What is the Relationship between Media Use and Academic Performance?
Technological advances have allowed for so many conveniences to be available for humans all over the world. Of the many advances that have been made, social networks have come to be a highly used method of technology that allows for many avenues of networking. The empirical research experiments within this study observe a variety of scholars ranging in age, race and gender. The methods used were very practical and produced results that supported the hypothesis. Researchers predicted that not only are Facebook and other social networks impacting the way emerging adults interact, but also the negative effect that it has on academic performance. Results both supported and identified key concepts of the hypothesis of these researchers. Facebook facilitates expansive social networks that grow through distant kinds of relationships (Manago, Taylor, & Greenfield, 2012). Findings also include that social networks can have a correlation and relationship to poor academic performance
Dr. Jennifer Walsh and others conducted a study in 2013 titled, Female College Students’ Media Use and Academic Outcomes: Results From a Longitudinal Cohort Study. There was a larger part of this study of which these participants were included in. The study was on health behaviors and relationships, but the main study focused on media use and academic performance. This study was an example of the most common type of descriptive research-survey. The researchers conducted a longitudinal study, in this case, a within-participants design because the same sample of respondents are questioned more than once. The independent variable was media use and the dependent variable was grade point...
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...stray away from the original document and there was no exaggeration. The press article even included a limitation of the current study mentioned in the journal, along with more implications for further research.
In conclusion, the results of this study provide some great insights on the relationship of social media use and academic performance. While two forms of popular social media use were tested – new media and old media, along academic performance, researchers can infer that they are linked. On the other hand, this isn’t going to be true for every scholar that uses social media frequently. More so, this study serves as a general understanding and foundation of the relationship between the two variables. Past research, this research and other research to follow will serve as a general basis for the effect that social media use has on academic performance.
This perspective explains social networking as a way for society to develop social qualities through interactions with others and this method of interaction is commonly accepted and promoted among different cultures, social and education backgrounds irrespective if negative or positive. For instance, social networking can provide a parent a way to communicate with his or her child’s teacher without having to schedule around work or home
The idea of needing social networking sites to connect with everyone else knows or may meet have become embedded in American culture throughout recent years, especially among the teenage population. Facebook is easily one of the most popular sites, to the point where it would be considered unusual for someone attending high school to not have a profile on the site. However, does Facebook actually create a stronger connection between people, or does it simply creates the illusion of a healthy social life, while really creating distances a distance between them? Facebook can function as a placebo for some users in the place of genuine, healthy social life. Users with massive amounts of Facebook friends, but sub-par social lives can become pre-occupied
Manago, Adriana M., Taylor, Tamara, Greenfield, Patricia M. (2012). Me and My 400 Friends: The Anatomy of College Students’ Facebook Networks, Their Communication Patterns, and Well-Being. In Developmental Psychology, Vol. 48, No. 2, 369-380. American Psychological Association (2012). Web. 25 May 2015.
Michael J. Bugeja, director of the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication at Iowa State University and author of“Facing the Facebook” in The Chronicle of Higher Education, states that the initial purpose of having access to the Internet in the classroom was to give students the opportunity to conduct research. However, this privilege is rapidly being used as a means for students to not pay attention during class. A poll was taken at Iowa State University where 20,247 out of the 25,741 enrollees were registered on Facebook (Bugeja 1). Social networking sites such as Facebook have had some negative effects in academia such as “institutions seeking to build enrollment learn that ‘technology’ rates higher than ‘rigor’ or ‘reputation’” (2), that there has been improper use of the freedom to use technology in the classroom, that employers and parents check Facebook to see what users have been doing, and that technology is an overall distraction in the classroom.
The use of social networking sites is rising at great rates. According to a report conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project in 2012, ninety-five percent of individuals aged 12-17 use the internet; and eighty-one percent of those use social network sites (Pew Interest). Although it is known that social media can have a useful impact on lives, often times people forget that with a positive comes a negative. The continual use of social network sites will impact teen lives more negatively than positively because they can cause huge distractions from valuable and critical pursuits like education; they can also cause mental health issues and a reduction in communication skills.
...ocial networks students are actively using and the number of hours spent on these applications in comparison to grade point averages. This research is important because there are many individuals who do not know the effects of their social networking, or lack thereof, has on their grades, sleeping patterns, health, and lifestyles in general.
In the end, social networking is the act of expanding one’s social circle by connecting other individuals, specifically in relation with the use of the Internet. It is rather common to find individuals of all ages using social sites to stay in-contact with others. While many can argue that social networking is more beneficial for teens, studies prove that the use of such forms of communication can negatively affect the lives of teens anywhere through its ability to create interpersonal and intrapersonal trials.
Social Media has become a very essential tool in the society; in addition, it has a huge impact on communication and learning process. Social media is defined as websites and applications used for social networking. “As of September 2013, seventy-one percent of online adult use Facebook, eighteen percent use Twitter and seventeen percent use Instagram, twenty-two percent use PInterest, and another twenty-two percent use LinkedIn. (PewReasearch, 2013). In addition, "Between February 2005 and August 2006, the use of social networking sites among young adult internet user ages eighteen and twenty-nine jumped from nine percent to forty-nine percent. The usage of social media had grown drastically.” On social media sites like these, users may develop biographical profiles, communicate with friends and strangers, do research, and share thoughts, photos, music, links, and more” (Socialnetworking.procon,2012). Social media has impacted everyone in several different ways. In this present time, majority of college student use Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Social media has a bold impact college student's grades, social interactions, and the teaching and learning process.
Kaya, T., & Bicen, H. (2016). The effects of social media on students’ behaviors; facebook as a case study. Computers in Human Behavior, 59, 374-379. doi:10.1016/j.chb.2016.02.036
However, this can prove to be a huge problem for many persons especially students because the use of social media could have a negative effect on students’ academic performance. Some of the ways that social media can have a negative effect on academic performance are that social media can cause procrastination meaning students will spend time on Social media instead of getting their work done in a timely fashion. Also, social media can make students depressed which will surely have a negative on their academic performance. Furthermore, social media gives a wider form of plagiarism that will definitely have a negative effect on students’ academic
Since social networking sites was introduced, to communicate with friends and family has become easy when you have access to the internet. The Internet has given us the ability to connect with people from all over the world with a few clicks of a button. Where you can easily send information to a friend or get information from the internet. Social networking sites (SNSs) such as Facebook, Youtube, Skype and others have attracted millions of users who mostly have integrated these sites into their daily practices. This, people will take a lot of time on this site to upload or download, information about their career or academic work. People always go online at any time, chat with friends, watch movies online, do some research. Social networking site has become a habit for some people, they find it difficult to learn for an hour without logging into a site next network. Some people have become very smart because they are getting information from this website. Why there has been very poor in academics, as it is easy to get information about any materials for assignments.
Facebook is one of the most famous social networking websites which has become a part of the daily routine for most college students. This has led to a question amongst researchers whether students’ use of this networking site influences their academic outcomes. This literature review will examine and synthesize the published current research concerning the impact of Facebook on college students’ academic performance. Even though most studies are inconclusive in determining the relationship between Facebook and academic performance, all researchers contribute to understanding the way that Facebook might affect students’ academic achievement. While some studies speculate that Facebook does not impact academic outcomes, most studies show that there is a significant relationship between Facebook usage and college students’ academic performance, which is indicated by GPAs and students’ engagements.
It is not just an avenue for socializing; kids and adolescents can be creative, interact, and learn (Chau, 2010). Social networking provides an alternative way to get students interested in learning through a new and previously unconventional medium (Rosen, 2011).... ... middle of paper ... ...
“The Effects of Social Network Sites on Adolescents’ Social and Academic Development: Current Issues and Controversies.” Journal of the American Society for the Science and Technology, 62(8): 1435-1445. Web. 2011.
Masuma Ahuja, journalist from the Washington Post, said “Teens today, also known as the Facebook Generation or ‘digital natives,’ are part of the first U.S. generation to be so closely identified with technology (Ahuja 3).” Many people believe that social media tends to distract students. With the increasing technological advances, students are encouraged and even required to take part in social media. Social media is a part almost many aspects of a teens life. Social media applications such as Instagram, twitter, snap chat, Facebook, vine, and many more are changing the way teens are interacting which can result in academic struggles. Social media is having a negative affect on students by distracting them from their work and prohibiting them from using their full potential in the classroom and at home.