The Effects Of Facebook Addiction On The

Study Habits Of Sophomore Education

Students of Cagayan State University-Lal-lo

CChapter 1

Introduction

This study aims to:

1.
To determine the number of hours spend during
weekdays and weekends in using Facebook.
2. To determine the effect of using Facebook to the
study habits of students.

Statement of the Problem:

The study aims to make an in-depth analysis of the effects
of Facebook on the study habits of Sophomore Education Students
of Cagayan State University- Lal-lo. Specifically, the study seeks to
answer the following questions:
1. What is the profile of the Education student-respondents in
terms of:

a. Sex
b. Age
c. Parents Occupation

d. General Average

Statement of the Problem:

2. How many hours do the respondents use Facebook

during weekdays or weekends?
3. What is the effect of using Facebook to their study
habits?
4. To what extent do the Facebook use affects the
study habits?

CHAPTER II
Review of Related Literature

Chapter 111

Research Methodology

Research Design
The descriptive-survey design will be employed
in the study since this study will attempt to
determine the effects of time spent on Facebook to
the study habits of Education students of Cagayan
State University-Lal-lo.
This method will be used because it is designed
to gather information about people and perceptions.
Moreover, the profile of the respondents and the
data gathered were being analyzed, after which the
results were described and interpreted accordingly.

Locale of the Study

The study will be conducted in the College

of Education Department at Cagayan State
University-Lal-lo. The college has 420 students,
12 regular teachers and 3 lecturers. Cagayan
State University of Lal-lo is 2.7km away from
the National Road. This school is chosen as venue
of the research because the researchers are
presently studying in the said school.


Respondents and Sampling Techniques
The respondents are the Sophomore Teacher
Education Students of Cagayan State University-Lallo for the school year 2014-2015 will be utilized in
this study. A total of 90 BSEd and 25 BEEd
students are enrolled this school year. Purposiverandom sampling technique will be used in
determining the respondents for the BEEd curriculum
and BSEd curriculum.

Research Instruments

To gather the needed data, the researcher will use the

questionnaire and interview methods.
The questionnaire, according to Best (1989), is a
direct way of knowing peoples feelings, experiences, thoughts,
and motives behind their behaviors. It is the term used for
almost any instrument on which individual responses is
recorded.

The interview will be used as supplementary source of data.

The researchers will make use of unstructured interview, which
is face-to-face, verbal and allow direct instruction between the
respondent and the researcher.

Collection of Data

As a matter of protocol, the researchers will first

secure the permission from the associate Dean of the
College of Teacher Education to conduct the study.
When it will be approved, the researchers will personally
float the questionnaire and will conduct personal
interview to the respondents to validate their views.
The questionnaire will be relieved immediately to avoid
loss and delay.

Analysis of Data

The gathered data will be tallied, tabulated,

analyzed and interpreted using the frequency counts
and percentage distribution.

For the analysis of the effect of Facebook use on

the study habits of the respondents, mean
computation will be employed. The mean computation
to be used is the 4-point Likert Scale.

The equivalent verbal descriptions of the weighted means

will be determined by employing the following table:

Scale

Range

Interpretation

3.26- 4.00

Strongly Agree

2.51- 3.25

Agree

1.76- 2.50

Disagree

1.00- 1. 75

Strongly Disagree

Chapter 1V
Presentation and

Discussion of Results

Profile of the Respondents:

Age
16-17
18-19
20-21
22-23
24-25
26-27
Sex
Male
Female

Frequency (N=40)

Percentage

17
16
1
1
2
3

42.5
40
2.5
2.5
5
7.5

5
35

12.5
87.5

Table 2: Parents Occupation

Father

Occupation

Mother

Frequency

Percentage

Frequency

Percentage

Allied Medical Profession

2.5

Overseas Filipino Worker

Vendor
Employee
Laborer
Storekeeper
Barangay Official
Driver
Carpenter
Farmer
Teaching
Unemployed
Not Verified

1
1
1
3
0
0
4
3
23
0
4
0

2.5
2.5
2.5
7.5
0
0
10
7.5
57.5
0
10
0

1
6
2
0
2
1
0
0
8
1
17
1

2.5
15
5
0
5
2.5
0
0
20
2.5
42.5
2.5

Table 3: Frequency distribution of respondents according

to general average
General Average

Frequency

Percentage

Interpretation

(N=40)
75- 79

Poor

80- 84

13

32. 5

85- 89

24

60

Average

90- 94

7.5

Above Average

95- Above

Below Average

Outstanding

Table 4: Hours in Studying.

Hours/s spend in
Studying

Frequency

Percentage

(N=40)

Less than an hour

1- 2 hours

7
18

17. 5
45.5

3- 4 hours

14

35

5- 6 hours

2.5

7- 8 hours

9 or more hours

Table 5: Hour/s spent in using Facebook during weekdays

and weekends.
No. of Hours

Weekdays
Frequency

Weekends

Percentage

Frequency

Percentage

Less than an hour

11

27.5

20

1- 2 hours

21

52.5

18

45

3- 4 hours

20

12

30

5- 6 hours

2.5

7- 8 hours

2.5

9 or more hours

Table 6: Frequency distribution of Gadget used by the respondents

Gadget

Frequency (N=40)

Percentage

Computer

13

32.5

Tablet

10

Cellphone

23

57.5

Other/s

Item

Frequency

Rank

Messaging

33

Keeping in touch with friends

32

Checking news feeds and notifications

32

Posting pictures

31

Chatting

26

Making Academic discussion

15

Communicating with Faculties

13

Playing games

11

Others

Table 8: Time replacement of Facebook to studies and

its Effect to their studies
Statement

Frequency (N=40)

Percentage

Yes

32

80

No

20

It helps me to achieve high

grades

15

It is a distraction to my
studies

34

85

Others

Table 9: Extent of its effect to their studies

Frequency

Percentage

To a great extent

12.5

To a moderate extent

23

57.5

To a less extent

12

30

Table 10: Extent of using Facebook contributing to their

studies
Frequency

Percentage

To a great extent

To a moderate extent

15

37.5

To a less extent

23

57.5

Table 11: Perception towards Facebook

Weighted
Mean

Descriptive
Value

1. Facebook is a huge component of social interaction

for college students.

3. 075

Agree

2. Addiction to Facebook is a problematic issue that

affects my studies.

2.95

Agree

3. The usage of Facebook is helpful, it is where group

discussions can be arrange with my classmates.

2.9

Agree

2.3

Disagree

2.7

Agree

Statement/s

4. When you are too addicted in Facebook, you cant

eat, take a bath and even sleep because you spent
most of your time on Facebook.

5. Facebook removes my stress.

6. Using Facebook requires spending money and it is

wastage of time.

Agree

7. Facebook influences my study habits negatively,

because it distracts me from my studies.

2.725

Agree

8. An appointment can be fixed with my lecturer/s

through Facebook.

2.65

Agree

9. Through Facebook, I can receive announcements

from my classmates, friends, lecturers and faculty.

2.575

Agree

2.8

Agree

2.77

Agree

10. Most of the time spent on the internet by

college students is taken up by Facebook, it replace
their time of studying.
Overall mean:

 CHAPTER V

Summary, Conclusion And Recommendations

Summary:
This study was conducted to achieve two goals:
(a) to determine the number of hours spend

during weekdays and weekends in using

Facebook, and

(b) to identify the effect/s of using Facebook to

the study habits of Sophomore Education

students of Cagayan State University Lal-lo
Campus.

Summary:
It used the descriptive survey design with 40

respondents chosen randomly. Data were

gathered using a questionnaire and interview.
The gathered data will be tallied, tabulated,
analyzed and interpreted using the frequency
counts and percentage distribution. For the
analysis of the effect of Facebook distraction
on the study habits of the respondents, mean
computation will be employed. The mean
computation to be used is the 4-point Likert
Scale (Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, and
Strongly Disagree).

Conclusions

Through the data gathering and analysis of information, the researchers

have concluded that most of the respondents are female, and they are just
in the right age for taking tertiary education. In terms of Parents
occupation, most of their fathers are farming and their mothers are
unemployed (housekeeping).

On the other hand, in terms of their general average, most of the

respondents answered that their general average last 2nd semester was 8589. Most of the respondents spent 1 to 2 hours in studying their lessons.

Conclusions
We found also that most of the respondents accessed

their Facebook account daily for 1 to 2 hours. The

researchers have therefore concluded that Facebook
possess appealing and strong factors which lead
students to hook with.

Messaging, keeping in touch with friends and checking

news feeds and notifications are their usual purposes

in logging to Facebook, and cellphone is their widely
used gadget in logging to Facebook.

 Badly, majority of the respondents said that Facebook

replace their time of studying, and it is a distraction to their

studies. According to them, they were procrastinated and
were distracted from school works because they exchange their
time of studying to Facebook. Moreover, Facebook addiction
affects the study habits of the sophomore education students
from their studies negatively, majority of them answered that
it affects their studies to a moderate extent, and it
contributes to their studies to a lesser extent.

 Hence,

the modern era has really affected everyones

normal routines life. When you are just about to study or

sleep, you update your status or post pictures which make it
so unusual in todays generation. This Facebook become part
of a students daily routine, however too much addiction to

it can cause distraction to their studies. Time management

and discipline must be considered to have good study habits
and to succeed in life.

Recommendations:

On the basis of the findings and conclusions of the study, the

following recommendations are offered:

1.

Students

should

spend

more

time

in

studying

than

using

Facebook.
2. Students should study daily.
3. Students should pay more attention in studying.
4. Parents should give more time to guide and limit their children.
For the researchers who will be studying this research, they should
study deeper about this.

 Thank you!

Presented by:

Renato Ignacio Jr.

Ma. Charlene Jove

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