Social Media Influence and Learners’ Academic Performance

Abstract

The main thrust of this study is to determine the relationship and influence brought by social media on the academic performance of the 25 Grade 6 learners at San Roque Elementary School for School Year 2022-2023. This study used the descriptive-correlational research design to describe the variables and the relationships that occur naturally between and among them. A modified researcher-made survey questionnaire was used to gather relevant information on the different views of learners on the influence of social media on their academic performance. Further, the data was analyzed and interpreted using the mean and in identifying the relationship between the variables, the Spearman Rho was used. Findings have shown that the learners’ average academic performance was “Very Satisfactory” and the use of social media has “oftentimes” influenced their academic performance. Since the computed correlation coefficient is higher than the critical value, thus the null hypothesis was rejected and it denotes that there is a very high correlation between variables. This implies that the social media proved potent as one of the factors that affects and influences the learners’ academic performance. It is an advantageous, engagement and educational tool that benefits students learning. Based on these findings, it was recommended that school administrators may conduct seminars that stress on increasing learners’ productivity in learning through a positive use of social media. Future researchers may also use the result of this study as basis and guide for parallel studies testing other variables.