SAMAR COLLEGE

Catbalogan City, Samar

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

A
Research Paper
On

The Effect of Social Media in Students Education

in the Philippines

In Partial fulfillment of the requirements in

English 2
(Writing in the Discipline)

Presented to:
Ms. Afrevilyn E. Germino
College Instructor

Presented by:

Adalla, Ella Marie

Nacional, Marianne Juliet

Balaclaot, Divsel

Pamplina, Arturo Jr.

Brazas, Juvenille

Pasion Verlyn

Chua, Baby Jean

Reposo, Karen

Jabeguero, Monessa

Sacendoncillo, Errol Jude

Laboc Mark Errol

Uy, Gem Bernadette

Llano, Jaira

The Effect of Social Media in Students Education

in the Philippines

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Along the journey of this research, it would not be

possible without the help of them. From the researchers
heart, gratefully acknowledge the following:
God. Thank you for the wisdom bestow to your dear
students.

Their

own

knowledge

is

limited

and

ideas

are

narrowed. Thank you for the comprehension you showered to

their group to have a full understanding on what their topic
is all about fighting for.
Parents.

The

moral

and

financial

support

of

the

researchers greatest parent, thank you so much maam/ sir!

You deserve an honorable address. Without you this would not
be printed into a real hard copy.
Respondents.

Thank

you

so

much

for

the

information

shared with the researchers. Your answer was been the basis
in formulating this research study.
Friends. The group would like to thank all the peers
that greet us a very good day since the start of this research
study.

For

the

smile

that

inspired

us

in

spite

of

unwillingness to continue due to loaded activities but you

gave the spirit a motivation to go on.

And the last but not the least. The entire researcher
would like to extend the appreciative commentary to Ms.
Afrevilyn G. Dasig for coaching and mentoring the researcher
how to make an appreciative and captivating research study.
Thank you maam for guiding the group all the way. It would
not be possible without your consistent support.

The Researchers

ABSTRACT
Adalla,

Ella

Marie;

Balaclaot,

Divsel;

Brazas,

Juvenille; Chua, Baby Jean; Jabeguero, Monessa; Laboc, Mark

Errol; Llano, Jaira; Nacional, Marianne Juliet; Pamplina,
Arturo Jr.; Pasion, Verlyn; Reposo, Karen; Sacendoncillo,
Errol Jude; Uy, and Gem Bernadette. (Samar College Catbalogan
City

Samar).The

effects

of

Social

Media

to

Students

Education. 2015(Feb.) 1st edition. The effects discussed were

both

negative

and

positive

row.

20

student

respondent

answered worst and best effect to their lives as well to their

education. Results were discussed in tables and explained in
the body of research at Chapter 2. Overall the cons weight
than the pros giving a negative impact to students education.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Cover pagei
Title page.ii
Acknowledgement.iii
Abstract.v
Table of Contents..vi

CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study1
Significance of the Study2
Definition of Terms4
CHAPTER II. BODY
Nature of the Problem7
Age range of the respondent8
Gender of the respondent8
Respondent Experience Worst effect of Social
Media8
Respondent Experience Best effect of Social
Media9
Respondents response to the interview.9
Negative side of Social Media10
Positive side of Social Media11
Discussion13
Social media is addictive.16
Social media makes us compare our lives with

Others17
Social media makes us restless17
Social media gives rise to cyberbullying17
Social media glamorizes drug and alcohol use.18
Social media can make us unhappy.18
Social media can lead to fear of missing out19
CHAPTER III. CONCLUSION
Summary of Findings21
Conclusion22
Recommendations26
BIBLIOGRAPHY29

CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION

1.1

Background of the Study

The world is in the fast phase of rapid changing
environment.

As

it

improved,

the

human

and

modern

technology also amplified. The call for the needs of

human race arises up to the point that new discoveries
reveal month to month. Internet and social media sites
are the most famous discoveries in the modern time it
helps lesser the work of people that by the touch of
their

hand,

they

can

make

things

possible.

As

the

internet is penetrated the schools for the connection in

building foundations of education for the quick learning
of the students it gave birth both to positive and
negative result especially among the students.
Many social sites implemented a month to month
update for the effect of the social media to the lives
of

the

users.

Celebrities,

government

and

public

officials, ordinary citizens down to student are shown

addicted in using social media as their means of their
superb self-esteem. Taking pictures for uploading to
public to attract more likes and followers had become

addiction

and

somehow

entail

for

psychological

disorders. What will be the future waiting for our

students education? Does distraction are necessary at
all? That is a big deal particularly to student who
already embraced the social sites as part of their
everyday living. Yet it also gives to healthy learning
to students. Aside of popularity means, it awakens their
creativity and learning process had been easy as ABC.
But the question is, is the knowledge absorbing from the
social media sites still significant on their studies
and on their lives? Thats this study all about. Chapter
2

will

argue

and

support

the

significance

of

the

research.

1.2 Significance of the Study

Social Media is alarming as death. The fast growing
psychological effects to the mind of the students is
like zombies eating students brains. This scenario
drives

the

researcher

to

study

and

investigate

the

effect and solution for the negative side of using social

media sites. According to the respondent, it is their
capitalization in their studies, without it they would
leave

behind

from

the

discussion

and

from

the

recognition from the class. The hardest decision had

been done for the part of this study for researchers
cannot halt a thing that is a big remedy to students
education. After a long period of argumentation and
collecting facts and effects, we finally settled to
continue the study for the lives of the student. Yes! We
are saving their lives despite that it was already a
remedy to them. Because the truth it was a toxic that
kills them psychologically, socially, physically and
mentally. We are trying to resolve the things that are
already too good to be true. Students must not rely on
social media sites alone to improve their knowledge,
rather a counter act between in the program world and in
the real world. We must live life easier but ought to
live

it

with

self-fulfillment

and

completion.

As

student and future educator its nice leaving a legacy

that we achieve things because we utilize the support of
modern advancement and never use it to deceit our own
understanding.

1.2

Definition of Terms

Absorb. To draw in (heat, light, energy, etc.)

Accessible. Able to be reached or approached; able to be
used or obtained; easy to appreciate or understand
Amplified. To increase the strength
Blogs. News or entertainment that aired at social sites
Cons. Negative.
Contaminate. To debase by making impure. Taint.
Cyberbullying. Another of bullying via internet.
Education. The systematic training of the moral and
intellectual faculties.
Facebook. A social site use to connect with friends and
people around the world.
Forge. To counterfeit.
Foundation. Strongest structure to able to stand; people,
building, etc.
Highlight. Emphasize a thing or a word.
Humanity. The quality of being human or humane; classical
learning and literature.
Indolent. The act of laziness.
Inevitable. Incapable of being escaped; Unavoidable.
Instagram. A social media site that allows user to post
pictures and videos and seen it by anyone.

Legacy. An act of bequeathing.

Media marketing. A site were anyone can capable of applying
any position via online. Another source of spreading news
thru
internet.
Mental effect. A negative effect to mind which causes
inappropriate thinking and dullness.
Netizen. A jargon for the people who are using social
sites; from the word citizen and internet;
Penetrate.to absorb; to get through.
Phase. Stage or chapter.
Physical effect. An effect in health which causes your body
becomes weak and prone to sickness.
Post. Any pictures or comments posted on the wall of social
media site to see by others.
Pros. The positive or pro good.
Psychological. Psychological effect is the most serious
effect of social media sites for it causes either
depression, aggression and the worst insanity.
Rapid. Fast; speedy; quick.
Remedy. A solution to cure; a therapy to use to repair.
Respondent. The student who took the challenge to answer
the researchers questionnaire.
Retain. To keep.
Self esteem. The state of you is having self-worth.

Social media site. The unique improvised ways of

communicating, sharing and obtaining information online
just in a second of time.
Superb. State of Excellency
Toxic. Poison.
Twitter. A social media site that allows netizen and fans
to follow their favorite artist thru internet.
Utilize. Making the most of.
Workforce. A team force of working together.

CHAPTER 2
Body

2.1 Nature of the problem

The social media is the largest contributor of all

knowledge

acquired

by

every

influence

strongly

pursue

at

single

time

to

individual.

time

existing

Its
of

humanity. Without media, we are all just stuck from the past
where know nil but the news alone thru our near barangays. As
the world evolve in this new discoveries; using facebook,
twitter,

and

instagram

to

communicate,

send

and

receive

information, it also brings the devastation of corruption in

the time and mind of the student. The media brings the best
in this generation but as it continues, from the best were
born the worst itself. Either it is good or bad; it still
needs to pay attention for the better change in the lives of
the student.
This

chapter

focuses

on

the

actual

statement

of

observations, results and nature of related studies regarding

social media to students education. The collectible answer
from the research gathered by the students is well presented
through tables for better description of the answers of the

respondents. Analyzing the presentation thru the tables is

easy and readable. The pros and cons are crystal clear stated
to easily understand by the readers the statement trying to
figure out from the result. The highlight of the study is
chosen to represent the whole interview.
2.1.1 Age range of the respondent
Age

Number of Respondent

16-18 years old

19-29 years old

29 years old above

Total

20

2.1.2 Gender of the respondent

Gender
Male
Female
LGBT
Total

Number of Respondent
4
13
3
20

2.1.3 Respondent Experience Worst effect of Social Media

Age

Number of Respondent

16-18 years old

19-29 years old

10

29 years old above

2.1.4 Respondent Experience Best effect of Social Media

Age

Number of Respondent

16-18 years old

19-29 years old

29 years old above

Total

20

2.1.5 Respondents response to the interview

Questions

Strongly

Agree

Agree

Slight-

Dis

ly

agree

Agree
You use social networking

11

10

sites.
You use social networking
sites daily.

You use social networking

10

10

sites in school.
You find social networking

sites helpful with your

studies
Does communication become
easy thru social networking
sites?

2.1.3 Negative side of Social Media

Students are having harder time getting communicate face

to face with people, and are losing their skills, due
that they are spending more time talking behind a screen

The attention to details, attention to pronunciation and

grammar, has declined drastically, due to that most of
the communication that happens online is not proper.

Our ability to retain information has decreased, and the

willingness to spend more time researching and looking
up good information has reduced, due the fact that we
got used to the ease of accessibility to information on
social media.

Social Media had become a major distraction to students,

causing the overall performance of students to decline,

especially the ones who tend to check their Facebook and

twitter while studying.

False information and news.

Misuse of freedom of expression. Abusing of the user in

telling their opinions without thinking if they are
already hitting others below the belt.

2.1.4 Positive side of Social Media

Social media did make the world a smaller place, now we

have more information, more knowledge, and have better
opportunities to use it.

Social media improved our ability to absorb information,

what would have seemed to be over whelming to someone 20
years ago is normal to us, we have an extreme ease in
processing and we are evolving quickly.

Social media helped students have a better direction of

what they want, now they have ease of reaching to mentors
in the same industry and people already working in their
dream company, and get a taste of what it is like, which
was quite impossible for students 10 years ago.

Students got closer to art and design, and are exposed

continuously to new ideas, and are given a big chance to
feed their creativity.

Talents got discovered faster, students who were good at

programming got their name out their easily, student who
were good in music, got their videos out and shared
leading them to their dreams.

The advent and dominance of social media has created a

new breed of marketing, which has required professionals
to build and further the field. As social media users
join the workforce, they bring their skills to their
careers. Social media prepares young workers to become
great

marketers.

It

has

become

essential

for

major

businesses to include a social media marketing strategy

and

students

today

are

the

people

filling

these

positions.

While older generations might not completely understand

or agree with the amount of social media activity by
todays student population, they will quickly benefit
from it. As technology advances, so does the way the
world works with it. Members of the young workforce are
keeping up to speed with many forms of social media.
Once you get a proper social media marketing strategy
locked in, youll be grateful for the recent graduate
youve hired to carry out the details.

Social media is the fastest way to find lost friends or

relatives. Thru posting their pictures and asking your
network friends to share it, locating is much easy than
reporting to police officials.

Now, have you found yourself whether in what side are

you in? If until now, confusion still lingers your mind
because its hard to say you are on the wrong track
because you feel that you belong to the popularity
brought by the social networking sites which increased
rapidly year to date. This is probably due to the reason
that college and university students as well as teens
used it extensively to get global access. These social
networking

sites

such

as

Twitter

and

Facebook

have

become a raging craze for everyone nowadays.

2.2 Discussion
Out from the result gathered, it implies that social
networking

sites

are

very

common

to

students.

Different

points of views are pointing why they use those sites. First,
its the fastest way to communicate to far distance friends,
relatives and love ones. You dont have to bothered if what
is happening to them. Just by the touch of your finger, you

can access with them anywhere and everywhere. Any part of

globe is just reach by your hand through these facebook,
twitter, instagram and any other social media sites. On the
other hand using those sites makes the school load more easily
and

burdened

research

less;

studies,

requirement

is

in

searching
projects
the

power

thru
and
of

for

other
one

the

assignments,

school

touch.

activity

Before,

the

remarkable use of finger is marking official documents alone.

Now your finger is the explicit sample of multi-tasking. Its
one touch can navigate the globe. You can contaminate world
by posting and sharing blogs, news, entertainment and your
entire creativeness can equipped immediately. On the positive
side,

the

social

media

is

relevant

in

the

studies

of

education; through it they are acquiring enough education.

But for the other concern, students became lazy they just
faking their learning because the truth is, student never
absorb education, rather they absorb forged education from
social media sites as they present it from class as their own
knowledge. Therefore social media also corrupts young minds
to whip. Stealing other knowledge rather than learning from
it. Students tolerate their selves to be indolent, relying
and trusting their education to those sites. In fact the world
just reached an accumulated 2 billion active social media
users worldwide; this means that the effect of social media

on our way of life and on our education is inevitable.

One of the major factors of our life that got affected is the
education, knowing that the majority of the social media users
globally, range from the age of 14-29 AKA school years more
or less.
Social media is between in negative and positive side.
How can we distinguish if in what side are we in? Though we
all might assume that the effect is one sided, but it seems
that social media has done as much good as bad to our
educational structure. Today the picture of missing person
can post to facebook, and the netizen will just help through
sharing and sharing that picture, compare before that we just
only rely thru reporting to policemen and waiting to nothing.
Other positive issues of social media is that it also helps
those who need help, either student, ofws

or ordinary

citizen who were battered or maltreated by other, rescuing

them and locating their places is been easy. Criminals also
make their space narrowed due to the world brought by social
media.
The negative effects of these social networking sites are
not really seen than the positive ones because the effect is
not yet seen by the victims alone but reflects thru the
victims. Absolutely students will not admit to their selves

that social media harm their studies. But these sites have
caused some potential harm to society. The students become
victims of social networks more often than anyone else. This
is because of the reason that when they are studying or
searching their course material online, they get attracted to
these sites to kill the boredom in their study time, diverting
their attention from their work. And the most serious one is
the fighting caused by posting your pictures, commenting to
others, and hacking accounts. That issue cannot control by
anyone because the person who made can only control his
attitude and change for the good. They are trying to reach a
world beyond their control at the wrong time of practice.
Writing your thoughts is an ordinary behavior but sharing it
carelessly without caring if you can hurt others is no longer
a fun. You will be twit right away and your story will be
heard by millions, rumored scattered instantly due to social
media. Those misbehavior developed gap and breached good
relationship among people. Aside of that they developed a
psychological disorder. A student, the future hope of today
must not have the attitude of always

depending

for the

approval and comment by others, they become reliant and

fragile. It mean that their foundation as a civilize person
is obsolete. Normal people usually do what the normal person
does. But following others life is not anymore usual for a

person who has a correct thinking; either youre following a

celebrity or common people it is not still right and proper
to do it so. The following is the most serious effect of
social media that really matters to student:
2.2.1 Social media is addictive.

Studies show that 63% of Americans log on to Facebook daily,

and 40% log on multiple times each day. People use the site
for myriad reasons; however, it usually serves, on some level,
the same basic purposes: distraction and boredom relief.
Likes and comments are positive reinforcement for posting
information,

making

it

difficult

for

person

to

stop.

Researchers have found this so common that they created a

scale to measure this addiction: The Berge Facebook Addiction
Scale.

2.2.2 Social media makes us compare our lives with others.

Posts on social media many times present an idealized version

of whats happening, what something looks like, or how things

are

going.

This

can

lead

users

to

constantly

compare

themselves to others and think less of their own lives. If

things are going particularly well for people in your newsfeed
and youre having a rough day, of course this will likely
negatively affect your mood. In fact, in 2012 a team of
researchers in the UK surveyed users, 53% of whom said social
media had changed their behavior; 51% said it was negative
behavior because of decline in confidence they felt due to
unfair comparisons to others.

2.2.3 Social media makes us restless.

Out of the same sample as the above example, two-thirds

admitted to having difficultly relaxing when unable to use
their social media accounts.

2.2.4 Social media gives rise to cyberbullying.

Cyberbullying

is

an

enormous

concern,

especially

for

adolescents. An organization that aims for internet safety,

called enough is enough, conducted a survey that found 95% of
teenagers who use social media have witnessed cyberbullying,
and 33% have been victims themselves.

2.2.5 Social media glamorizes drug and alcohol use.

A study that explored the relationship between teenagers,

social media, and drug use found that 70% of teenagers ages
12 to 17 use social media, and that those who interact with
it on a daily basis are five times more likely to use tobacco,
three times more likely to use alcohol, and twice as likely
to use marijuana. In addition, 40% admitted they had been
exposed to pictures of people under the influence via social
media,

suggesting

correlation

between

the

two

factors.

Although a correlation is all it is, it makes sense that

social media would amp up the amount of peer pressure to which
teenagers are exposed.

2.2.6 Social media can make us unhappy.

A study from the University of Michigan collected data about

Facebook users and how it correlated with their moods. Simply
put, they found that the more avid users were overall unhappy
than those who used the site less. Over more time, avid users
also reported lower satisfaction in their lives overall.

2.2.7 Social media can lead to fear of missing out

Fear of missing out is a phenomenon that occurs when you feel

pressure to be doing what everyone else is doing, attend every
event, and share every life experience. It can evoke anxiety

and cause social media users to question why everyone is

having fun without them. Surveys have even found that people
feel insecure after using Pinterest because they feel that
they arent crafty or creative enough. Facebook and Twitter
can make people feel like they arent successful or smart
enough.

CHAPTER 3
CONCLUSION

3.1 Summarizing of Findings

The effects of social media to students education which
information basis for discussion was been collected by the
researchers is presenting the summary of findings of the
study. Although the social media is widely approachable and
helpful to all level but the study resulted that there is
effect that is not really acceptable and must not tolerate:

1. Social media is addictive.

2. Social media makes us compare our lives with others.
3. Social media makes us restless.
4. Social media gives rise to cyberbullying.
5. Social media glamorizes drug and alcohol use.
6. Social media can make us unhappy.
7. Social media can lead to fear of missing out

3.2 Conclusion
Researchers agree that knowledge not only exists in
individual minds but also in the discourse and interactions
between

individuals.

participation,

which

Such
is

an

interactions
essential

support

element

in

active
student

learning. Learners need to develop skills to share knowledge

and to learn with others, both in face-to-face situations and
through technology including social media. Students build
learning communities by working collaboratively to construct
knowledge. Social media serves as a tool to facilitate the
development of these learning communities by encouraging
collaboration and communication. Moreover, these interactions
reinforce the achievement of desirable learning outcomes.
Students who participate in social media as part of a class
feel more connected to their peers that those students who do
not participate in social media. Social media allows students
to not only group themselves with peers who are similar, but
also to enhance and link existing peer groups. In addition to
enhancing established peer groups, social media can bridge
the diversity that exists in classrooms by establishing a
neutral zone in which students can interact with one another
found

that

students

who

used

social

media

felt

more

emotionally connected to their peers because they felt as

though they had people to talk to if they had a problem or if

they needed help.
Students

influence

positively

regarding

the

use

of social media. But at the same time is being educated also

about the negative effects of abusing social media.

Students have started relying more on the information

accessible easily on these social networking sites and the
web. This reduces their learning and research capabilities.

Students who get involved in activities on social media

sites while studying result in reduction in their focus of
attention.

This

causes

reduction

in

their

academic

performance, and concentration to study well.

The more time the students spend on these social media

sites, the less time they will spend socializing in person
with others. This reduces their communication skills. They
will not be able to communicate and socialize effectively in
person with others. The employers are getting more and more
unsatisfied

with

the

communication

skills

of

the

fresh

graduates due to this reason. The effective communication

skills are key to success in the real world.

Students mostly use slang words or shortened forms of

words on social networking sites. They start relying on the
computer grammar and spelling check features. This reduces
their command over the language and their creative writing
skills.

Students,

while

searching

and

studying

online,

get

attracted to using social media sites and sometimes they

forget why they are using internet. This wastes their time
and sometimes students are not able to deliver their work in
the specified time frame.

Students get low grades in school due to lack of the

desired information and writing skills.

The students motivational level reduces due to the use

of these social networking sites. They rely on the virtual
environment instead of gaining practical knowledge from the
real world.

The excessive use of these sites affects the mental as

well as physical health. Students do not take their meals on
time and take proper rest. They take excessive amount of
coffee or tea to remain active and focused which effects
negatively on their health.

The overuse of these sites on a daily basis has many

negative effects on the physical and mental health of students
making them lethargic and unmotivated to create contact with
the people in person. The parents should check and balance on
their children when they use the internet. They should be on
guard whether they are using it for appropriate time period
or not. The peers and teachers should also help students make
them aware of the negative effects and explain what they are
losing

in

the

real

world

by

sticking

to

these

social

networking sites.

And last, students got psychologically affected because

of wrong information receive, misinterpretation of their
status and a free judgment from the netizen. Some can resist
the negative impact but when continue it cause insanity and
mental disorder. The victims can create too much thinking of
their problem that was forecasted publicly through the social
media. Theyd lost their privacy. And felt no more place to
go and hide just to preserve their reputation.

3.3 Recommendations
After the researches examines all the data, theyd come
up to a solution for recommendation to give twist for the
effect of the social media to the students education. Cited
below are the best solicited advices to protect the students
from a friendly scamming of social media:

Schools

administration

must

prohibit

the

use

of

cellular phones during classroom. All gadgets that

can be used to access to those sites must be surrender
during class hour.

School heads must make law that mentors must be a good

role model to their students. Even instructors must
not

allow

browsing

personal

messages

or

posting

comments during class hour.

Only upon the advice of the instructor can be allowed

students to used social sites.

Instructor must have a link account of his students

for monitoring purposes; students who often seen as
online even beyond his classs time will request for
psychological counseling.

Students who dont control his self in posting blogs,

selfie and other unimportant matter will recommend
for psychological counseling; its a good training

ground

for

discipline

and

will

developed

their

obedience to their superior.

For assignments, projects or research; the website

must be included always so the instructors can check
if theyd just copy and paste it. Students must oblige
to extend their own ideas even they have a reference
from websites.

There must have a weekly follow-ups for the class

discussion, using students memory alone. A simple
memory

recall

will

help

their

minds

activate

in

remembering previous discussion rather than taking

pictures of the latter then just cheat thru their
cellular phones.

Schools

must

have

contact

with

the

parents

or

guardians of the student, a hand to hand help to

eliminate the nonsense using of facebook, twitter,
and instagram.

Parents

should

be

the

one

responsible

first

in

advising their children for the too much lingering

for social media.

Social Media can be used only by the instructor to

confront hard to deal student. Commenting and advising

them secretly thru private message is safer than to

posting it publicly.

Government

must

implement

law

that

prohibits

students in entering internet caf during class hour,

and beyond that hour students are allowed only to make
assignments and chatrooms of every internet caf must
be closed for all students.

Any violator of that law when passed must be set an

example thru force closing of their establishment.

Schools must request help and collaborate with the

Department of Education to resolve issues how they
will guard students on their education to avoid the
negative

effect

to

their

studies

and

lives.

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