Impacto de las redes sociales en el rendimiento académico de los estudiantes de séptimo año de educación general básica, paralelo “B”, de la unidad educativa “Combatientes de Tapi”, ciudad Riobamba, año lectivo 2021-2022

Social networks are a powerful tool when establishing communication processes in different contexts, be it at work, school, family, or personally. The research "The impact of social networks on the academic performance of seventh-year EGB students, classroom "B," from the "Combatientes de Tapi" educational unit in Riobamba city on the academic year 2021 – 2022". The main objective is to describe the relationship between social networks and academic performance. The methodology used has a qualitative-quantitative focus, descriptive type; the design is non-experimental, as a technique, the survey and as a data collection instrument, the structured questionnaire that has applied to the study sample of 64 people, between parents and students. The results obtained from the students analyze that 40.6% use WhatsApp, which is the most used. They also access social networks within the educational institution and reach a high average. Another essential aspect collected is the frequency of access to social networks, which exceeds 3 hours a day. From the parents, it was possible to obtain that the most used social networks are: 28.1% use TikTok, next to Facebook, 90.7% of students use social networks for 3 to 5 hours daily. It demonstrates the influence of social networks on students' academic development, making this work a premise for future research.

• Main Author: Montoya Lunavictoria, Johana Katerine (author)
• Format: bachelorThesis
• Language: spa
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Redes sociales; Rendimiento académico; Procesos comunicativos; Cuestionario estructurado
• Online Access: http://dspace.unach.edu.ec/handle/51000/9108