International Journal of Computer Applications (0975 – 8887)

International Conference on Advances in Information Technology and Management ICAIM - 2016

The Effects of Social Media on Students

Jayshree Jha Neelam Jaipuria Shivesh Jha
Research Scholar,MCA Research Scholar,MCA Research Scholar,MCA
Thakur Institute of Thakur Institute of Thakur Institute of
ManagementStudies, Management Studies, ManagementStudies,
Career Development and Career Development and Career Development and
Research (TIMSCDR) Research (TIMSCDR) Research (TIMSCDR)

Priya Sinha
Assistant Professor
Thakur Institute of
Management Studies,
Career Development and Research
(TIMSCDR)

ABSTRACT is to explore the advantages and disadvantages of students’

As social media sites continue to grow in popularity where use of social networking for study.
technology is a vital part in today’s student success equation.
This paper deals with cases how social media has affected the
3. HOW SOCIAL MEDIA HAS
students. A survey has been conducted from a number of AFFECTED STUDENTS?
random students and has tried to understand if the social College students have great interest in social media. For the
media has really affected the social life. Results indicate while purpose of this study, social media was defined as Facebook,
most college students use social media and spend many hours YouTube, Blogs, Twitter, MySpace or LinkedIn.
checking social media sites, there was a negative aspect to
Facebook is the most used social network by college students,
college students’ use of social media. [1]
followed by YouTube and Twitter. Moreover, Facebook alone
Keywords reports. that it now has 500 active million users, 50% of whom
Social media, students, learning efficiency log on every day. One of the most interesting things to look at
is the increasing number of student users on such social
1. INTRODUCTION networking sites. As per the survey conducted 72 percent of
The definition of social media is “the relationships that exist high school and 78 percent of college students spend time on
between network of people”. In the last ten years, the online Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.[3] These numbers indicate
world has changed dramatically. Thanks to the invention of how much the student community is involved in this virtual
social media, young men and women now exchange ideas, world of social networking. Actually, many reasons exist that
feelings, personal information, pictures and videos at a truly explain why students love to spend time socializing. Firstly,
astonishing rate. However, every day many students are social networks provide them the freedom to do whatever they
spending countless hours immersed in social media, such as want — to upload what they want and talk to whom they
Facebook, Linkdin, Twitter, Facetime or Skype. At first want. They like to make new friends and comment on the
glance this may seem like a waste of time; however it also lives of different people. Students can create other online
helps students to develop important knowledge and social identities that the real world does not allow. The freedom it
skills, and be active citizens who create and share content.[2] gives them to act just by sitting in front of a computer
At present, whether social media is favorable or unfavorable, enthralls them, and they then demand for more freedom.
many students utilize these sites on a daily basis. Many Never before has it been so easy for young minds to create a
researchers have been diving into a considerable amount of digital image of their actions through such a spontaneous
research on how social media influences student retention at medium.
colleges. Many parents are worried that their college students On one hand, the positive aspect of online communities is that
are spending too much time on Facebook and other social youths can utilize them for academic assistance and support.
media sites and not enough time studying. Therefore, our Due to the ability of social media to enhance connections by
research ascertains the relationship between the social media making them easily accessible, social media can yield many
and students’ study efficiency. benefits for the young, including providing a virtual space for
them to explore their interests or problems with similar
2. STATEMENT OF PROBLEM individuals, academic support, while strengthening online
To address the issue of the effectiveness of using social communication skills and knowledge. “Students who may be
networking, the first question raised in this study is: for what reluctant to speak up in class are participating in book
purpose is the student utilizing social networking? Research discussion blogs and writing for real audiences. There are new
on this topic will start to reveal social networking sites are Web tools emerging all the time that are enhancing learning.”
simply part of how students interact with each other with no
apparent impact on grades. Thus, the objective of this research On the other hand, “Our findings indicate that electronic
media use is negatively associated with grades. It was also

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found that about two-thirds of the students reported using ii. What is your degree?:
electronic media while in class, studying, or doing homework.

4. HOW SOCIAL MEDIA IS

CHANGING EDUCATION?
Social media permeates today’s society with millions of us
engrossed, some would argue to the point of unhealthy
addiction, in the latest happenings via apps such as Facebook
and Twitter.[4] According to the survey conducted, 85% of all
adults aged 16+ have a profile on at least one social
networking site, and though the report doesn’t break down
these figures by age group, it’s reasonable to assume that
among those of university age, that percentage could
potentially be much higher.
Education is very essential part of any individual’s life. For
every teenager, education is more important than anything.
Today teenager shows very much interest for using social
Fig. 2. Respondent’s degree.
networks but unfortunately Social Networks affect education
badly. Previous research done has already calculated that more Table 2: No. of Respondents degree
than 90% of college students use social networks. Technology
has shown a fast development by producing small Middle School 2 5.90%
communication devices but these small communication
devices can be used for accessing social networks any time High School 1 2.90%
anywhere, these devices include pocket computers, laptops,
Higher Education 31 91.20%
iPads and even simple mobile phones (which support internet)
etc. Technology is step towards betterment, no doubt but any iii. Are you a member of Social Networking Site?:
technology which can provide ease of social networks can be
dangerous for social network addicts.

5. SURVEY METHOD
An online survey was done for which a link was sent of the
form created on Google drive, on Facebook and WhatsApp.
Open ended questions were asked. Few questions were
extended by text field for open answers from participant side.
After submitting the form the data was saved in a spreadsheet
template. The basic objective for the research is to find out
how social media has influenced students.

6. RESULTS
Questionnaires along with Pie Charts and Tables:
i. Select your gender:

Fig. 3. No. of Respondents in social networkin site.

Table No:3 No. of Respondents in social networking site

Yes 31 91.2%

No 3 8.8%

iv. How do you access your social network account?:

Fig. 1. Respondents gender

Table 1:Respondents gender

Male 19 55.9%

Female 15 44.1%
Fig 4:Devices that Respondents use to access social
network .

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Table 4 : no. of devices used by respondents to access

social network

PC 13 38.20%

Laptop 16 47.10%

Smartphone 32 94.10%

Ipad 2 5.90%

v. How long have you been using social networking sites?:

Fig 7:No. of friends Respondents have on social network
Table 7:No. of friends respondents have on social network

Less than 100 6 17.1%

100 - 200 5 14.3%

More than 200 24 68.6%

[Link] information you include on your social network

profile?(you can choose more than one)?
Fig 5:No. of Respondents using social networking sites
Table 5:No. of Respondents’using social networking site

Less than a month 5 14.70%

1 – 6 months 0 0%

More than a year 29 85.30%

vi. On average,how much time do you spend daily on a

social networking sites?:

Fig 8 Information provided by Respondents

Table 8:information provided by no. of respondents

Email 22 62.9%

Real Name 28 80%

Hobbies 19 54.3%

Town 18 51.4%

Contact Details 7 20%

Pictures 22 62.9%
Fig 6: Time spend on social networking sites by
Respondents Videos 13 37.1%
Table 6:Time Spend On Social Networking Sites By ix. Why do you use an online social network?:
Respondents

Less than 1 hour 16 47.10%

1– 12 hrs per day 18 52.90%

0%
13 – 24 hrs per day 0

vii. How many contacts/friends do you have on the social

networking sites?:

Fig 9:Reason for using online social network

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Table 9:Respondents’reason for using social network Table 11:respondents answers

To find information 25 71.40% Strongly Agree 12 31.40%

To make new friends 18 51.40% Agree 17 42.90%

To make professional and Fair 6 25.70%
business contacts 19 54.30%
Disagree 0 0%
To share videos/pictures/music 13 37.10%
Strongly disagree 0 0%
To keep in touch with family
and friends 26 74.30%
7. CONCLUSION
To share your experiences 10 28.60% The research done has revealed that college students are most
likely to be affected by social media. Social media is attractive
Other 1 2.90% as it provides college students another world to make friends,
also provides a good way to release pressure. To some degree,
x. How does online networking affect your social life: it definitely affects the lives of college students including the
grades. This research also indicates that an approach is needed
to balance the relationship between social media and academic
study. Therefore, college students should think more about the
balancing of social media and academics.

8. REFERENCES
[1] Effect of social media on college students By Quingya
Wang, Wei Chen
[2] Social networking sites: An ethical study of trust and
worthiness By Kiranjeet Singh
[3] [Link]

Fig 10:Respondents affected by social network [4] [Link]

Table 10:respondents affected by social network [5] [Link]

on-youth/
Does not have an effect on face
to face communication 12 34.30% [6] [Link]
Somewhat has an effect on face [7] [Link]
to face communication 17 48.60% networking-impact-youth/
Replace most face to face
communication 6 17.10%
xi. Do you think social networks are important ?

Fig 11: Respondents Answers

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