Awareness of Students on Social Media Ethics

Social media use is a growing phenomenon in contemporary society. Social media platforms are increasingly used by many as a means of communication and sharing information. There are rules of ethics and etiquette for social media that must be followed. This study aims to determine the level of awareness on social media ethics of Grade 7 to 12 high school students of Libacao National Forestry Vocational High School, SY 2017-2018. This study employed the descriptive survey method. Stratified random sampling was used in determining the number of respondents. A checklist was used as an instrument of this study which was divided in two parts. Part I, the demographic profile of the respondents, and Part II, are the list of statements about their behaviors on social media. Data gathered from this study were subjected to Statistical Analysis. Results revealed that the level of awareness of respondents grouped according to gender has a significant difference with p value of 0.006. However, the level of awareness of students when grouped according to grade level, family income and number of social media account has no significant differences between the variables.