CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA TO STEM STUDENTS OF

OUR LADY OF LOURDES TECHNOLOGICAL COLLEGE, INC.

A Thesis

Presented to

Senior High School Department

Shadda Faith S. Abliter

Lourenze Jasper Dela Cruz

Lovely Krizzel P.Epino

Jaime B. Lañojan

John Patrick P. Ramboyong

Kim Ezra V. Valenzuela

-RESEARCHERS-

FEBRUARY 2019

Date
 APPROVAL SHEET

In Final requirements for Research III, this thesis entitled “CAUSES AND
EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA TO SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING,
AND MATHEMATICS STUDENTS OF OUR LADY OF LOURDES
TECHNOLOGICAL COLLEGE INC.”, has been prepared and submitted by Shadda
Faith S. Abliter, Lourenze Jasper Dela Cruz, Lovely Krizzel P. Epino, Jaime
B.Lañojan, John Patrick P. Ramboyong and Kim Ezra V. Valenzuela who is hereby
recommended fort the corresponding Oral Defense Examination.

ROUMELLE NOLASCO
Instructor
JANUARY 21, 2019
Date

Approved in the final requirements for Research II of Grade 12 – STEM (Science,

Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Batch I by the Oral Defense
Examinations.

MARIA JENLY A. VIGUELA

Vice President / Academic Superior

ZENAIDA C. MIJARES ROUMELLE NOLASCO

Officer-in-Charge, SHS Department Insructor, Research III

Accepted in the final requirements for the Group I – STEM (Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics) Batch I.

DR. JENNIFER P. ALAMARES

President, OLLTC

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
 The researchers would like to give their deepest appreciation to the following
people who give a precious contributions and suggestions for this study.

Dr. Jennifer P. Alamares, our beloved School President for her vigorous
support, professional advice and patience in completing this study.

Ms. Zenaida C. Mijares, our dearest Officer-In – Charge for granting enough
time for this completion of this study.

Ms. Rienalyn C. Capunpon, our beloved adviser for giving us suggestions and
constructive for the improvement of this study.

Mr. Roumelle Nolasco, our beloved instructor in Research III for giving his
knowledge valuable suggestions and how to make this thesis, also for giving us to
manage the questionnaires to the STEM students- Senior High School Department
in Our Lady of Lourdes Technological College, Inc.

To all STEM students – Senior High School Department in Our Lady of

Lourdes Technological College, Inc. for their coordination to the attainment of the
questionnaires.

Most of all, to our Almighty God for giving us his countless blessings,
knowledge and strength to make this thesis study possible.

DEDICATION
The researchers humbly dedicate

this work to their Parents,

Brothers and Sisters ; Teachers,

Friends, Respondents and

Future researchers.

Shadda Faith S. Abliter

Lourenze Jasper Dela Cruz
Lovely Krizzel P. Epino
Jaime B. Lanojan
John Patrick P. Ramboyong
Kim Ezra V. Valenzuela

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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TITLE PAGE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i
APPROVAL SHEET - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - iii
DEDICATION - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - iv
TABLE OF CONTENTS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - v-vi

CHAPTER 1 : INTRODUCTION

1.1. Background of the Study - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-2

1.2. Statement of the Problem - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3-4
1.3. Assumption of the Study - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-5
1.4. Conceptual Framework - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-7
1.5. Significance of the Study - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8
1.6. Scope and Delimitation of the Study - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9
1.7. Definition of Terms - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9-11

CHAPTER 2 : REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES

2.1. Foreign Literature - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12-32
2.2. Local Literature - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 32- 41
2.3. Foreign Studies - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 41- 46
2.4. Local Studies - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 46-47
2.5. Relevance of the Study - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 48

CHAPTER 3 : RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1. Research Design - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 49-50

3.2. Respondents of the Study - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 50
3.3. Sampling Techniques - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 50
3.4. Instruments Used - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 50
3.5. Questionnaires - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 51
3.6. Construction of Instruments - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 51
3.7. Validation of Instruments - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 51-52
3.8. Distribution and Retrieval Instruments - - - - - - - - - - 52
3.9. Statistical Treatment of Data - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 52-53
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CHAPTER 4 : PRESENTATION,ANALYSIS AND
INTERPRETATION DATA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 54-61

CHAPTER 5 : SUMMARY,CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1. Summary of Findings - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 62- 64

5.2. Conclusion - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 65
5.3. Recommendation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 66- 67

BIBLIOGRAPHY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 68-69

APPENDICES
 Appendix A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 70
 Appendix B - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 71

CURRICULUM VITAE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 72-77