Social Media and Socialization of

Starglow High School Students

Anica Mae Perez & Aileen Mae Abello

 Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION

Social media is keeping the world moving

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around at a very fast period of time that it is almost
impossible to reject and hide this new form of media
especially to the young ones. It is an important part of
socialization within peer groups but now it is used to
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invite and motivate people to become a part of a larger
community. It is undeniably changing the way one
communicates and how one finds and share different
kinds of information.
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Theoretical Framework
This study is inclined to Social Information
Processing Theory. Social information processing theory
is an interpersonal communication theory which
suggests
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development might require more time to develop than
interpersonal

face-to-face relationships, but when developed, it has the

relationship

same influence as face-to-face

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communication.
This means, the more students use social media,
the more they influence their disposition to studies,
given the fact that friends from social media will begin to
exert influence on each other.
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Conceptual Framework
Figure 1. The schematic diagram showing the relationship of
independent and dependent variables.
Independent Variables Dependent Variable
Student’s Profile:
•Grade Level;
•Sex; Socialization of
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•Socio-economictext here. the Starglow High
Status; and School Students
•Social Media
Dependence

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Statement of the Problem

This study aims to determine the correlation

between the Student’s Social Media Dependence and

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Socialization in Starglow Center for Academics and Arts
for the academic year 2019 – 2020.

Specifically, ittext.sought
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1.What is the student’s profile in terms of:

1.1 Grade level;
1.2 Sex;
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 1.3 Socio-economic status; and
1.4 Social media dependence

2. Is there significant relationship between the student’s

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grade level and their socialization?

3. Is there significant relationship between the student’s

sex andThistheir
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4. Is there significant relationship between the student’s

socio-economic status and their socialization?

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5. Is there significant relationship between the
student’s environment and their socialization?

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6. Is there significant relationship between the
student’s socialization and their social media
dependence?
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7. What intervention program is proposed to improve
the socialization of the students?

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Hypotheses
In view of the preceding questions, the following

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hypotheses were advanced:

1. There is no significant relationship between the

student’s grade level and their socialization.
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text here.

2. There is no significant relationship between the

student’s sex and their socialization.

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 3. There is no significant relationship between the
student’s socio-economic status and their
socialization.

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4. There is no significant relationship between the
student’s environment and their socialization.
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5. There is no significant relationship between the

text here.

student’s social media dependence and their

socialization.

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 CHAPTER 2
METHODOLOGY

RESEARCH METHOD

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This chapter gives an indication of what will be
done to achieve the goals of the present study. The
purpose is to find out the effects of social media to the
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socialization of thetext high here. school students of Starglow
Center for Academics and Arts for the school year 2019-
2020. The type of research method that will be used in
this study is the descriptive survey questionnaire and
correlational design.
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 RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT
The school where the study will take place is
Starglow Center for Academics and Arts, a non-sectarian
private school with more than 15 years of experience in

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providing quality and holistic education to their clientele,
emphasizing innovation and the highest standards in
everything they do.
The Starglow Center
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for Academics and Arts (SCAA)
was founded in the year 1998 and is currently managed
by the School Directress Helena R. Golez and Mr. Felix M.
Golez. The Starglow was first located at Dr. Gonzales,
Laserna Street, Kalibo, Aklan and then transferred to Old
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Buswang, Kalibo, Aklan in the year 2006. There are a
total of 169 high school students enrolled at
this school for the school year 2019 - 2020. The school
caters educational needs from kindergarten through

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senior high school.

The school offers the K-12 curriculum program

and offers the Senior High School strand: Science,
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Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM);
Accountancy and Business Management (ABM);
General Academic Strand (GAS) and Arts and Design
Track for the grades 11 and 12.
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Mission
To develop citizens who excel in academics and
arts, and who possess moral and spiritual values that
will direct them using their talents and skills in

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academics and arts for the betterment of themselves,
their societies, and their environment.

VisionThis is a sample text. Insert your desired

text here.
The center of excellence in academics and arts
by providing quality pre-school, grade school, and
high school education to our clientele, consistently

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emphasizing innovation, operational distinction, and
highest value in everything we do.

The 8 Core Starglownian Values

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•Love and proper use of knowledge
•Passion for the arts
•Cultivation of universal outlook
•Care for the textenvironment
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•Development of self-discipline
•Uphold of justice and integrity
•Service to humanity
•Nurture of modesty
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Figure 2. Figure 2. Map of Starglow Center for
Academics and Arts, Aklan, Philippines.

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THE RESPONDENTS
The research focused on the high school
students of Starglow Center for Academics and
Arts for the school year 2019 – 2020 from junior
high school to senior high school. The school
offers the K-12 curriculum program and offers
the Senior High
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Technology, Engineering and Mathematics text here.

(STEM); Accountancy and Business Management

(ABM); General Academic Strand (GAS) and Arts
and Design Track for the grades 11 and 12.
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The researchers will use Universal Sampling. A
sampling technique in which the entire population of
the subjects of the study is used as the sample.

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Table 1. Distribution of Starglow High School Students
for the school year 2019 – 2020 by Grade Level.
Respondents Population Sample Population

Grade 7 18 18

Grade 8 15 15

Grade 9 16 16

Grade 10 This is a sample 42 42

Grade 11
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Grade 12 59 59
here.
Total 167 167
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DATA GATHERING TOOL
Surveying’ is the process by which the researcher
collects data through a questionnaire (O’Leary, 2014). A

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‘questionnaire’ is the instrument for collecting the
primary data (Cohen, 2013).
The data gathering tool that will be used in the
study This
was adapted
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Muhammad Ramzan text here.

Mughal and Dr. Faraz Ahmed
Wajidi’s study, “Evaluating and Analyzing the Reasons
of Utilizing Social Media and its Impact on Socialization
due to Continuous Technological Evolution” in 2014.
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 Specifically, this instrument sought to determine

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the responses of the students in terms of social media
usage and socialization of the Starglow High School
Students for the school year 2019 – 2020.
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DATA GATHERING PROCEDURE
The researchers will ask permission to conduct
study from the School Directress of Starglow Center for

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Academics and Arts for the school year 2019 - 2020.
After the approval of the school directress to gather
data, the researchers will personally conduct the survey
questionnaire among
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clear instruction will be given before the administration
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of the survey questionnaires. The gathering of data

procedure will last for 3 months, in fulfillment for the
researchers' requirement for the study.
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 The survey-questionnaire will be distributed to
each high school student. The survey questionnaire

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consist of two sections: a portion where the students
will put their name, age and sex, and will answer the
questions of value or non-researchable questions
regarding social media with a yes or no, and a
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section consistingtextof here. questions where the students

will select a number on scale of 5 to 1 where; 5-

Strongly Agree, 4-Agree, 3-Neutral, 2-Disagree, 1-
Strongly Disagree.

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STATISTICAL TREATMENT
Chi-square test is a statistical test used to
determine whether there is a correlation between two

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variables. The chi-square test is an overall test for
detecting relationships between two categorical
variables (Moore, D. S., Notz, W. I, & Flinger, M. A.
(2013).
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In order to test the hypothesis of the study
entitled “Social Media Dependence and Socialization
of Starglow High School Students” the chi-square test
will be utilized . The study will also utilize an alpha
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degree of 0.05 as the criterion for the acceptance or
rejection of the null hypothesis.
The mean scores of the students about the level

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of their agreement to the survey questionnaire about
socialization will also be utilzed. Specifically, it sought
to determine if there is a significant relationship
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between social media text here. usage and socialization of
Starglow High School Students for the school year
2019 – 2020.

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Scale of Interpretation

Mean Score Description

1 – 1.80
1.81 – 2.60
2.61 – 3.40
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Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
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4.21 – 5.00 Strongly Agree

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