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INTRODUCTION
SNS.
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given the day as part of their daily life routine
help not only the BSIT second year students from the whole
outcomes.
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Conceptual Framework of the Study
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variables consisted of the profile of the respondents, and
BSIT students spend too much time in social media sites and
following sub-questions:
a. Age
b. Gender
c. Economic Status
students use?
Have?
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affect the respondents studies?
students spend too much time in social media sites and how
help not only the 2nd year BSIT students of USTP but the
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that this study would be an effective tool for reference by
social media and how this affects their studies. This study
Definition of Terms
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Social Media Accounts. Refers to the social media
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Regulating. To control or maintain the rate or speed
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CHAPTER 2
present study.
Foreign Literature
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information between heavy media multitasker and light media
multitasker (Wallace,2015).
which they asked how much is too much time in social media
for them. Over a third (40%) of the 554 people who voted
thought that more than two or three hours was too much. But
sites.
young people who spend more than two hours on social media
Foreign Studies
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study that respondents admitted that their time for
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concentration and focus on their studies while being
social media.
Local Literature
(Camus,2018).
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Filipinos are said to be most active on Facebook,
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videos instead of reading their lessons, making their
main reason for that is when these students work online for
Local Studies
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A study in Centro Escolar University-Malolos
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CHAPTER 3
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
their studies.
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program of USTP (USTP Registrar, February 2019). Students
And for the purpose of this study the researchers used the
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Data Gathering Instruments
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outline of chapter 4 was made to be the basis of the survey
Records from the registrar office are useful enough for the
what social media sites they commonly used, the reason why
they spend too much time using social media sites, how many
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Statistical Treatment of Data
% = F/N x 100
Where:
% = percent
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CHAPTER 4
Chapter 1.
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respondents for both genders, then followed by 24 and above
age bracket for male gender, and 22-23 age bracket for
counted for the 22-23 age bracket, and 1 for the 18-19 age
student. One reason for that was that most of the second
continue their studies. Also, when the tuition fee had been
by economic status.
to select more than one answer if they use more than one
respondents.
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The top three social media sites that the respondents
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Facebook, thus the reason why the data collected turned out
this way.
Sites
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Table 4. Reasons why respondents spend too much time
Reasons FC Rank
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academic needs. He also pointed out that the same reasons
Respondents have.
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Table 6. Number of hours the Respondents Spent on
Hours Spent FC P
3-4 30 37.50%
4-5 17 21.25%
5-6 11 13.75%
6-7 11 13.75%
7-8 0 0.00
Total 80 100.00%
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The data gathered suggested that majority of the
does.
the Respondents
of the respondents.
respondents.
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Table 7. Effects of too much time in social media site
Response FC P
Total 80 100.00%
much time in social media sites affected the time for their
studying.
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studying or making assignments have been affected because
Response FC P
Choose to browse once 7 8.75%
Total 80 100.00%
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Philippines, who pointed out that social media sites caused
procrastination.
Response FC P
No. of students who browse sometimes 45 56.25%
Total 80 100.00%
have always done it, and only 3 who never done it.
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study of Talaue,et.al (2018), their respondents had
works.
Response FC P
effects.
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The result was confusing as the respondents’ answers
respondents
Response FC P
Total 80 100.00%
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There were 39 respondents who admitted that they had
experienced it always.
studies negatively.
Response FC P
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their studies negatively. Followed closely with 32
school. They also stated that the more the student indulged
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CHAPTER 5
Summary
2019.
d. Age
e. Gender
f. Economic Status
students use?
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browsing their favorite social media sites?
have?
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5. Most of the respondents have 1 to 2 social media
much time in social media sites had affected their time for
doing assignments.
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negatively, 32 of them have said neutral, and only 13 of
Conclusions
affected.
Recommendations
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1. Seminars, symposiums, and discussions should be
academic endeavor.
habits.
effects.
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CAGAYAN DE ORO CTY
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University of Science and Technology of Southern
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March 2019