PENGGUNAAN FACEBOOK DI KALANGAN PELAJAR LELAKI DAN PEREMPUAN PADA SEKOLAH MENENGAH DI ZON PETALING JAYA SELATAN

Abstract

ABSTRACT
Internet technology has brought about a significant impact for the world at large and provide
many benefits to its users. At the very beginning, internet technology may be used to get
varieties of information and nowadays it being used as a social networking site. It started
with the present of many social sites especially Facebook. This study involved 300 students
from three secondary schools in Petaling Jaya Selatan zone, Selangor, Malaysia. The
objectives of this study is to identify the Facebook used among male and female students in
secondary school. This article concerns about for what purpose is Facebook used; how often
do respondents access Facebook; and what activities do they do in Facebook? Result shows
that there are no significant differences in Facebook used among male and female students.
Results also reveal that students spent at least one hour per day for Facebook used. This
study recommends that parents should closely monitor their children in dealing with
Facebook issues.
Key words: Facebook, social site, activity, technology, student, school