CXC SOCIAL STUDIES PROJECT SCHOOL BA 1

SED ASSESSMENT (SBA)

(YEAR 2020)

Theme: Cyber Bullying

Topic: The effects of cyber bullying on the students of Ocho Rios High School

Candidate’s Name: Shenneil Laing

School: Ocho Rios High School

Centre Number:

Territory: Jamaica

Date of Submission:
 TABLE OF CONTENT

TITLE PAGE

Introduction…………………………………………………………………….

Acknowledgments……………………………………………………………..

Statement of problems and Aims……………………………………………….

Method of Investigation……………………………………………………….

Data collection sources………………………………………………………..

Presentation of Data………………………………………………………….

Analysis of Data………………………………………………………………...

Conclusions……………………………………………………………………

Recommendations………………………………………………………………

Bibliography……………………………………………………………………

Appendix………………………………………………………………………
 INTRODUCTION

Young people today are using the internet more than ever. The internet

and more mobile technology are viewed as positive aspects of society.

The internet and mobile technology are the two biggest systems of

communication which play a vital role in our daily lives and

development of identities. However, these technologies are used in

negative way. Cyber bullying is bullying that takes place using

electronic technology to harass others. Cyber Bullying is a serious

problem among teens and it can take many forms. Cyber Bullying can be

very damaging to teens and can have several negative effects.

 ACKNOWLEGEMENT

I would like to express my special thanks of gratitude to my teacher Ms.

Rose, as well as our principal Mr. Clowson who gave me the

opportunity to do this wonderful project on the topic Cyber Bullying

which also help me in doing a Lot research and I came to know many

new things.

Secondly I would like to thank my parents and friends who helped me in

finalizing this project.

I would also express my gratitude to all respondents who filled out my

questionnaire.

Thanks again to all who helped me.

 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM

This project seeks to examine the causes of Cyber Bullying on the

students of Ocho Rios High School.

RESEARCH QUESTIONS

1. What causes someone to Cyber Bully others?

2. How can this issue be resolved?

 PROCEDURE

In order to collect data for the research a printed questionnaire is used. A

total of 30 copies were distributed by the researcher. Five students from
each grade 11 form class were given a questionnaire to fill out. An equal
number of male and female surveyed, out of the 30 students, 60% were
female and 40% were male.

Questionnaires were distributed during lunch break. The researcher

distributed the questionnaires for only one day. The questionnaire will
be issued under the under craft 9:20am to 9:50am (lunchtime).
 METHOD OF INVESTIGATION

A questionnaire is a set of pre-set questions given to persons who make

a population of study. A questionnaire was created in order to collect

data from respondents.

A total of (15) fifteen were asked which consist of (8) eight close ended

questions and (7) seven open ended questions.

The researcher chose questionnaire since it is a method of data

collection.
Copy of questionnaire

Hello, my name is Shenneil Laing and I am currently attending the Ocho

Rios High School. This questionnaire is based on the topic chosen for

my School Based Assessment: Cyber Bullying. The aim of this study is

to gather data to see how cyber bullying affects students within Ocho

Rios High School. This questionnaire only takes up to 3-5mins, you are

required to answer all questions and there is no right or wrong answer.

1. Which age group do you belong?

o 13-15
o 16-17
o 18

2. What is your gender?

o Male
o Female

3. Cyber Bullying is……………

o When someone bullies another student on internet
o When you send mean text messages or picture to another
student
o When you call another students names online
o All of the above

4. What are your favorite online activities?(select all the apply)

 o Communicating with friends
o Playing online games
o Social media

5. If you have been cyber bullied, do you think it has adversely

affected you?
o Yes
o No
6. Have you ever been bullied in any way(text, pictures or videos,
emails, websites)
o Yes
o No

7. If you saw or knew another student was being cyber bullied,

would you tell your parents or a staff member?
o Very likely
o Somewhat likely
o Somewhat unlikely
o Very unlikely

8. In which of the following areas were u targeted?

o For your appearance

o Because of your gender
o For your intelligence
o For your behavior
o Other

9. Approximately how many hours are you online on a typical

day?
o Less than a hour
o 1-2 hours
o 2-5 hours
 o 5 hours or more

10. Did you know the person bullying you?

o Yes
o No

11. How regular did the bullying last?

o Once a week
o Twice a week
o Three times a week
o More than three times per week

12. In what way cyber bullying affect you?

o Feel suicidal
o Feeling disinterested in school
o Feeling powerless
o Feeling exposed

13. If you saw someone being bullied what would you do/
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14. What do you think causes the children to become bullies?

__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________

15. If you answered yes to question (6) which ones apply?

o Text
o Mobile phone calls
o Picture or videos
PROCEDURES USE TO COLLECT DATA
Question 5: If you have been cyber bullied, do you think it has adversely
affected you?

Fig 1: PIE CHART SHOWING IF STUDENTS WERE BEEN

ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY CYBER BULLYING

YES
NO
Question 6: Have you ever been Cyber Bullied in any way.

Fig 2: PIE CHART SHOWING IF STUDENTS WERE BULLIED

IN ANY WAY.

Yes No

Yes; 100; 100%

Question 7: If you SAW OR KNEW ANOTHER STUDENT WAS
BEING CYBERBULLIED, WOULD YOU TELL YOUR PARENTS
OR A STAFF MEMBER ?

Fig 3:PIE CHART SHOWING LIKELIHOOD OF STUDENT

TELLING THEIR PARENTS OR STAFFF MEMBER IF
SOEMONE ELSE IS BEING BULLIED.

Very unlikely
Somewhat likely
Somewhat unlikely
Very likley
Question 11: How regular did the bullying occur?

Fig 4: PIE CHART SHOWING REGULARITY OF CYBER

BULLYING AMONG STUDENTS.

Once a week
Twise a week
Three times a week
More than three times a week
Question 15: If you answered question 6 which applied.

Fig 5: BAR GRAPH SHOWING WAYS STUDENTS WERE

CYBER BULLIED.
 INTERPRETATION OF DATA

Once the survey has been completed, data was collected.

The open ended questions presented in graphical forms.

Figure1. Seeks to answer the question, “If you have been bullied, do you

think it has adversely affected you”? It has seen that majority of the

respondents fifty nine percent (59%) were adversely affected by cyber

bullying while twenty two percent (22%) were not adversely affected by

bullying .The majority of the sample answer is “yes” due to the fact that

being online harassed online can take a toll in an individual both

emotionally and physically.

Figure2. That one hundred percent (100%) of the sample had been cyber

bullied.
Figure3. Seeks to develop the question “If you saw or knew another

student was being cyber bullied, would you tell your parents or staff

members?” From the data twenty eight percent (28%) of the respondents

would be very unlikely to tell their parents or staff member, seventeen

percent (17%) of the respondents will be somewhat likely to tell their

parents or staff member, twenty percent (20%) of the respondents will

somewhat unlikely to tell their parents or staff members, thirty five

percent (35%) of the respondents would be very likely to tell their

parents or staff members.

Figure4. Shows the result for the question, “how regular did the bullying

occur?” In the pie chart it is seen that the majority of the respondents

sixty percent (60%) of the respondents were bullied once a week, fifteen

percent (15%) of the sample were bullied twice a week, twenty two

(22%) were bullied three times a week, while three (3%) of the

respondents were bullied more than three times a week. Majority of the

respondents responded that they were cyber bulled once a week.

Figure5. It show the different ways in which students were cyber bullied.

It seen that seventy five percent (75%) of the respondents were cyber

bullied by websites, fifteen percent (15%) of the respondents were cyber

bullied by pictures and videos and ten percent (10%) of the respondents

were cyber bullied. Majority of the respondents were cyber bullied

through websites which include social media websites (facebook,

Instagram, Twitter, Whatsapp)

 CONCLUSION

Upon the completion of this Assessment it is clearly seen that there are

numerous factors which cause individuals to Cyber Bullying others and

the victims can be affected in many ways. It was also shown that there

are many ways in which Cyber Bullying can occur and for a variety of

reasons.
 RECOMMENDATIONS

Cyber Bullying is on the rise with the advance and availability of

technology at our finger tips. Hence in order to solve this problem the

researcher has the following recommendations to make:

❖ Develop clear rules to prohibit the use of school technologies to

bully others.

❖ Establish systems for reporting cyber bullying or misuse of

technology.

❖ Provide adequate supervision and monitoring of student use of

technology.
16. Which age group do you belong?
o 13-15
o 16-17
o 18

17. What is your gender?

o Male
o Female

18. Cyber Bullying is……………

o When someone bullies another student on internet
o When you send mean text messages or picture to another
student
o When you call another students names online
o All of the above

19. What are your favorite online activities?(select all the apply)
o Communicating with friends
o Playing online games
o Social media

20. If you have been cyber bullied, do you think it has adversely
affected you?
o Yes
o No
21. Have you ever been bullied in any way(text, pictures or
videos, emails, websites)
o Yes
o No

22. If you saw or knew another student was being cyber bullied,
would you tell your parents or a staff member?
 o Very likely
o Somewhat likely
o Somewhat unlikely
o Very unlikely

23. In which of the following areas were u targeted?

o For your appearance

o Because of your gender
o For your intelligence
o For your behavior
o Other

24. Approximately how many hours are you online on a typical

day?
o Less than a hour
o 1-2 hours
o 2-5 hours
o 5 hours or more

25. Did you know the person bullying you?

o Yes
o No

26. How regular did the bullying last?

o Once a week
o Twice a week
o Three times a week
o More than three times per week

27. In what way cyber bullying affect you?

o Feel suicidal
 o Feeling disinterested in school
o Feeling powerless
o Feeling exposed

28. If you saw someone being bullied what would you do/
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________

29. What do you think causes the children to become bullies?

__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________

30. If you answered yes to question (6) which ones apply?

o Text
o Mobile phone calls
o Picture or videos