INTRODUCTION
Background of Study
Technology has a big impact on our daily living it makes our life easier and make our works faster, the generation today celebrating the improvements in communication technology which has broadened the scope of communication through Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). But as it is, technology like two sides of coin that bring with it both positive and negative sides. The positive side is to help people to be better informed, enlightened, and keeping abreast with world development. And to expose mankind to a better way of doing thing. With the used of Social networking sites that includes: Twitter, Gmail, Facebook Messenger, What’s app messenger, Skype, Google Meet, iPhone and Androids. These sites are mostly used to interact with old friends, new friends or internet friends (Asemah, and Edegoh, 2012). The generation has changed rapidly by the evolution of technology; that result in the use of technology as the best medium to explore the wide area of knowledge. And the evolution of internet technology is led to use as the best medium for communication. Whereby, two third of world internet population visit Social networking or blogging sites. (William, Boyd, Densten, Chin, Diamond & Morgenthaler 2009).
Million of Social networking sites have transformed the thought of global village into a reality whereby billions of people communicate through social networking sites. Numerous benefits have been prevailed distant communication through Social networking. Academic excellence or achievement plays an important role in an individual placement, be it in the academic institutions or job achievement. The emphasis on academic excellence which is also prevalent worldwide has encouraged many studies about the conditions promoting it. The role of academic achievement as one of the predictions of one’s life success and in the aspect of academic placement in schools to higher institutions as well as the level of employability in one’s career is inevitable (Kyoshaba, 2009). Academic performance, which is measured by the examination results, is one of the major goals of a school (Hoyle 1986). Argued that schools are established with the aim of imparting knowledge and skills to those who go through them and behind all this is the idea of enhancing good academic performance. Academic performance is the outcome of education, the extent to which a student, teacher or institution has achieved their educational goals. Academic performance is commonly measured by assessment or examination but there is no general agreement on how it is best tested or which aspects are most important, procedural knowledge such as skills or declarative knowledge such as facts (Annie, Howard& Mildred, 1996).
However, the darker side within technological evolution has resulted in dilemmas such as the setback of real values of life especially among students who form most users interacting using social networking sites. With so many social networking sites displayed on the internet, students are tempted to abandon their homework and reading times in preference for chatting online with friends. Many students are now addicted to the online rave of the moment, with Facebook, Twitter etc. Today most youths and students possess Facebook accounts. Olubiyi (2012) noted that these days’ students are so engrossed in the social media that they are almost 24 hours online. Even in classrooms and lecture theatres, it has been observed that some students are always busy chatting or Facebooking, while lectures are on. Times that ought to be channeled towards learning, academic research and innovating have been crushed by the passion for meeting new friends online, and most times busy discussing trivial issues. Hence most students’ academics suffer because of distraction from the social meadia. It was observed that social media affects stundents in their academic performances (Ellison, Steinfield, and Lampe 2007). Although it has been put forward that students spends much time on participating in social networking activities, with many students blaming the various social networking sites for their steady decrease in grade point averages (Kimberly, Jeong and Lee, 2009), it also shows that only few students are aware of the academic and professional networking opportunities the sites offered.
Statement of the Problem
This study aims to determine the influence of Social Media on the Academic Performance of Grade12 TVL students in SEPNAS. The following questions were posed in doing this research:
1.What is the socio-demographic profile of the Grade 12 TVL Students of SEPNAS
1.1 Name
1.2 Age
1.3 Sex
1.4 Socio-economic status
2. To what extent would Grade 12 TVL students addictiveness to social network influence their academic performance?
3.Does the social media network that the students are more exposed influence their academic performance?
Scope and Delemitation
This study was conducted to determine the impact of social media on academic performane of the Grade 12 TVL students,. This study was conducted in the Speaker Eugenio Perez National Agricultural School in San Carlos City, Pangasinan. The total population consisted of 432 grade 12 TVL students. A quota of 50 % of the population of every school was used as research sample, so that two hundred sixteen ( 216) TVL students were randomly selected.This research focused to know on how the social media affects the academic performance of grade 12 TVL students. The researchers made and distributed through sending a questionnaire links to the grade 12 TVL students in SEPNAS.
Significance of the Study
This study entitled “Impact of Social Media on Academic Performance of Grade 12 Technical Vocational Livelihood ( TVL) Students In Speaker Eugenio Perez National Agricultural School (SEPNA)” is being created to benefits the following:
Grade 12 TVL Students. The study will enable the students of the senior level so that they will be aware that, apart from the social benefits of this social networking site, using the sites more than necessary will pose possible dangers to their health. It will be relevant in assisting students in understanding the diversity of social media.
Teachers. This study will help the teachers of the school to know the influence that social media has on their students, so as to assist them to enlighten and create awareness to the students on the possible influence it has on them.
Parents. The study is of significant to parents in the sense that they will know the possible effects these social media usage has on their children, so as to serve as watch-dog to their children on the usage of the social networking site.
Future Researchers. It will provide relevance material for student another researchers undertaking similar research. The study will help researchers with more information on the Influence of social media on student’s academic performance.