Abstract
This study investigated the effects of social media and its influence on the academic performance of the students in the National Open University (NOUN), Benin Study Center using a self-developed structured questionnaire called “Social Media and Academic Performance of Students Questionnaire (SMAAPOS)” with 395 student respondents. Data obtained shows that 597 (46%) of the participants’ responded Strongly Agree that students addictiveness to social network has a significant influence on their academic performance, while 312 (24%) Agree, 262 (20%) Disagree, and 125 (10%) Strongly Disagree, and that there is a significant influence on student’s usages of social media network by age.Keywords: Social Network Sites, Information and Communication Technology, Academy performance
Highlights
Institutions, organizations, industries and individuals are greatly fascinated as a result of the advancement technology which has enlarged the framework of communication through Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) platforms known as Social Network Sites (SNSs)
The millions of social networking sites have transformed the thought of a global village into a reality whereby billions of people communicate via social networking sites
Section A was for collection of information on personal data of respondents while Section B consisted of questions that elicited responses from the respondents with response options: Strongly Agree (SA), Agree (A), Disagree (D) and Strongly Disagree (SD)
Summary
Institutions, organizations, industries and individuals are greatly fascinated as a result of the advancement technology which has enlarged the framework of communication through Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) platforms known as Social Network Sites (SNSs).
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