The Impact Analysis of Facebook on the Education Patterns of Elementary School Children

Abstract

This research is a qualitative research that aims to determine the impact of facebook social media on children's education patterns in SDN 4 Aikmel Aikmel Sub-district in East Lombok District in 2019. The population in this study is class IV, V, and VI. The sample used in this study is students who have facebook and are active users on facebook social media. Data collection techniques used are observation, interviews, questionnaires, and documentation. The results of the study show that facebook social media has a positive and negative impact on the education patterns of elementary school children. As for the more prominent impact in this study is a negative impact on children. Because the child at his age is not mature enough to use the facebook site and still needs guidance from family, school, and the surrounding environment. Thus technology from social media facebook shows a change in the education patterns of elementary school children in social activities or relationships socializing in the real world. This happens because the surrounding environment affects the growth and development of elementary school children. As for the good and bad use of social media facebook depends on the pattern of family education that is given to children.