Presentation, Interpretation and Analysis

Chapter 4
Introduction Most students agree
This chapter presented the 1. Social media provides a useful platform
results of data analysis that has been for academic group work.
undertaken and has been achieved from
the studies. The data were collected
through questionnaire distributed by the 80%
researchers. A five-point liker scale was
used to identify respondent’s level of 60%

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agreement on the statement given. The
40%
scale are as follows:, 3-agree, 2-neutral, 72%
2-disagree. Statistical Package for 20%
Social Sciences Version 16.0 to get 18% 10%
reliability, percentage, frequency, mean, 0%
standard deviation, ANOVA and AGREE NEUTRAL DISAGREE
independent sample test.
Fig. 2
Analysis of Demographic Data
The research which conducted
has 50respondents. Among them are
male which is 23 and there were 27 2. Use social media to communicate with
females. Female respondents are more lecturers for academic purposes.
than male respondents. The range of
respondent’s age is between 17 to 20 60%
years old. The gender analysis of 50%
respondents is depicted below (Figure
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40%
I).
30%
54%
Analysis on the effects of Social 20% 40%
Media in their academic 10%
6%
performances 0%
AGREE NEUTRAL DISAGREE
GENDER
Fig. 3

23% 27% FEMALE

MALE

Figure 1
3. Use social media to share work
collaboratively (with my peers) for
academic purposes.
5. Sharing notes or information about
lectures via social networking sites
leads students to think that they do not
have to attend lectures.

40%
60%
30% 50%
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40%
20% 38% 30%
32% 56%
30%
20%
10% 34%
10% 10%
0% 0%
AGREE NEUTRAL DISAGREE AGREE NEUTRAL DISAGREE

Fig. 4
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4. Social media leads to procrastination. 6. Using social media while doing

assignments negatively affects the
60% quality of your work.
50%
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40% 80%
30%
52% 60%
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20%
30%
10% 18% 40%
0% 64%
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22% 14%
0%
Fig. 5 AGREE NEUTRAL DISAGREE

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7. Believe that social media has affected 9. Feel more comfortable in the virtual
my academic performance negatively. world than in real life.

40% 50%

30% 40%

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30%
20% 38% 36% 20% 40% 36%
26%
10% 10% 24%
0% 0%
AGREE NEUTRAL DISAGREE AGREE NEUTRAL DISAGREE

Fig. 8 Fig. 10

10. Friends made through social media are

8. Feel that social media is a distraction in
trustworthy.
my academic learning activities.

60%
60%
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40%
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40%
50%
20% 48% 20%
32% 22% 28%
20%
0% 0%
AGREE NEUTRAL DISAGREE AGREE NEUTRAL DISAGREE

Fig. 11
Fig. 9
 1. I have felt a strong to check my phone 3. I find it distracting when other students
to see if anything new has happened. use mobile devices in lectures/tutorials

80% 60%

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60%
40%
40%
68% 48%
20%
20% 26% 26%
26% 6%
0% 0%
ALWAYS SOMETIMES NEVER ALWAYS SOMETIMES NEVER

Fig. 12 Fig. 14

2. I have found that it is difficult to 4. I interact with my family more than on

concentrate in the library because I am social media
distracted by devices.
60%
80%
50%
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60% 40%
40% 30%
66% 50%
20%
20% 22% 28%
24% 10% 10%
0% 0%
ALWAYS SOMETIMES NEVER ALWAYS SOMETIMES NEVER

Fig. 13 Fig. 14
 5. I express myself more with my friends 1. I want to interact more with the
than on social on social media. members of my family because of social
media
80% 50%

60% 40%
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30%
40% 46%
60% 20% 40%
20% 10%
28% 14%
12%
0% 0%
ALWAYS SOMETIMES NEVER ALWAYS SOMETIMES NEVER

8. I have better communication with the

6. I interact with my family more because
members of my family because
of social media.

80% 80%

60%
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60%
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40% 40%
74% 60%
20% 20%
30%
20% 6% 10%
0% 0%
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 9. I can express myself more with the 10. My relationship with my family
members is much better after using
members of my family because of social
media. social media.

50% 80%

40% 60%

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30%
40%
20% 40% 40% 64%
20%
10% 20% 24%
12%
0%
0%
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