The Impact of Facebook Addiction on Academic Performance of Filipino Students

Mart Anthony D. dela Peña

Comm2 – C2
Mrs. Noemi Agner
March 15, 2012

The Impact of Facebook Addiction on Academic Performance of Filipino Students
Thesis Statement: Although Facebook has offered various benefits to the Philippine society, its addiction has become a major problem on the academic performance of Filipino students.

Outline: I. The History of Facebook II. Facebook as a Social Network A. Facebook Profile 1. Facebook Photos 2. Facebook Groups 3. Facebook Events 4. Facebook Developers 5. Facebook Notes B. Facebook Chat and Messaging III. Facebook Addiction A. Facebook Addiction Defined B. Causes andNature of Facebook Addiction C. Status of Facebook Addiction in the country IV. Impact of Facebook Addiction on Academic Performance ofFilipino Students V. Ways in Minimizing Facebook Addiction in the Philippines

The Impact of Facebook Addiction on Academic Performance of Filipino Students Facebook has paved the way for a faster, more comfortable and efficient social interaction.Even though many social networking sites preceded it,Facebook is the current biggest social networking sitewith over six hundred million users worldwide and it has an annual growth of 45.2% (Inside Facebook gold, June 2011).In addition, it has more than 28 million users in the Philippines which ranks no. 8 in Facebook statistics by country (socialbakers.com, 2012).
Unfortunately, Filipino students have abused the advantages that Facebook extends to them and they have been using it without caution and moderation.Eventually, Facebook has greatly affected their academic lives.Generally, Garcia (2011) stated that Facebook usage have apparent effects, both positive and negative, on students.In 2010, Kirschner and