Questionnaire

I am a student of the St. Mary High School and I am conducting a research on the effects of

social media on grade ten (10) students as a requirement of the Caribbean Secondary

Examination Certificate (CSEC) Social Studies examination.

Complete the following questionnaire by placing a tick () in the brackets provided or write a

short response in the spaces provided (if required). This may take you a maximum of ten (10)

minutes to complete.

1. Male ( ) Female ( )
2. Age_____
3. How often do your peers use social media?
Daily ( ) Once Weekly ( )
Monthly ( ) Not at all ( )
Other (if any please state )____________________________________________
4. Which is the most commonly used social network among your peers?
Facebook ( ) Instagram ( )
Twitter ( ) WhatsApp ( )
Other(if any please state)_________________________________________
5. At what time of day do you mostly use social media?
During class time ( ) After school ( )
During Lunch ( ) Not at all ( )
6. How would describe your behaviour?

Distracted ( ) Respectful of authority and peers ( )

Disrespectful to authority and peers ( ) No change in behaviour ( )

Other (if any please state)_________________________________________

7. How would you describe your academic performance?
Excellent [90 %-100 %] ( ) Good [80 % - 89 %] ( )
Fair [70 % - 79 %] ( ) Poor [less than 50 %] ( )
8. Which gender do you think is most likely to be negatively affected in their academic

performance as a result of using social media regularly?

Males ( ) Females ( )
9. What do you think is a major benefit of using social media?
 It enables users to interact with different persons whom they may have something in

common with ( )
You can learn from the information shared on various social network platforms ( )
It helps students to express themselves more confidently ( )
It encourages students to participate in positive discussions about things that are affecting

them in their everyday lives ( )

Other (please specify your reason)

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10. What do you think is the main reason students use social media?
To keep up to date with what their friends are doing ( )
It is interesting ( )
To fill up free time ( )
To meet new people ( )
Other (please specify your reason)

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11. How can the school help to reduce the negative impacts of social media on students?
Educational exposs on how to use social media wisely ( )
Ban all electronic devices during school hours ( )
Implement punishment for participating negatively in social networking activity ( )
Provide counselling for students who are affected negatively by social media ( )
Other (please specify your opinion
________________________________________________________________
12. How can students reduce the negative impacts social media have on them?
Be conscious of how they use social media platforms ( )
Use social media to promote positive opinions and attitudes ( )
Encourage their peer to make their school work a top priority ( )
Set personal academic goals ( )
Other (please specify your opinion)

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Thank you for your participation!