The Gen Z's Learning Experiences and Its Relationship to Social Media Use

This study assessed the degree of learning experiences, the extent of social media use, and their relationship. It involved 500 first-year IT students considered part of Generation Z as respondents enrolled in a state university in Central Luzon, Philippines. Utilizing the quantitative research method, the researcher employed a descriptive-correlational design to identify and analyze the variables under investigation. The researcher found out that IT students have a high degree of learning experiences. The results implied that the students actively attended, engaged, and participated in the university’s different programs and activities for their holistic development. The students’ social media use was also high in terms of its Entertainment and Socialization, Communication, and Academic purposes. This study also found that learning experiences significantly correlate with social media use. The researcher suggests that the results of this study may be used as a basis for crafting and conducting new programs and activities relating to enriching the students’ learning experiences in the college. Also, in conducting new research, the results of this study may be used as a reference.