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One thing in this article that I agree about Is that social media have bad effect on the students’ study performance. Bonnie Roschmann writes, “The more media they consumed per day, the worst students they were. If students spend more than six or seven hours daily on social media then they wouldn’t have enough time to study because they have other things to do during the day such as eating, sleeping, so they are going to end up falling the class.

Academic performance was measured using self-report, time spent on Facebook was measured using a drop-down list of hours for students to choose from and Facebook activities were measured using a five-point scale where one was never and five was very frequently, multitasking efficacy and multitasking during class were also measured using a five-point scale, and time spent preparing for class was measured using responses to a question about how many hours one spent in a day doing assignments and readings (Bellur et al.,

There are however many students who do not use social media or who do significantly well in other areas of their studies despite of social media. The authors arguments do not account for those students. Some students who use social media use it briefly

Research “Facebook and texting made me do it: Media-induced task-switching while studying” by Larry D. Rosen and his co-workers showed that students who were trying to use media means while doing homework, had lower grades and academic achievements later on.

There are many different social media networks, such as: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat. Thanks to the social scale, it is almost expected that everyone with cellular devices and laptops are connected to a social media network. The internet causes countless distractions when it comes to students and them paying attention to their lectures in school. Facebook is a peak example of a social media network that has had severe effects on students learning and their lives. Smith (2011) said that once an hour 9 out of 10 British students are distracted by Facebook and Twitter. To some, this type of behavior can be seen as an addiction. I would have to agree, I definitely think that checking social media has become an addiction to most students. When students should be studying or doing their homework they are on social media instead. I can vouch for this because most of the time in my

The Relationship Between Facebook and the Well-Being of Undergraduate College Students In this study, the target age group is Undergraduate College students and their relationship with Facebook. It was found in the results that there was a negative relation between amount of time spent on Facebook and self esteem, a measure of well being. Undergraduate students is a narrowed down component of age group in my hypothesis. Therefore, this is useful in providing background for my hypothesis.

Not only are students being lazy when it comes to their studies, but also they find themselves distracted often. In order for the American education system to improve, distractions such as technology and social media, when being used inappropriately, must be eliminated so students are more focused on learning. In many pieces of text, the

4 EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON COLLEGE STUDENTS Statement of Problem To address the issue of the effectiveness of using social networking, the first question raised in this study is: for what purpose is the student utilizing social networking? Research on this topic will start to reveal social networking sites are simply part of how students interact with each other with no apparent impact on grades. Thus, the objective of this research is to explore the advantages and disadvantages of students’ use of social networking for study. The main purpose of this research is to expand on previous research, explore the relationship between the effects of social networking and students’ study efficiency, and to determine if social media interfering with students’ academic lives. Research Questions: Which is the most popular social media site for students? What is the amount of time students spend utilizing social media in various academic processes? Review of the Literature College students have great interest in social media. For the purpose of this study, social media was defined as Facebook, YouTube, Blogs, Twitter, MySpace or LinkedIn (Martin, 2008). Although, providing a detailed perspective on social media use among university students and underscoring that such use can produce both

The majority of college students are using their smartphones for social media. Though social media may help people staying connected, it is also a distraction. According to Thompson, “Today’s tools make it easier for us to find connections - between ideas, pictures, people, bits of news - that were previously invisible” (p.349). Thompson’s view of social media is that they help people stay connected with friends, family members, and other people who share the same ideas. However, drawn to social media, undisciplined college students are like a moth to a flame. Whether or not they are consciously aware of it, social media are making them distracted from studying. Even a professional writer like Thompson is not an exception. As a matter of fact, Thompson says he was “idly checking Twitter links” when he was distracted from his writing (p. 351). Equally, I sometimes get distracted while doing my assignments and send links to inane materials to a friend. Thus, social media can steal the precious time that undisciplined college students could use for

(procon.org. 1). Anyway, while we pond on that question, let us discuss why social media discourages students from studying or why students who uses social networking sites don’t do well in school. Besides the fact that students who use social networking sites use them to connect with their family, and long distance friends, proponents of social networking sites may argue that it helps students to do better at school, and that 59% of students with access to the internet report that they use social networking sites to discuss educational topics and 50% use these sites talk about school assignments, according to procon.org (2). However, since these sites are not one hundred percent accurate and reliable, how are we sure that the students who uses social networking sites are actually doing well in their academics and not failing when it is obvious non users of social networking sites perform better. As a matter of fact, what chance does a student who uses social networking sites stand to a student who spends their time outside classroom doing their homework’s, reading their class notes, textbooks, and novels, and spending their time on other things other than on social networking sites? In as much as many of us don’t see the harm social networking sites are having on our students, it is an undeniable fact

The length of time that children spend on communication technology in school and in the home, is increasing. This has caused worries as to the effect of the time spent on these devices has on their growth and development. This study considers the use of communication information technologies and social media apps by 6th grade student’s. It observes the parent’s knowledge of the children’s use of these communication information technologies and social media apps and how many of the parents are friends with the children on the apps. This study was conducted from the use of online survey’s by more than 31,000 students. There have been several studies as to the effect that spending too much time online has on the students’ performance in school. These studies show a direct correlation between the amount of time students spent on Facebook and their deficient performance in academics and their GPA (Temsah, 2016).

Are we becoming less human with the passing of each day? Have we become too dependent on technology, specifically social media? In this day and age, people have different views on social media. They question its true purpose and its effect on society as a whole. With that said, although there are many thoughts concerning the topic/trend of social media something that is undoubtedly true is that social media plays an active role in the lives of the majority of people. Whether in a positive or negative way, social media influences the lives of all people. However this paper focuses on the effect of social media on college students. It addresses both the positive and negative effects of social media on those in college; focusing on a student’s academic efficiency, social interactive skills, and overall productivity.

We‘re playing Celtics, tie ball game at da half. Coach wants more toughness. I gotta step up.”5 and this have been supported by a huge amount of data worldwide, just by looking at Hong Kong itself, it would be highly likely that people set their homepage either as Yahoo! Or Google so it is no surprise that these two sites are top three ranked (with Microsoft between them) in the number of unique visits but right behind them at the ranking comes Facebook at number four4, so this shows how bad this issue is impacting and will continue to do so our teenage hood. On the other hand Times had an article saying that the length you spend on social network would have an effect on candidate’s GPA score (↑Social Network Usage = ↓GPA Score)6. It is with no doubt this social problem is affecting teenagers these days and should be addressed carefully before it gets out of control soon.

The study that was done by O 'Keeffe, and Clarke-Pearson, (2011) suggested that the onset of technological innovation has played a huge role that has affected the changes in psychological behaviors of adolescents that are mainly engaged in social media activities on a daily basis. Teenage pregnancies have been the outcome of the usage of some social media sites. Numerous students have gained access to multiple kinds of information and have therefore provided easier access to different kinds of people. The social media networks have opened up many doors especially for young students, and they have gained knowledge of content that is not well supervised concerning the parental guidance.

Paragraph 1: Social Media’s effects on students. I chose this topic, because I know what it’s like to start a homework assignment and in less than 5 minutes pick up my phone and hop on Instagram, because of my fear of missing out (FOMO). I end up wasting valuable time on checking to see what everyone else is doing every couple minutes and wonder why I get a low grade on an assignment. I wanted to see if and how much social media and FoMO affects student’s behavior and motivation and in turn damages their GPA. I want people to become more aware of how much time they actually spend studying versus studying 50% of the time and then being on your phone the rest of the time. Therefore, they can manage their time wisely and maybe even turn off their phone while trying to get work done. In order to find confirm this I would need to find out what student’s GPAs were like a couple decades ago before the invention of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc. to compare to student’s GPAs with the invention of social media around. I would also have to understand a student’s perspective on why they spend so much time on social media by asking a couple of questions on a survey.