Research Methodology

 Topic Introduction

EFFECTS OF SOCIAL
NETWORK SITES USAGE ON
STUDENT
  Contd.

• Social networking site recently has been very popular for

communication. In social networking site people are engaging
with many other activities that benefit them in the long run.

• Social networking is the connection of friends or family together

which allow you to communicate easily. With social networking
sites you can have a long chain of friends you can chat or share
information.
 Problem statement

• Statement of the problem is the most important part

of the research study. This study is basically
concentrating on the relationship and impacts of the
social networking sites and the academic performance
and achieves of the students.
  Motivation to do the research
• This study has a broad purpose to reveal the relationship between the
social media usage by the students and their academic performance.
The specific purpose of the study is the following:

 To discover the relationship among being interactive with peers and

teachers and using social networking sites

 To determine relationship among using social networking sites and

student engagement

 To identify relationship among the uses of social networking sites by

the students and the process of collaborative learning

 To discover the relationship among the uses of social networking sites

by the students and their academic performance
 Literature review

• The followings were the key terms used in this research:-

• Social Networking Sites Social networking is web-based
services that allow individuals to create a public profile, to create
a list of users with whom to share connection, and view and cross
the connections within the system. Most social network services are
web-based and provide means for users to interact over the
Internet, such as e-mail and instant messaging.

• Academic Performance Academic performance refers to the

extent to which the students are successful in the academic results
in terms of CGPA and SGPA.

• Academic Achievements Academic achievements refers to the

extent to which the student is successful in the extra-curricular
activities as in Competition, Debate, Cultural etc.
 Research questions

• The following set of hypothesis can identify and recognize the

relationship between the uses of social networking sites by the
students and the performance and achievements:-

 There is no significant relationship among the uses of social

networking sites by the students and the student engagement and
achievements.

 There is significant relationship among being interactive with peers

and teachers and using social networking sites
 Contd.

 There is a significant relationship among the uses of social

networking sites by the students and the process of
collaborative learning

 There is a significant relationship among the uses of social

networking sites by the students and their academic
performance
 Population and sampling

• Sample of the study was composed of 30 participants and

the sample was chosen using Sampling Technique in which
the researcher selects a particular group or category from the
population to constitute the sample because this category is
considered to mirror the whole with reference to the
characteristic in question.

• Sample has been chosen from University of India. In this

process random sampling techniques was utilized. From
different department of University of India, 30 sample
student has been chosen to make this research.
 Assumptions of the research
• Assumptions are things that are accepted as true, by researchers
and peers who will read your dissertation or thesis. Some of the
assumptions of the social media:-

Every sample has good intension and will not harm others. (We
know that is not true because some pretty bad people use new
media to pursue evil ends.)

Everyone can correct each other. (We know that is not true
because education levels vary, ignorance persists on the Web,
information access varies etc.)

Everyone can connect with each other

 Findings

• To explore the relationship between social networks and

impact on students’ academic performance, we chose a
sample of 30 students who were in the age bracket of 18 to
25 years.
• The students were chosen from the different departments of
the university.
• Gender Percentage :-Male 40% &Female 60%.
 Contd.
• Relationship between Social Network Variables and
Students Academic Performance:-

To study the relationship between use of social networks and

students’ academic performance, we selected variables that
can identify . These variables show effects of social networks on
students’ academic performance and the futuristic online and
offline paradigms that can enhance teaching.
 Contd.
Uses of Social Networks

From a sample of 30 students we found that all the students

used one or the other social networking site. The social
networking sites that students used for academic purposes
included YouTube, Whatssap and Facebook. Whatssap was
used as much as Facebook. Twitter was the least used of all the
websites.
 Time spend on social media

• People are very excited to uses different types of social media to

communicate with others. For different purposes they use different types
of social media. The highest score revealed that the students used it for
chatting. Downloading music/videos, posting photos and chatting can be
categorized as entertainment use.

• Educational activities like publishing articles, participating in quizzes/poll,

communicating with teachers comprised of a lesser score.

• They spent on social networks per day. 10% spent half hour, 17% spent
one hour per day 23% spent two hours per day and 50% spent more
than two hours. They were no respondents who spent zero hours on the
social networks. The consumption levels for more than two hours are the
highest . Time Spent on Social Network 0 hour 1/2 hour 1 hour 2 hour 3
hour 4 hour.
• 80 percent students reported that they used a social
networking site on phone. This increased the approachability
and flexibility of being in touch. Smart features available on
social networks like reading RSS feeds, location tagging and
status updates were popular uses of social network on mobile
phone. These were not directly related to education
 Time spend on social media

1
3
7
30min
3
1 hour
2 hours
3 hours
More than 3 hours
0 hours
7
9
 Scope and limitations

• In this report we have taken the samples from a college. We

have covered almost all the departments and tried to make
it balanced. Our main limitation is we haven’t covered all the
university students of India. We only have taken 30 samples
from different departments of a college and our sample size
is not so big.
Thank You 

Kishan Bang
BBA 4