Students who spend more time on Facebook tend to have higher grades: Findings from a Philippine university

Abstract

Studies show that university students are big fans of FB, but to date, no local study documenting the association between FB use and academic performance among Filipino college students has yet been published. Thus, this research investigated the extent of FB use among students in a private university in the Philippines and correlated it to their General Weighted Average (GWA). A total of six hundred eighty-six (686) freshmen and sophomores participated in the survey. Results showed a weak but positive correlation between FB use and GWA, implying that more time spent on FB is associated with better academic performance. This may be attributed to the finding that most of the students use Facebook to update themselves on school activities and work with other students in completing course and school requirements. The students spend an average of 2 hours every week using Facebook, peaking during the weekends. This study provides evidence that FB offers a useful platform for students' academic communication. Details of school-related FB use by students as well as teachers may be subjects for future studies.

Comparative study of athletes with high and low nomophobia toward archery accuracy

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Poiésis #40

“…Iniciando con las ventajas del uso de redes sociales, hay estudios como el de O'Keeffe y Clarke-Pearson (2011), quienes establecieron que el uso de redes sociales no conlleva solo desventajas o riesgos y propusieron cinco posibles beneficios en la población adolescentes: oportunidades para la comunicación, la creatividad y el fortalecimiento de la identidad y de habilidades sociales. En este sentido, Moghavvemi et al (2017) sugieren utilizar Facebook como una herramienta de aprendizaje y comunicación; noción reforzada por Carreon et al (2019), quienes encontraron que los estudiantes que utilizaban con más frecuencia la plataforma Facebook tenían mejores notas académicas. Los autores señalan que dicha plataforma puede facilitar la conformación de grupos de estudio y la búsqueda de información, lo que puede ser benéfico en las notas académicas a nivel universitario (Carreón et al 2019;Baumgartner et al, 2014).…”

Teachers’ professional identity construction on Facebook using the teacher-student interaction perspective

“…Therefore, for the students, they could spend more time on Facebook to find the useful information. The more Filipino students spend their time on Facebook, the higher their grades are (Carreon et al, 2019).…”