THE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES ON THE
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN COLLEGE
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1. What Social media sites do you use?
a)
YouTube
b)
Twitter
c)
Facebook
d)
Whatsaap
e)
Any other : ___________________________
2.
How many social networking sites do you use?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
More than 3
3.
How much time do you spend on social media sites?
a)
30min
b)
1hour
c)
2
hours
d)
3 hours
e)
More
than 3 hours
f)
0
hours
4.
Do you use social networking sites through your mobile phone?
a)
Yes
b)
No
5.
You use social media primarily for?
a)
Downloading music/video
b)
Uploading music/video
c)
Posting photos
d)
Blogging
e)
Creating polls/quizzes or surveys
f)
Chatting
g)
Submitting articles to website
h)
Communication with teachers/class fellows
i)
Any other:
__________________________________
6. Do you have more friends on social networking sites as compared to real life?
a)
Yes
b)
No
7. Do you prefer to express your ideas and feelings on social networking sites?
a)
Yes
b)
No
8. Do you think social networking sites affect your study timings?
a)
Yes
b)
No
9. Do you think social networking sites can be an effective tool for e-learning?
a)
Yes
b)
No
10.What kind of communities to do you subscribe to on social networking sites?
a)
Educational
b)
Entertainment
c)
Informational
d)
Any other
11.Do
you think social media sites are changing your habits in anyway?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
Any other
12.Do
you think social media sites improve your knowledge about a product, service or
organization?
a) Yes
b) No
13.Do
you think social networking sites are affecting the way you speak or write in
your everyday life?
a)
Yes
b)
No
14.What
kind of language do you prefer to use while surfing on social networking sites?
a)
Formal
b)
Informal
c)
Slang
15.Do
you think social networking sites help you with your homework?
a)
Yes
b)
No
16.Do
you ever find any information regarding your career or academic interests on social
networking sites?
a)
Yes
c)
No
17.Do
you think social networking sites can be improved in any way as a tool for
learning?
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THE
EFFECTS OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN
COLLEGE
1.
RESEARCH PROBLEM
1.1
Introduction
The purpose of this research was to determine whether the
social networking sites affect the academic performance of students in college.
This part will explain the background
of research, statement of the research problem, purpose of research, importance
of research, limitations of research, definition of terms, and summary.
1.2 Background
of Research
Lately, online social networking sites engage students and need to be
studied as distributors of information. The medium of internet has evolved with growth in its applications. The
interactive nature of online environments has expanded with social networks. Connecting
through social
networks started as a niche activity, but with time it is now a phenomenon. The social networking sites are
being
used in various ways like forming communities, chatting, blogging etc. Apart from that different
institutions even nowadays are forming communities or groups on different Social Networking Sites.
1.3
Statement of Research Problem
Social
networking is the connection of friends or family together which allow you to
communicate easily. With social networking sites you can have a long chain of
friends you can chat or share information or ideal with. According to Boyd
& Ellison (2008), “SNS can be defined as web-based services that allow
individuals to construct a public or semi-public profile within a bounded
system, articulate a list of other users with whom they share a connection, and
view and traverse their list of connections and those made by others within the
system”. At the most basic level social networking sites allow users to
set up online profiles or personal homepages, and develop an online social
network. The profile page functions as the user’s own webpage and includes profile
information ranging from their date of birth, gender, religion, politics and
hometown, to their favourite films, books quotes and what they like doing in
their spare time. In addition to profile information, users can design the
appearance of their page, and add content such as photos, video clips, music
and files.
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Figure 1.1 Theoretical Framework of the Research
1.4 Purpose
of Research
The purpose of this research was to determine
whether the social networking sites affect the academic performance of students
in college. The objectives of this research were:
1.4.1
Research
Objectives
This research was carried out with the following
objectives:
a)
To discover how the students of Lincoln University College are using the social networking sites?
b)
To determine how the social networking sites can be used as a platform for educational learning for Lincoln University
College students?
c)
Study the uses and gratifications drawn from social media and its effects of
learning.
1.4.2
Research
Questions
This research was carried out to answer the following
research questions:
a)
How the students of Lincoln
University College are using the social networking sites?
b)
How the social networking sites can be used as a platform for educational learning for Lincoln University College students?
c)
What
are the uses and gratifications drawn from social media and its effects of
learning?
1.5 Importance
of Research
The findings of this research hopefully will create
awareness among college students who accessing social networking sites. The
findings also will help student to use social networking sites appropriately.
1.5 Limitations of Research
1.7 Definition
of Terms
The followings were the key terms used in this
research and their constitutive and operational definitions:
(a)
Social
Networking Sites
Since their introduction, social network sites
(SNSs) such as MySpace, Facebook, Cyworld, and Bebo have attracted millions of
users, many of whom have integrated these sites into their daily practices. As
of this writing, there are hundreds of SNSs, with various technological
affordances, supporting a wide range of interests and practices. While their
key technological features are fairly consistent, the cultures that emerge
around SNSs are varied. Most sites support the maintenance of pre-existing
social networks, but others help strangers connect based on shared interests,
political views, or activities. Some sites cater to diverse audiences, while
others attract people based on common language or shared racial, sexual,
religious, or nationality-based identities. Sites also vary in the extent to
which they incorporate new information and communication tools, such as mobile
connectivity, blogging, and photo/video-sharing.
(http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1083-6101.2007.00393.x/full)
Social networking is web-based services that allow individuals to create
a public profile, to create a list of users with whom to share connection, and
view and cross the connections within the system. Most social network services
are web-based and provide means for users to interact over the Internet, such as e-mail and instant messaging. Social network
sites are varied and they incorporate new information and communication tools
such as, mobile connectivity, photo/video/sharing and blogging. Online Community services are sometimes considered as a social network
service, though in a broader sense, social network service usually means an individual-centered
service whereas online community services are group-centered. Social networking sites
allow users to share ideas, pictures, posts, activities, events, interests with
people in their network
1.8 Summary
2.
LITERATURE REVIEW
The increased use of Social Networking Websites has become an international phenomenon in the past several
years. What started out as a hobby for some computer literate people has become a social norm and way
of life for people from all over the world (Boyd, 2007). Teenagers and young adults have especially embraced these
sites as a way to connect with their peers, share information, reinvent their personalities, and showcase their social lives (Boyd, 2007).
With the increase of technology used for communicating with others and the popularity of the Internet, “Social
Networking” has become an activity that is done primarily on the Internet, with sites like MySpace, Face book, Bebo, Friendster, and Xanga (Coyle et
al., 2008).
Many people actively participate in content generation and value creation, and several researchers (e.g., Young et al., 2009; Vasalou et al., 2010) have examined their profiles to determine why and to what extent they are keen on posting their entire identity, sharing pictures and videos, and indicating
their religious affiliations,
marital status, and political orientations on the internet. These
users interact with others, exchange information about their interests, raise discussions about new topics, follows news about specific topics on different Social
Networking Sites.
Teenagers now use the Internet for the majority
their daily activities and information gathering, as opposed to
older generations who used resources like the television or newspaper (Lewis, 2008). A recent survey
showed
that approximately ninety percent of teens in the United States have Internet access, and about seventy-five percent of these teens use the Internet more than once per day
(Kist, 2008). This study also showed that
approximately
half of all teens who have Internet access are also members of social networking sites, and use
the
Internet to make plans and socialize with friends (Kist, 2008). In September, 2005, out of
total adult internet users
(18-29 years) 16% were those
who were using
any social networking site and this percentage increased to 86% on May, 2010 (www.marketingcharts.com).
Tuckman (1975) defined performance as the apparent demonstration of understanding, concepts, skills, ideas
and
knowledge of a person and proposed that grades clearly depict the performance of a student. Hence, their
academic performance must be managed efficiently
keeping in view all the factors that can positively
or negatively
affect their educational performance. Use of technology such as internet is one of the most important factors that can influence educational performance of students positively or adversely. Shah et al. (2001)
proposed that student users are affected by
the internet and this impact is determined by
the
type of internet usage. They are positively affected by the informative use of internet while
having drastic impact of recreational
use of internet on them. Also, Oskouei (2010) proposed that internet is advantageous to both students and
teachers if used as a tool of knowledge creation and dissemination.
Several studies have been done regarding social networking
and
grades. Whittemore School of Business and Economics recently
conducted a survey of over 1,000 students. They asked questions regarding which social network sites were used, how much time they spent on a site, what their grade point average (GPA) was, and
what they were going to school for. It was concluded that there is no correlation between how much time is
spent on a social networking site and
grades (Martin, 2009).
The University
of New Hampshire agrees, and believes that current college students grew up in the technology
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