Facebook and Academic Performance
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The article investigates the relationship between Facebook usage and academic performance among college students, revealing that Facebook users generally have lower GPAs and study less than non-users. Despite students’ perceptions that Facebook use does not significantly impact their studies, the findings indicate a correlation between higher Facebook usage and poorer academic outcomes. The study suggests a need for further research to better understand these dynamics and the actual efficiency of technology use among students.
Facebook and Academic Performance
- 2. Article about the modern generation and the relationship between the Facebook use and the academic performance. To explain how the Facebook use has influenced on modern generation’s academic performance With an expressive and exploratory survey study on college students who use Facebook and who do not use
- 3. The new generation that has grown up using multiple technological devices. “Children belonging to this generation develop-on their own and without instruction… Veen and Vrakking (2006) “ No, the researchers found that university students do not really have deep knowledge of Technology, but limited to basic office suite skills. “They are playing with technology, but not really using it efficiently.. Bullen et al., (2008) “
- 4. Performing two or more processing activities at the same time “due to their (homo zappiens) relationship with technology from birth, they have an innate technological competence that can be characterized as multitasking Prensky (2003)” No Homo Zappiens have only developed the skills to shift quickly from one task to another. But it could lead to distressing results which are not as good as those of tasks which are performed sequentially.
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- 7. 1 Demographic info ( age, rank in school) 2 Academic info ( GPA, Hours Spent studying) 3 Computer & Internet Use ( Hours spent on internet ) 4 Facebook Use ( Hours of Facebook Use ) 5 Students Perceptions of the impact of Facebook on their academic Achievement
- 8. Number 141 68 Mean GPA 3.06 3.82 Mean hours spent for studying per week 1.47 2.76 Average daily internet use 1-2 Hours 1-2 Hours
- 9. In response to the question about students’ perception of the impact of Facebook on their academic achievement. the use of Facebook has no impact on their studies the use of Facebook has some impact on their studies
- 10. Average time spent for internet use by both Facebook users an non-users are the same (i.e. Between 1-2 hours a day) Are non-users using internet for academic purposes? Facebook users are underperforming @ school & spending fewer hours to study Any differences in study strategies? Majority of the Facebook users claimed that Facebook usage did not impact on their studies. Contradiction More researches needed to be done? Facebook users are scoring lower GPAs and spending fewer hours to study.