PENGGUNAAN MEDIA SOSIAL DAN DINAMIKA KONSENTRASI BELAJAR PADA MAHASISWA PERGURUAN TINGGI ISLAM

Abstrak

This study aims to describe social media use and the dynamics of students' learning concentration in academic activities. It employed a descriptive qualitative approach using observation and semi-structured interviews with three purposively selected students in July 2026. The data were analysed thematically through data reduction, coding and grouping into themes, data display, and conclusion drawing based on the concepts of attention, concentration, and self-regulation. Social media plays a dual role in students' learning. Students use social media to obtain course materials, references, academic vocabulary, learning videos, and academic information, yet notifications, the urge to check the latest information, and habitual scrolling can divert attention and encourage task procrastination. The effect of social media on concentration is related not only to the duration of use but also to the purpose of use and self-control; students who turn off notifications, limit their use, and complete their assignments before accessing entertainment tend to be better able to maintain concentration. The novelty of this study lies in integrating the function of social media as a learning resource, digital distraction, and self-regulation strategies into a single process framework of purpose, stimulus, and self-regulation that explains when social media supports or disrupts learning concentration.