By Brianne Strobel, Editor
The Department of Academic Development and Counseling of Lock Haven University did a study on 1,778 college students to try to determine the affects of Facebook on the students’ grades and time spent preparing for class.
This study stated, “Facebook checking was not related to time spent preparing for class… checking Facebook is weakly related to time spent on Facebook, and therefore must be treated as a wholly different behavior.”
The long-time concern that students that use Facebook and check it all the time will do poorly in school might finally be over. The study did conclude, however, that using Facebook reduced the amount of time spent preparing for class, which, upon further investigation of the surveys, they theorized was due to using the chat feature of Facebook.
The study found that even a large increase in the time spent on Facebook lowered the average GPA by only tenths. The Kaneland Krier did a poll of 93 students to see if the re
sults were the same. There were a wide range of GPA’s along with a wide range of Facebook time. It is hard to find any correlation between the two.
It is hard to tell exactly how Facebook affects the school performance of the students at Kaneland High School.
The Student View
“When I’m at home I never get anything done because I constantly check Facebook and there’s always something new on there so it keeps distracting me.” -Donnie Seawall, sophomore
“The drama of Facebook stressed me out, which in the long run affected my grades. I think that if I still had a Facebook, my grades wouldn’t be as good.” -Jacqueline McClellan, junior
“Sometimes when I’m supposed to be researching something on the internet, I get sidetracked, but I don’t think Facebook should be blamed for that.” -Gus Stott, junior