The Influence of Social Networking Sites in the Academic Performances of Second Year Students of Indang National High School

A Research Proposal Presented to the Faculty of Indang National High School

In Partial Fulfillment of The Requirements in Technical Writing II

Submitted to: Mrs. Laura Panganiban

Submitted by: Mona Karllaine S. Cortez II ESEP A

ABSTRACT

This research investigates the influence of social networking sites in the academic performances of second year students in online education which uses networking as an adjunct mode for enhancing traditional face-to-face education or distance education. The researcher empirically want to test how social networking sites (friendly, advising, and adversarial) related to students performance: 1. Advising network variables are positively related to student performance both in the class. Adversarial variables are negatively correlated with almost all students performance; 2. Advising and adversarial network variables are good determinants for overall academic performance. However, adversarial network variables are not influential on students performance. Friendship network variables are not determinants of students performance. Implications for the results are also discussed.

CHAPTER I Introduction The impact of the Internet on education is an important issue that has caught both educators and practitioners attention in recent years . According to Harasim , three new modes of education delivery make online education distinctive. They are (1) adjunct mode: using networking to enhance traditional face-to-face education or distance education; (2) mixed mode: employing networking as a significant portion of a traditional classroom or distance course; (3) pure online mode: relying on networking as the primary teaching medium for the entire course or program. Among these three education delivery modes, the pure online mode has caught the most attention. Several successful cases or critical factors of pure online education have been reported. One major concern of online education is whether the learning is effective. Many studies have been conducted to explore the effectiveness of Web-based distance learning or asynchronous learning . Although most studies showed that the learning outcomes of distance learning or asynchronous learning are as effective as or more effective than those of traditional face-to-face teaching , the results were not conclusive since the learning materials and goals might exert significant influence on outcomes.

Statement of the Problem In this study, The researcher is striving to seek the influence of social networking sites in the academic performances of second year students of Indang National High School. The following questions must be answered: 1. What are the disadvantages of social networking sites in the academic performances of second year students of Indang National High School? 2. What are the advantages of social networking sites in the academic performances of second year students of Indang National High School? 3. What are the influences of social networking sites in the academic performances of second year students of Indang National High School?

Hypothesis of the Study 1. Social networking sites has many bad influence to academic performances of second year students of Indang National High School. 2. Social networking sites has many good influence to academic performances of second year students of Indang National High School.

Significance of the Study Many students are not going to school because of the influence of social networking sites even though their parents didnt know about what their children is doing. The study is significant because the researcher want to show and discuss the influence of social networking sites in the academic performances of second year students of Indang National High School.

Scope and Limitation of the Study In this research the researcher will distribute 10 survey sheets of questionnaires to different section of second year students of Indang National High School. The respondents must be a user or know about using internet. The result of information that the researcher will use is from the respondents of her study.

Definition of Terms Social Networking Sites Academic Performance Adversarial Network Friendship Network