Facebook Exposure on Students’ Essay Writing Proficiency

Geryl Cataraja; Jahara Mae E. Monares; Honeyly D. Losa; Joshua R. Villardo

doi:10.55927/eajmr.v1i6.697

Authors

Geryl Cataraja Palompon Institute of Technology, Palompon Leyte, Philippines
Jahara Mae E. Monares Palompon Institute of Technology, Palompon Leyte, Philippines
Honeyly D. Losa Palompon Institute of Technology, Palompon Leyte, Philippines
Joshua R. Villardo Palompon Institute of Technology, Palompon Leyte, Philippines

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55927/eajmr.v1i6.697

Keywords:

Facebook Exposure, Students’ Essay Writing, STEM students

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of Facebook Exposure on Students’ Essay Writing Proficiency to the Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) students of Palompon Institute of Technology (PIT). The researchers conducted a survey on the randomly selected 150 STEM students. The findings showed that students needs improvements on their essay writing skills. In addition, students should limit the number of hours they spent on Facebook and focus more on learning or use Facebook as a way or tool for education and not just for entertainment.

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