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This document discusses research into the effect of social media on the academic performance of senior high school students. While social media can positively impact learning by allowing students to connect with study groups and access educational resources, it can also be a distraction and negatively impact performance. Excessive social media use can take time away from studying and doing homework. When students are constantly checking social media updates in class or on their devices, it takes away their focus and concentration from their studies. The purpose of the research study is to specifically examine how social media influences the academic performance of senior high school students.

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Group Research

This document discusses research into the effect of social media on the academic performance of senior high school students. While social media can positively impact learning by allowing students to connect with study groups and access educational resources, it can also be a distraction and negatively impact performance. Excessive social media use can take time away from studying and doing homework. When students are constantly checking social media updates in class or on their devices, it takes away their focus and concentration from their studies. The purpose of the research study is to specifically examine how social media influences the academic performance of senior high school students.

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EFFECT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SENIOR HIGH

SCHOOL

Background of the study

The term social media from investopedia.com refers to a computer-based technology

that facilitates the sharing of ideas, thoughts, and information through virtual networks

and communities. Social media is internet-based and gives users quick electronic

communication of content, such as personal information, documents, videos, and photos.

Users engage with social media via a computer, tablet, or smartphone via web-based

software or applications.

According to Azizi,Soroush and Khatony(2019),social networks and a major influence

on students performance. These networks create many opportunities and threats for

students in various fields. However, Pruthi(2022) said, social media has benefits but social

media also harms. Social media use can also have negative effect to students, distracting

them, disrupting their sleep, exposing them to bullying, rumor spreading, unrealistic views

of other people’s lives and peer pressure. Khalid(2017), if the students use these platforms

in a balance way, it will not harm their health.

Gorhe(2019),there are many positive effects associated with the social media use

amongst students related to their academics. Students can connect with various educational

groups related to their field of study on social media and easily access all the important and

authentic information shared by others. They can also share some good information they

found out on such groups, which in turn will boost their confidence and this will help in the

learning process. Students can also share their viewpoints, innovative ideas or even doubts
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related to studies with their classmates.This will help students to actively participate in

such group discussions and this in turn will help to improve their knowledge.

Many researches have shown that there is a close correlation between the use of social

media and academic performance of students. This means that, when a student gets too

involved with the use of social media, it affects his overall academic performance. Many

students use social media solely for social networking, chatting and just whiling away their

time. This wastes their study time and thus they are not able to complete their homework,

assignments or projects on time. Students keep checking their social media accounts for

new updates and notifications. This distracts them and results in loss of concentration in

studies which can affect their academic performance negatively.They do not pay attention

to what is being taught and told in the class and instead chat with their friends on social

networks or waste time reading some unnecessary stuff on social media.

Senior high school student are addicted on the social media like playing computer

games, facebook, twitter, what king online even in the class. Students must really know the

importance of social media to be able fulfill their own will. Student spend most of the time

using social media than doing their activities.

The purpose of this research study is to examine the influence of social media and

academic performance of senior high school students. This is study should be given

attention and value especially to students because this is a guide for them. It will help them

to know the effect of social media that they use everyday specially if they use it inside the

school.

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