San Roque National High School

Bamban, Tarlac

THE IMPACT OF FACEBOOK USAGE AMONG GRADE 12 STUDENTS

OF SAN ROQUE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in Research in Daily Life 2

Submitted by:
Group 3
12- HUMSS 1

Submitted to:
Arcely M. David
Instructor

October 2017
 Background of the Research

Introduction of Infrastructure and technology innovations into countries

have always been the adversaries and blessing opportunities for socio-

economics and political life of human beings. Every technologies innovation has

been a topic of debate and center of researchs attention and some is the case

with the development of social networking sites. Various researchers have

conducted studies to pinpoint the several impacts of these sites on their user and

finding suggested both bright and dark aspects. Hence, many countries gained

open access to the internet due to rapid advances in information technology

within the last twenty years (Kuppuswamy & Narayan, 2010).

Social Networking Site can be defined as an online platform which builds

and reflects the networking among people and builds relationship among them.

Facebook is the most popular social networking site of all time. It is free and one

of the best medium for communication. In 2004, Facebook was launched by Mark

Zuckerberg along with his fellow Harvard College students. Until today, Facebook

is the most famous social networking sites around the world with over 1.94 billion

monthly active user (Facebook MAUs, March 2017)

Most of the students dont realize the negative effects or impact of

Facebook on their life. And the main reason is because they are already addicted

to it and this addiction can lead several negative developments.

 The main purpose of this study is to suggest some ways of minimizing the

bad impacts of Facebook to students and to show how Facebook give impact to

the students

Statement of the problem

This study aims to identify the impact of facebook usage among Grade 12
students of San Roque National High School. So specifically, our study answers
the following questions.

1. Does Facebook usage have impact on students?

2. What are the special motives that drive students?
3. On average how much time do students spend on this site collectively
per day?
4. To what extent students are addicted to Facebook usage?
5. Is the use of Facebook beneficial for students, or does it simply distract
them?
6. What should be done to encourage students to use Facebook
responsibly?

Scope and Delimitation

This study was conducted among the Grade 12 students of San Roque
National High School during the School Year 2017-2018. This study determined
the impact of Facebook usage among Grade 12 students of SRNHS. It also
identified on how much time do students spend on this site collectively per day.
From these, suggestions were suggested to encourage senior high school
students to use Facebook responsibly.
 The lesson covered in this study was on students Facebook usage with
the following subtopics: uses of Facebook to students and special motives that
drive students to use facebook

The study was delimited to the 100 Grade 12 students of San Roque
National High School, Bamban, Tarlac for School Year 2017-2018 which are from
Academic and Tech-voc tracks. After the conducted survey with the use of
questionnaire, 17 respondents from each section were randomly selected so that
all members of the group have an equal and independent chance of being
selected. Random sampling was done by lottery or draw lots. Each student of
sections received a questionnaire that they will answer and they will give their
opinion.

The study identified the impact of Facebook usage among grade 12

students of San Roque National High School and what should be done to
encourage students to use Facebook responsibly.
Group #3 HUMSS 1

Name(optional):
Track:
Age:

Sex: Male Female

1. Does facebook usage have impact on you as a student?

Agree Disagree
2. What are the special motives that drive you to use facebook?

I use facebook present myself

I use facebook to get in touch with new people

I use facebook to communicate with my friends

I use facebook to participate in group discussions.
3. On average how much time do you spend on this site collectively per day?

1-2 Hour/s 3-4 hours 5-6 hours 7 and above

4. To what extent you are addicted in facebook ?

I spent a lot of time thinking about facebook or plan use of facebook

I use facebook so much that it has a negative impact on my studies.
I become restless or troubled if I am prohibited from using facebook
I everyday update my facebook status
5. Is the use of facebook beneficial for you or does it simply distract you?
Yes, facebook is beneficial for me
Facebook is just a distraction for me
6.What should be done to encourage students to use facebook responsibly?