Impacto en el rendimiento académico de los estudiantes de la Facultad de Ciencias Administrativas de la Escuela Politécnica Nacional por el uso de redes sociales y el smartphone

Abstract

This undergraduate thesis aims to understand whether student academic performance is impacted by the use of smartphones and social networks. The subjects of study belong to the Faculty of Administrative Sciences of the National Polytechnic School, located in Quito. The analysis and description to establish if there is a relationship between academic performance (in terms of the Academic Performance Index, IRA) and the use of social networks, along with age as independent variables, was carried out through a multiple linear regression analysis. Meanwhile, the analysis to determine dependence between the variables Sex and SONTUS and Sex and SAPS was carried out through Pearson's chi-squared technique. The results were: i) Obtaining the graphs of each question included in the SAPS and SONTUS tools. ii) Checking the assumptions required to carry out a multiple linear regression analysis. iii) Preparing contingency tables for the subsequent analysis using Pearson's Chi-square technique. The results allowed us to understand whether or not there is a relationship between the IRA and the use of social networks and smartphones, as well as to determine whether sex can be considered a characteristic that causes a predisposition to smartphone addiction and to a longer time spent on social networks. This allows us to know what type of users exist and how many are distributed in each category. This will be useful as a starting point for further studies to deepen the dynamics between user and electronic media and devices, giving the opportunity for the different faculties and the university as such, to make decisions with immediate effects according to the findings. Finally, the main findings are presented as conclusions, as well as recommendations for further studies.