Students' Study Habits, Attitude and Level of Usage of Facebook

This study was an investigation of the study habits exhibited by forty-one (41) Grade 8 students in learning the English language and of the attitude toward Facebook use and level of Facebook usage among forty-two (42) First Year Bachelor of Arts in English Language Studies (ABELS) students. The first set of respondents answered a survey questionnaire adopted from Retes and Salapang (2013) regarding study habits. The second set of respondents answered a survey questionnaire adopted from Galado (2012) regarding attitude toward Facebook use and level of Facebook usage. The study followed a descriptive survey design. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. T-test, F-test, and Spearman's r correlation were also employed to compare various variables. Regarding Grade 8 students' study habits according to their study techniques, results showed that many of the respondents always practice taking down notes during their teacher's discussion, and they love to study than making unnecessary things because they know that studying is more important than spending in nonsense things. However, results showed that there is no significant difference in the respondents' Study Habits when grouped according to Learning Styles. This implies that although one's Learning Style is innate of an individual, and Time Management and Study Techniques are exclusive in a person, the students have basically the same Learning Styles as to how they respond to the kind of lessons presented by their teacher. Results further showed that there are significant differences in Study Habits in the aspects of Time Management and Study Techniques when grouped according to Teacher's Personality. This result implies that students always get attracted to teachers with good personalities and characteristics which lead to better communication and minimize intimidation, thus facilitating the learners to be interested in the lessons presented. On the other hand, with regards to the students' Facebook use, findings revealed that respondents differed in their attitude toward Facebook use depending upon the attitude items indicated in the survey. Findings further revealed that the respondents are not so addicted in Facebook usage thinking that this might affect their studies. Consequently, there is a positive but weak correlation between the respondents' attitude toward Facebook use and their level of Facebook usage which implies that if respondents have high level of attitude toward Facebook use, he or she tends to find it useful on a daily basis but not to the extent of being addicted to Facebook. The outcomes of this research can greatly add knowled