A STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL NETWORKING IN STUDENT’S

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Age
a) Below 18 years b) 18 - 23 years c) 23 - 28 years d) Above 28 years
2. Gender
a) Male b) Female
3. Area
a) Rural b) Urban
4. Marital Status
a) Single b) Married
5. Education Level
a) Below SSLC b) Higher Secondary c) Diploma
d) Under Graduate e) Post Graduate f) Others
6. Monthly Income of your family
a) Below Rs.10,000 b) Rs.10,000-20,000 c) Rs.20,000-30,000
d) Above Rs.30, 000
7. Awareness among students about social networking
a)Orkut b) Facebook c) Friendster
d) Twitter e) Blog f)YouTube
g)Classmate.com h) LinkedIn l)Others, pecify___________
8. Sources of information about social networking
a)Internet b)Teachers c)Friend d)Newspapers and magazines
9. Do you have a social networking account or profile?
a) Yes b) No
10. If yes, which of the following accounts do you have?
a)Orkut b) Twitter c) Facebook d) Friendster e) ) LinkedIn
f) Classmate.com g) Blog h) YouTube i) Others, specify___________

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11. Purpose for using social networking.
SA – Strongly Agree A – Agree N – Neutral D – Disagree
SD – Strongly Disagree
S.No Statements SA A N D SD
1 Finding information
2 It is helpful for my studies
3 Sharing news

12. If you never had account in any social networking, please specify the reason
a)Lack of experience b) I do not have time c) Lack of IT skills
d) I just do not like to use it
13. Time spent on social networking (per week)
a) Less than 2 hours b) 2-4 hours c) 4-6 hours d) More than 6 hours
14. Frequency of visit to social networking a) Every day b) Twice a week c)
Once a week d) Less often
15. Frequency of using various services/facilities of social networking

S.No Reasons
A Meeting new friends
B Posting photographs
C Finding old friends
D Publishing writings

16. Names and photos used in the social networking

a) Real b) Fake/ False
17. Problems faced while using social networking
S.No Problems
A Non-availability of full- fledged Internet facility
B Fear of misusing personnel information
C Lack of time
D Lack of security and privacy

18. For each account you have, specify the frequency of visits/number of times you log to your
account. (Tick one box for each account you have)
a)Few times in a year b)Once in month c)Many times per month
d)Once in a day e)Many times in a day

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19. For each account you have, specify the length of the session or time you spend logged on.
a)Less than 15 minutes b)15 to 60 minutes c)1 to 2 hours
d) 2 to 3 hours e)More than 3 hours
20. Do you think social networking should be used for education?
a) Yes b) No
21. Have you ever used SNS in carrying out group projects or assignments?
a) Yes b) No
22. What extent or degree of usefulness of social networking in carrying out the work?
a)Very useful b)Useful c)Somewhat useful d)not useful
23. What skills have you developed by SNS?
a) Research skills b) Technology proficiency skills c) Communication skills
d) None of the above e)Other, specify______________
24. . Give your suggestions, if any
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