte, 2018). There are six constructs in the

Theory of Reasoned Action and Planned Behavior: attitude, behavioral intention, subjective

norms, social norms, perceived power and perceived behavioral control. Only the first construct

is measured in this study which is analyzing the attitudes of adolescents toward different aspects

of social media that affect their overall well-being. If adolescents perceive positive outcomes on

well-being within certain social media platforms, the Theory of Reasoned Action and Planned

Behavior predicts that adolescents will be more likely to use those platforms. If negative

attitudes toward well being concepts exist within certain social media platforms, it is important

to understand why adolescents are using those platforms. The goal of this study is to analyze
adolescent attitudes toward the social media platforms in an effort to understand how each social

media platform impacts well-being.

Walberg's Theory Of Educational Productivity posits classified 11 influential domains of

variables. In the first three variables (ability, motivation, and age) reflects the characteristics of a

student. The fourth and fifth variables reflect the instructions (quantity and quality). While the

four variables (classroom climate, home environment, peer group, and exposure to media)

represent aspects of the psychological environment. He clarified that these variables have certain

effects that might cause problems with the academic performance of a student if it will not be

properly guided.

Scope and Delimitation

This study becomes imparted with the scope and delimitation to elaborate a selected topic of

the study. This quantitative research focuses on finding out the influence of social media on

grade 12 students in academic performance in Davao Doctors College. The selected senior high

school students will be answering questionnaires organized by the researchers to acquire the data

needed to determine if social media gives them advantages or disadvantages academically.

Significant of the Study

This study is a vital endeavor in social media that influences senior high student

academic performance in Davao Doctors College. Social media have plenty of positive impact,

however they even have their share of negative impact.

This study will be very beneficial to the following.

1. Future Researchers - This research is significant for future researchers who study the same

topic or related topic about Social Media's Influence on Students academic performance. This

study will serve as a reference to their related studies.

2. Parents - This study would give parents information about social media's impact on their

children. Given adequate knowledge, if their child is prone to poor academic results due to too

much use and reliance on social media, parents should think of potential preventive ways.

3. Teachers - This study will educate teachers about the issues concerning the impact of the role

of social media in their students ' academic success. In line with this, teachers as second-parent

students should know a way to help the Davao Doctors College senior high students boost their

academic results.

4. Students - As the main goal of this study, This research can benefit Grade 12- STEM students

in Davao Doctors College, INC; if there will be influences of social media to their academic

performances. This study will show to them the result of exposing social media to the students.

Definition of Terms

The following terms are operationally defined in this study:

Social media - is defined as a group of Internet-based applications that build on the ideological

and technological foundations of Web 2.0, and that allow the creation and exchange of user-
generated content (Kaplan and Haenlein 2010). In this study social media became a reality for

lots of individuals who used social media.

E-learning - refers to the use of information and communication technologies to enable the

access to online learning / teaching resources. In its broadest sense, (Abbad et al 2009).defined e-

learning to mean any learning that is enabled electronically. They however narrowed this

definition all the way down to mean learning that's empowered by the use of digital technologies.

This study learning system is based on formalised teaching but with the assistance of electronic

resources is distinguished as e-learning. While teaching may be based in or out of the classroom,

the use of computers and the internet forms will be the major components of e-learning.

Academic Performance - is defined as information acquired that is measured over a particular

period of time by marks set by a teacher and/or educational goals set by students and teachers.

Narad and Abdullah (2016).

Chapter II

METHODOLOGY

This chapter presents the methods used in this undertaking. This includes the following:

Research Design, Respondents, Data Gathering Tool, Data Gathering Procedure and Data

Analysis.

Research Design
 This study used the Explanatory Sequential mixed-method under the mixed-method

research design. According to Aramo-Immonen (2013), the Mixed method research design is an

approach and integration of both qualitative and quantitative forms of research. It involves

collecting both qualitative and quantitative data. Mixed methods designs let researchers from

various research disciplines have a meticulous approach to answering the research questions.

Also, according to Doyle, Brady, and Bryne (2016), The explanatory sequential design consists

of a larger quantitative phase and followed by a qualitative phase. The goal of this design is to

back up and explain the quantitative results and data. The analysis and the collection occur

sequentially and the results of the quantitative stage guide the development of the qualitative

stage, making the quantitative phase dominant.

This research method is carried out to give value to present relationships, and a minimum

of two different groups are required to conduct this quantitative research method successfully.

This research is to examine the amount of time and how long they use social media. Hence, this

method has utilized the relationship between the social media influence and academic

performance of Grade 12 senior high school STEM students of Davao Doctors College. The

results for the quantitative phase of this study will be further explained by the qualitative phase.

Research Locale
The research will be conducted in Davao Doctors College,General Malvar St. ,Poblacion District

,Davao City ,Philippines. Davao Doctors College (DDC) is a private and non-sectarian academic

institution that was established in 1975 in Davao City, Philippines. Davao Doctors College

formerly known as the Davao Doctors Hospital School of Nursing (DDHSN), was the brainchild

of a group of medical doctors in response to the increasing demand for nurses in Davao Doctors

Hospital. The Davao Doctors College offers programs in the field of Health Science ,

Entrepreneurship, Tourism and Hospitality Management. Currently , Davao Doctors College is

now offering Senior High School (SHS) programs such as Academic and Technical Vocational

Livelihood tracks.

Population and Sample

This section describes the respondents of quantitative and qualitative strand, and the samples

that are utilized to gather data.

Quantitative Strand

Out of seven hundred thirty-five Grade 12 STEM students there are 88 respondents

participating for this study. Researchers will conduct the study to the four present STEM sections

who are enrolled in the academic year 2020-2021 for the 2 semester opting the online mode of
nd

distant learning, full asynchronous learning, and the modular learning . In choosing the

respondents, cluster sampling was used. In getting the sample size, the researchers used Slovin's

formula to know how many respondents are needed.

Slovin’s Formula :

n - sample size

N - population size

e - margin of error

Margin of error: 10% = 0.1

Population Size : 735

Total Respondents needed : 88

Qualitative Strand

For the Qualitative phase, Out of seven hundred thirty-five Grade 12 STEM students there are

10 respondents participating for this phase. In getting the sample size, the researchers used the

purposive sampling method.

Data gathering tools

In this research, the Google Form Questionnaire collected the data. There are 10 item

statements and a total of 20 item statements in each indicator. This tool evaluated the influence

of social media on the academic performance of senior high school students in grade 12 at Davao

Doctors College, Inc. On a 4-point Likert Scale, the respondents react to each statement.

Quantitative Strand
 There are two sets of questionnaires adapted from various authors and checked by

questionnaire construction experts. The median validity overall was measured and defined. The

modified questionnaires were true in content since they used Pearson Correlation Coefficient and

received a 0.65. In order to provide respondents with ease and comfort in answering each

question and understanding the purpose of the study, the questionnaire was structured in a very

detailed manner.

In all statement measures of the questionnaire, the respondents ' answers were using the

following using scale, descriptive equivalent and interpretation below.

Scale in the Descriptive Interpretation

Questionnaire Equivalent

The selected grade 12 senior high students used

4 Strongly social media variable predictor state strongly

Agree agreed.

The selected grade 12 senior high students using

Agree
3 social media variable predictor state agreed.

The selected grade 12 senior high students using

Disagree
2 social media variable predictor state disagree.

The selected grade 12 senior high students using

1 Strongly
social media variable predictor state strongly
Disagree
disagree.
 Table 1. Usage o

The responses on each item statement were interpreted accordingly. Range of means

stated below is the basis of responses in all items of each indicator. This would provide a typical

index of the item statements in the questionnaire.

Scale in Descriptive Interpretation

Questionnaire Equivalent

The exposure of the selected Grade 12 senior high

4 Very
school STEM students in social media networks
High
and their academic performance is very high.

The exposure of the selected Grade 12 senior high

High
school STEM students in social media networks

and their academic performance is high.

3
 The exposure of the selected Grade 12 senior high
Low
school STEM students in social media networks

and their academic performance is low.

2

The exposure of the selected Grade 12 senior high

Very Low
school STEM students in social media networks

and their academic performance is very low.

1

The responses on each item statement were interpreted accordingly. Range of means

stated below is the basis of responses in all items of each indicator. This would provide a typical

index of the item statements in the questionnaire.

Scale in Descriptive Interpretation

Questionnaire Equivalent
The use of social media and students academic

4 Very High performance is very high

The use of social media and students academic

High
 3 performance is high

The Use of social media and students academic

Low
2 performance is low

The use of social media and students academic

1 Very low
performance is very low

In the gender usage of social media the responses of the respondents in all statement

indicators of the following using scale, descriptive equivalent and interpretation below:

Scale in Descriptive Interpretation

Questionnaire Equivalent

This means the gender usage of social media has a strong

4 impact on using social media.

Strong Impact

This means the gender usage of social media has the

3 impact of using social media.

Impact

.This means the gender usage of social media has a slight

2 impact on using social media.

Slightly Impact

This means the gender usage of social media has

1
definitely no impact of using social media.
No Impact
 Scale in Descriptive Interpretation
Questionnaire Equivalent
This means the age usage of social media have high

4 impact of using social media

Strong Impact

This means the age usage of social media have

3 impact of using social media

Impact

This means the age usage of social media have slight

2 impact of using social media

Slightly Impact

This means the age usage of social media have no

1
impact of using social media
No Impact

Qualitative Strand

The interview questions were divided into two sections: activities and performance.

Questions focused on participant’s doing activities and contributing to the performance in social

media. The researcher/s selected 8 questions with open-ended questions. The questions solicited

the input of students who report that social media had a positive influence on their performance,

a negative influence, and those who didn’t mentioned that social media has no impact on their

academic performance.
Data Gathering Procedure

The following were the steps undertaken in gathering the data of study. The researchers

have sent a letter requesting the complete list of Grade 12 Senior High School Students under the

STEM strand to the Davao Doctor College Senior High School Department Faculty.

Another letter was sent to the Principal of Davao Doctors College, requesting permission

to conduct the study in all of the respective Grade 12 - STEM strand sections. The letter

authorizing the researchers to conduct the study was signed by the Principal.

Upon approval, the researchers will release and administer the online questionnaire of the test

level of social media in performance of Senior High school students in Davao Doctors College.

The information was gathered, compiled, collected, analyzed, and confidentially and

respectfully interpreted

Ethical Considerations

Honesty

The researchers in this study are prohibited against fabricating, falsifying the data. All

data collected in this research are recorded to make sure the results are honestly presented

without biases and also to avoid any errors and omissions.

Objectivity
 Researchers will uphold objectivity in this study especially in areas where it is much

anticipated or needed, such as experimental design, data analysis, data interpretation, peer

review, personnel decisions, grant writing, expert testimony, and other aspects of this research,

seeking to avoid bias.

Openness

Individuals with a strong degree of receptiveness are more able to embrace fresh things,

new concepts, and novel interactions in general. The researchers in this study are open-minded

and will seek out new opportunities that will pique their curiosity. They will be open for

criticism and opinions from others towards their study, without having a close mind.

Responsible publication

This research will guarantee that their distributions are straightforward, clear, precise,

complete and adjusted, and ought to abstain from misdirecting, particular or equivocal details.

Researchers will ensure clarity in every aspect of the research paper, to balance details and to

commit to the true results of the study.

Confidentiality

Between the researchers and respondents includes a bunch of rules or a guarantee

generally executed through privacy arrangements that cutoff points access or places limitations

on specific sorts of data. Researchers will ensure that the documents, recordings and other data
foretaken from the conduct of the study will be confidential to other people especially those

whom the respondents themselves requested to hide from.

Respect for Intellectual Property

This research will be created by building respect for Intellectual property, it will practice

an environment where researchers value other people’s work. Its role is to stimulate innovation

and creation. Researchers in this study will respect copyrights, patents, and other forms of

intellectual property in order to benefit both owners and users.

Respect for Other Researchers

This Research will assure that respecting a person and to interact with each other politely

with all honesty and consideration to be mindful of other people. It is demanded from one

another as a mark of deference despite their rank, seniority, experience or standing in the world.

This Research Study ensures that dignity is valued.

Social Responsibility

In terms of the research we are conducting, the students are accountable in fulfilling their

duties and actions which are beneficial to the society. Each of us has a responsibility to the

society and not solely to the individual. It would be considered socially irresponsible if the action

and decision causes harm to the society or the environment

Anti – discrimination
 The researchers will disregard any possible unfair treatment to an individual or group of

people. They will not give any derogatory remarks about the age, sexual orientation, race, or

grades of a student because this can cause mental disturbance that can cause harm to them.

Security of people involved in research

Researcher aims at the safety of people involved in this research, especially the privacy

of the students who will be the respondents of this study. Researchers in this study have an

obligation to protect the information which contains personal identifiers for the privacy of the

participants.

Prudence

In order to prevent future errors the researchers in this study aim to prioritize prudence.

The researchers carefully and critically examined all the data that was gathered to avoid all the

necessary errors in this research.

Morality

The researchers in this study are keen to uphold any promises and agreements between

the respondents. They will make sure no human respondent is jeopardized, and will stand firm

with their principles and choose what is right for the subjects.
Validity of the Instrument

Validity is about to measure an instrument accurately and measures what it intends to

measure ( Ryanee, 2016). The instruments we used in this study were adopted from Peter

Osharive that dealt on social media and academic performance of students. The questionnaires

were subjected to validity and reliability. The Pearson Correlation Coefficient was used to

determine if the instrument is reliable. A co- efficient value of 0.65 indicated that the research

instrument was reliable.

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 APPENDICES

APPENDIX A – RESEARCH INSTRUMENT

SECTION A (DEMOGRAPHIC DATA)

Faculty: __________________________________

Sex: Male [ ] Female [ ]

Age: 16 – 20( ) 21 – 25( ) 26 and Above ( )

Level: 100 [ ] 200 [ ] 300 [ ]

400 [ ] 500 [ ]

SECTION B

SA- Strongly Agree, A- Agree, D- Disagree, SD- Strongly Disagree

S/N ITEMS SA A D SD

STUDENTS ADDICTIVENESS TO SOCIAL NETWORK AND

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

1 Addiction to online social networks is a problematic issue that affects

my academic life.

2 Online social networks distract me from my studies.

3 Hours spent online can never be compared to the number of hours I

spend reading.

4 There is no improvement in my grades since I became engaged into

these
social networking sites.

EXPOSURE OF STUDENTS TO SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORK

AND THEIR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

5 I usually have unlimited access to Facebook and this has affected my

 academic performance negatively.

6 I engage in academic discussions on twitter and this has improved my

academic performance.

7 I make use of whatsapp to disseminate knowledge to my class mate.

8 I Solely rely on information gotten from Wikipedia to do my

assignments without consulting other sources.

USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC

PERFORMANCE

9 The usage of Wikipedia for research has helped improve my grades.

10 Engaging in academic forums on yahoo reduces my rate of

understanding.

11 I use materials gotten from blogging sites to complement what I have

been taught in class.

12 I will not perform well in my academics even if I stop using social

media.

GENDER USAGE OF SOCIAL MEDIA

13 Male and female students use social media networks differently in

different frequencies.

14 Female students use social networking sites more to explicitly foster

social connections.

15 Gender determines the level of social media network usage.

16 Males are more effective at using social networking sites for

nonacademic purposes.

AGE USAGE OF SOCIAL MEDIA

17 Age has impact on the use of social media.

18 Social media become boring has I grow older.

19 Social media is not relevant to people of older generation.

20 The younger generation are the most active users of social

media.
Qualitative Questionnaire

4.What are the activities that interrupt the learners to use social media which can affect their

academic performance?

a. What are the activities you are doing in social media?

b. What certain activity positively and negatively affects your academic performance?

c. In what way does a certain activity affect more than the other in terms of your academic

performance?

d. Why did you keep doing that certain activity/ies? Explain

5.How can social media contribute to the performance of the students in terms of their academics

a. How much time do you spend on social media?

b. Why do you use social media?

c. What do you feel when using social media?

d. How can social media affect your studies?

APPENDIX B-LETTERS

LETTER OF CONSENT

To Whom It May Concern,

You are invited to participate in a research study conducted by Group 4 from Grade 12-
Descartes, at the Davao Doctors College, because you fit the inclusion criteria for the informant
of our study. Your participation is completely voluntary. Please read the information below, and
ask questions about anything you do not understand, before deciding whether to participate.
Please take as much time as you need to read the consent form. You may also choose to discuss
participation with your family or friends. If you decide to participate, you will be asked to sign
this form.

I have read the information provided above. I have been given a chance to ask questions. My
questions have been answered to my satisfaction, and I agree to participate in this study. I have
been given a copy of this form. I can withdraw my consent at any time and discontinue
participation without penalty.

________________________

Signature over printed name

 LETTER OF CONFIDENTIALITY

To whom it may concern,

We the researcher from Grade 12 section Descartes as we conducted our research study: Social
media’s influence on Grade 12 Senior High School STEM student’s academic performance in
Davao Doctors College, INC.

We will keep your records for this study confidential. Any identifiable information
obtained in connection with this study will remain confidential, except if necessary, to protect
your rights or welfare. This certificate means that the researcher can resist the release of
information about your participation to people who are not connected with the study. When the
results of the research are published or discussed in conferences, no identifiable information will
be used.

Information gathered from this research study will be kept confidential and used for
academic purpose only.

Thank you and God bless!

Yours sincerely,

INDERAH H. LAIDAN

GROUP MEMBER

Noted:

MECHIE APARECE, LPT

INQUIRES , INVESTIGATION AND IMMERSION ADVISER

APPENDIX C – CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY

CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY

We, Erika Deansin, Laidan Inderah, Jessa Quimada, Kent Pajac, and Stanley Galaura hereby

declare that this research paper entitled “Social Media’s Influence on Grade 12 Senior High

school STEM Student’s Academic Performance in Davao Doctors College, Inc.” is our work and

that, to the best of our knowledge and belief, it does not contain any plagiarized material which

are previously published or written by another person nor materials. All the sources used in the

study has been properly cited, acknowledged and credited to its rightful authors. We also certify

that the intellectual content of this study is product of our hard work and that none of the data

presented in this study contained or are subjected to falsification and fabrication.