The Impact of Social Media on Students Academic Performance

Abstract

This study aims to determine the impact of social media on students' academic performance. This study specifically aimed: to determine the positive and negative effect of social media towards of students in terms of doing research work, doing assignments or projects, and studying, (2) to find out the time students spend on social media, (3) to determine if there is a significant relationship between social media and student’s academic performance. A qualitative approach was employed to support this study, Survey questionnaires were used to solicit data and information from five randomly chosen respondents of the study. This study's findings revealed that most of the of students used social media in terms of doing research work, some of them in terms of doing assignments or projects, and the in terms of studying. Students' time spent on social media is 1-7 hours. This study can be a bridge for understanding the gap of lack of sufficient information on the effects of social media on high school students.