Social Media: Does Usage Have Impact on Academic Performance (original) (raw)
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2019
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Usage Intensity of Social Media and Academic Performance
International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE), 2019
Current students are constantly engaged with social media platforms not only for entertainment and interaction, but also to gain and share information. Even though various studies have been conducted on the use of social media in education, there is lack of evidence on the influence of social media on accounting students particularly in Malaysian setting. This study aims to investigate the impact of the usage intensity of social media on accounting students’ performance. It is discovered that the utilization of social media in their learning activities has influenced the student’s academic achievement after considering their proficiency and gender. In contrast, social presence and social interaction have no impact on the students’ performance.
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This study attempts to examine the impact of use of social media on academic performance of students. Primary data was collected from sample of hundred and eighty students who were following degree of Bachelor of Business Administration programme in faculty of management studies and commerce, University of Jaffna from first year to final year. Use of social media is measured using different dimensions such as time duration, addictiveness, exposure and nature of usage, while overall Grade Point Average is used to measure academic performance of the students issuing structured questionnaires. Descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, multiple regression analysis and ANOVA test were employed to analyse collected data for the study. Result revealed that time duration in use of social media and addictiveness to social media have significant negative impact on academic performance of students, however, exposure to social media and nature of usage don’t have any significant impact on a...
Impact of Social Media Usage on Academic Performance of Tertiary Institution Students
Journal of Advance Research in Business Management and Accounting (ISSN: 2456-3544), 2015
The study sought to assess the relationship between student’s use of social media and academic performance of tertiary institutions students in Ghana with a focus on Accra and Tema Metropolis. Questionnaire was used for collecting data. Out of one thousand copies of the questionnaire distributed, a valid response of 70.0 % was retrieved. SPSS computer software was used to measure descriptive, correlation, regression among others. The study revealed that all the constructs of social media (dependent variable) had a significant positive relationship thus the independent variables (Facebook, Whatsapps, Yahoo Messenger, Skype, and Twitter) at level 0.01 with the dependent variable academic performance.
Journal of advance research in Social Science and Humanities, 2015
The study sought to assess the relationship between student's use of social media and academic performance of tertiary institutions students in Ghana with a focus on Accra and Tema Metropolis. Questionnaire was used for collecting data. Out of one thousand copies of the questionnaire distributed, a valid response of 70.0 % was retrieved. SPSS computer software was used to measure descriptive, correlation, regression among others. The study revealed that all the constructs of social media (dependent variable) had a significant positive relationship thus the independent variables (Facebook, Whatsapps, Yahoo Messenger, Skype, and Twitter) at level 0.01 with the dependent variable academic performance.
Even if social media usage has become a common trend among university students in Ethiopia, only scant information is available about the pattern of usage and its relationship with the academic performance in this segment of the population. Therefore, the aim of this study is to assess impact of social media on academic performance of students at Universities in Amhara Regional State. For the purpose of the present investigation a descriptive cross-sectional design with quantitative data collection method was used. Multistage sampling technique was also used to select the study participants by stratified into academic unit and year of study. Data were collected by structured questionnaire. Descriptive and Inferential statistics like percentage, mean, t test, and Analysis of variance (Anova) were calculated. The study discovered that the use of social media had affected academic performance of students negatively. The findings show that there is a correlation between the students' academic performance and their usage of social networks.
INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS IN IMO STATE UNIVERSITY
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Journal of The International Association of Advanced Technology and Science , 2015
The study sought to assess the relationship between student’s use of social media and academic performance of tertiary institutions students in Ghana with a focus on Accra and Tema Metropolis. Questionnaire was used for collecting data. Out of one thousand copies of the questionnaire distributed, a valid response of 70.0 % was retrieved. SPSS computer software was used to measure descriptive, correlation, regression among others. The study revealed that all the constructs of social media (dependent variable) had a significant positive relationship thus the independent variables (Facebook, Whatsapps, Yahoo Messenger, Skype, and Twitter) at level 0.01 with the dependent variable academic performance.
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ABSTRACT The study examines the effects of social media on the academic performance of undergraduate students of Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba. The rationale behind the study is to find out if students use social media in classrooms, the effects of social media on academic performance and gender difference on the usage of social media. The study uses use and gratification theory and social learning theory. A total of 398 students were purposively sampled employing the questionnaire as an instrument of data collection. Frequency distribution tables and simple percentages method was used for analysis of the data. The findings shows that majority of the respondents (62.4%) had exposure to social media and even make use of them during lecture hours, it was also revealed that (42.5%) social media had positive effect and (56.6%) negative effect on students academic performance and that however, the negative effects is more than that of the positive effects which means that social media has only done more harm than good to undergraduate students of Prince Abubakar Audu University. Based on the findings, the study concludes that social media had negative influences on students academic performance. To this end, the paper recommends that the students should pay minimal attention to their use of social media by using social medias that will be of benefit to their academic performance and focus more on their academic activities. Key words: Social Media, Undergraduate Student, Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyingba.
This study examines the impact of social media on the academic performance of students at University of Sargodha. The rationale behind the study is to find out whether or not the exposure of the students to social media has effect on their academic performance. It is quantitative study where survey research method was adopted, employing the questionnaire as an instrument of data collection. A sample of 120 respondents were selected through convenient sampling technique. Statistical analysis of the data was done through SPSS. The findings show that social media has positive effect on academic performance of university students. Findings also show that majority of student spend less than 5 hour per day for academic purposes. Findings also reveal that WhatsApp is the most used social media's app by students of University of Sargodha.