Does the amount of time spent on Facebook affects the exam results of Year 4 students?Done by:Abdul Musawwir (1)Andrew Tan (2)B. Giresh Ram (3)Choo Ze Yuan (4)Darren Chua (5)Teacher-Mentor: Mrs Joycelene Lim

Contents• Introduction• Methodology• Results• Discussion• Acknowledgements• References

IntroductionRationale

• Social networking sites accused of drops in grades

• Most popular social networking website over 500 million members.

• Massive number of members has caught the attention of the academic sector and also us.

IntroductionReview of Literature

• Study by Ohio University– Facebook Users: GPA 3.0 - 3.5– Non-Facebook Users: GPA 3.5 - 4.0

• Study by University of Hampshire– Heavy Users of Social Media

Higher grades 63%Lower grades 37%

– Light Users of Social MediaHigher grades 65%Lower grades 35%

The aims of this project are:• To investigate whether using Facebook affects the

academic grades of pupils. • To find out the pupils opinions on whether using

Facebook affects their grades. • To find ways for students to manage their time

better and reduce their time spent on Facebook.

IntroductionResearch Objectives

• Currently, many students have problems getting their homework done or studying for their exams due to computer addiction.

• One of the many online networking sites that students spend a lot of time on is Facebook.

IntroductionJustification of Choice

• Respondents: 20 Year 4 students selected at random

• Reason for choice:– Longest and most experienced in school– Know how to manage time better

• Question format:9 MCQ and OEQ questions in total

• Procedure:

Draft questionsCarry out

pilot survey

Review Questions

Actual survey

MethodologySurvey

• Interviewee (1): Mrs. Jacqueline Chua, head of Character Education

• Reason for choice:– Interaction with students with problems– Know pupils’ behavior and thoughts well

• Interviewee (2): Mr. Leo Hee Khian, school counselor

• Reason for choice:– Counseled students with problems– Have advised and solve many students’ social problems

MethodologyInterview

ResultsSurvey

• Year 4 students that spend more time on Facebook spend less time studying.

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Graph of Amount of time spent studying vs amount of Time spent on Facebook

Studies for more than 3 hours

Studies for 3 hours or less

Amount of Time spent on Facebook

Percentage of Respondents

ResultsSurvey

• There is no real trend between the amount of time spent on Facebook and GPA of Year 4 students.

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Graph of GPA against Amount of Time Spent on Facebook/h

GPA

Amount of time spent on Facebook/h

GPA

ResultsSurvey

• There is no real trend between the amount of time spent studying and GPA of Year 4 students.

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Graph of GPA against amount of time spent studying

Amount of time spent studying/h

GPA

ResultsSurvey

• There is no real trend between the amount of time spent studying and GPA of Year 4 students.

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Graph of Percentage of Respondents against Opinion on whether Facebook affects exam

results

Opinion on whether Facebook affects exam results

Percentage of Respondents

ResultsInterview

• A small amount of leisure a week is alright• Prioritising, limiting amount of time on internet

can prevent addiction• Find other ways to reduce stress instead of

going on Facebook, e.g. reading.

• 24 out of 2 000 students of entire cohort• Only one social networking service (ie.

Facebook) • Only students from Raffles Institution were

surveyed• Only males were surveyed

DiscussionLimitations

• More survey respondents – Give survey to each class– Give survey to Year 1-3.– Give survey to students in other schools

DiscussionFurther Improvements

• Clear doubts whether Facebook is detrimental to students' academics.

• Advise students’ on how to prioritise and manage their time wisely

DiscussionImplications

THANK YOU!

• Resources:– Facebook logo from:

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– Dragon Mouse image from: http://i34.tinypic.com/2lxxorc.jpg