INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN CIVIC EDUCATION IN ENUGU EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA
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STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The internet is an interconnected computer networks that use the standard internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide. It consists of millions of private, public, academic, business and government networks that range from local to global scope that are linked by a broad array of electronic, wireless and optical networking technologies. The advancement of media technology has had a great influence on the way people now communicate on a daily basis. The use of the social media among the youth of today is growing by the day and gaining more and more popularity among students. It is a way to make connections, not only on campus but with friends outside of school. Social networking is a way that helps people feels they belong to a community. Its increased popularity has raised concern over how the time spent and student activities on these sites could affect their performance in school.
However, the internet today is the most important source of information and the growing dimensions of the use of social media by students cannot be underestimated. It has been observed that students devote more attention and time to social media than they do for their studies and they cannot pass their examinations well if they do not learn (Osharie, 2015). Also, the study conducted by Maya (2015), revealed that the use of social media contribute to lower academic performance, low self-perceptions and less interest in college oriented carriers. Academic excellence plays an important role in an individual’s life; be it in the family, at social gatherings, at workplace, in an institution or even among peers. Much emphasis is placed on academic excellence because of the role it plays in an individual’s life as far as a successful life and respect is concerned in every part of the world. Due to this, many people are concerned with the ways that they can improve their academic performance (Kyoshaba, 2009). Studies have also revealed that social media affects students’ use of English. They tend to use short-handwriting to chat with friends and get used to it thereby replicating the same errors during examinations (Obi, Bulus, Adamu and Sala’at, 2012).
Today students at all levels especially tertiary level have been engaged in the use of social networking sites (SNSs). Therefore, this research seeks to investigate the effect of social media on the academic performance of students of Obafemi Awolowo University.
1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
- To find out how often the students of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) visits various social media platforms.
- To determine how many hours the students of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in social networking each day.
- To uncover the various social networking platforms the students of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) visit each day.
- To ascertain how the use of social media has affected the academic performance of students of Obafemi Awolowo University.
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