Students In Social Media Research Articles

Code Switching and Code Mixing Used by Students in Social Media

Code Switching and Code Mixing Used by Students in Social Media

ROLE OF MEDIA ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS

The engagement of students in social media networking activities has been observed to result in increased focus on their academic pursuits, leading to a higher investment of time and effort in their studies. The current investigation was carried out within the Lahore District situated in the province of Punjab.The pr imary aim of this investigation is to examine the influence of social media utilisation on the scholastic ach ievement of college students. The research was carried out in various urban centers, namely, Lahore, University of the Punjab, G.C University, University of Lahore, and Superior University. This study employed a multistage sampling method. During the initial phase, a random selection process was employed to choose four universities located in the Lahore district of the Punjab province. During the second stage, a random selection process was employed to select four departments from each university. In the third stage, a sample size of 400 participants was chosen through convenience sampling. The sample consisted of 100 students from each university and 25 students from each department, all of whom were enrolled in degree programs. Data were obtained using a meticulously designed interview schedule. The data that was gathered was subjected to analysis through the utilization of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The findings indicate that a significant proportion of the participants utilized social media platforms to enhance their scholastic achievements. Therefore, there is a strong positive correlation between academic performance and social media usage. Keywords: Social Media, Networks, Internet, Students, Time.

Knowledge Sharing among Students in Social Media: The Mediating Role of Family and Technology Supports in the Academic Development Nexus in an Emerging Country

Social networking has opened up new avenues for learning and knowledge sharing. Because of its document exchange, virtual communication, and knowledge production capabilities, social media is a helpful tool for learning and teaching. This research embraces multiple goals. First, this study examines Bangladeshi university students’ social value, communication and collaboration, trust, and the perceived benefits of knowledge sharing through social media in academic advancement. The second goal is to examine how families and technology support mediate those aspects of social media knowledge sharing with student academic development. This study uses the Technology Acceptance Model and Social Exchange Theory as an example of how knowledge sharing through social media with the help of family and technology impacts academic progress among Bangladeshi university students. This paper uses PLS-SEM on the survey data from 737 Bangladeshi students to test the model with the help of SmartPLS 4. Social value, communication and collaboration, trust, and the perceived benefits of sharing knowledge through social media significantly enhance Bangladeshi students’ academic growth. In the case of mediation, family and technological support mediate the relationship between communication and collaboration, trust, perceived benefits and academic development. However, there is no mediation between the social value of knowledge sharing in social media and students’ academic development. The article concludes with implications, limitations, and future research.

Youth Political Participation in The Digital Age: Preparing A New Society of Good and Smart Digital Citizens

The aim of this research is to investigate the youth political participation in the digital public sphere and to understand their efficacy. The political participation of the younger generation is very important for the development of democracy in Indonesia given their significant numbers. The color of future democracy in this regard, is largely determined by their involvement in carrying out their roles as the pillar of democracy. This research used the method of survey to look at the trending themes for political engagement of university students in social media. This study revealed that the young generation involvement in political participation can take many different forms, including participating in social activities, fundraising, having talks about current events, reacting to government actions, etc. It also found that they prefer using Instagram and Twitter over other social media to express their political goals. The younger generation has shown good efficacy in political participation. However, skills in the use of citizenship technology are also a much-needed requirement to generate political participation in the era of digital age, that brings virtues to democracy

Pemanfaatan Media Sosial Sebagai Media Pembelajaran

The development of social media makes performance faster, precise, accurate so as to increase the resulting productivity. The social media that are often used at this time are WhatsApp, Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other social media. One of the current users of social media is students, because by using social media students can easily communicate near and long distances without having to meet or face to face. Social media for students is important not only as a place to get information but also can improve critical thinking, and can develop skills and creativity in terms of work.This study aims to determine the use of social media for learning media. This study uses a data analysis method that focuses on library research or library research, namely through reading, studying, and examining books and written sources that are closely related to the research problem. Utilization of social media in learning media can further improve the quality of learning if it is used as much as possible. But that does not mean that social media has a negative impact when its use is not controlled and the information is not filtered, errors can occur in the learning process.

The Effect of Social Studies and Science Teachers’ Interactions with their Students in Social Media and Anxiety in Social Environments on Various Variables

The aim of this research is to examine the effects of secondary school Social Studies and Science teachers’ interactions with their students in social media and the effects of anxiety in social environments on various variables. The sample of the study, which was conducted using the survey model, consisted of 216 Social Studies and Science teachers. Data were collected according to the gender, age, branch, professional seniority, education level and social media usage time of the sample. The Social Media Teacher Student Interaction Scale developed by Korucu and Usta (2017) and the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale developed by Dilbaz (2001) were used as data collection tools. Since the teachers’ responses to the items in the scale showed normal distribution, the data were analysed using parametric tests. Some of the results obtained from the research are as follows: it was determined that there was no significant difference in the opinions of teachers in terms of gender, branch, professional seniority, education level and duration of social media use. However, it was concluded that there was a significant difference in terms of age variable in terms of teachers’ use of social media in student interaction. According to this result, it was determined that teachers between the ages of 21-30 use social media more for student-teacher interaction

The Effect of Vlogging on Year 5 ESL Students’ Speaking Performance

Speaking skill among English for Second Language (ESL) students has always been a concern yet it has been neglected in ESL classrooms. With the increasing integration of technology in the classrooms and the overwhelming interest of students in social media, it is believed that vlogging, which is a process of creating vlog, is able to make lessons more engaging and interesting, and even improve students’ speaking skills. This research reviews some past studies done on the effectiveness of vlogging in speaking skills and they evidenced that vlogging was indeed effective. However, there is very little research conducted in Malaysia and none was conducted for primary ESL students. Therefore, this study aims to explore how much vlogging helps in improving ESL Year 5 students’ speaking performance. A total of 15 students from a rural primary school were selected through convenience sampling method. The study was conducted qualitatively and the participants’ vlogs were analyzed thematically. Based on the data collected, it was found that the participants show improvement in terms of grammar, content, fluency and vocabulary but pronunciation was still a challenge for them. Therefore, it is hoped that this research could serve as a stepping-stone for vlogging being used as an effective way to improve students’ speaking performance. In conclusion, this research proposes a new alternative in teaching speaking during ESL lessons.

Conflict Management Between the School and the Guarantee of Students in Social Media in Islamic Education

In the all-digital era and the era of information and communication openness coupled with the pandemic period, causing various and varied conflicts in various fields of life. conflict is motivated by various things, and managers must immediately resolve the existing conflict, and it will have a negative impact if it is not handled properly. In the world of education, conflicts between schools and parents often occur, especially in the digital era and the use of social media in interacting indirectly which often creates assumptions and prejudices that lead to conflict. In this article, the author examines the causes of conflict between the school and the guardians of students on social media and their management using a descriptive qualitative approach. The research subjects were several school managers, institutional coaches and guardians of students. The results of the study show that many conflicts occur in social media due to misunderstandings, egos and prejudices that are put forward. The solution is in the form of a spiritual, personal, cross-check and deliberation approach.

Polite Questioning in Students’ WhatsApp Group Discussion (A Research on Discourse and Communication)

This research is under the discipline of Discourse Analysis. It focused to investigate the politeness used by students in social media, especially WhatsApp application. This research was consist of 20 students in one class at the Graduate Program of State University of Makassar. To collect the data, the researchers transcribed students’ chat and discussion from the students’ WhatsApp group discussion. This researcher was analyzed by using discourse analysis approach based on the politeness theory by Brown and Levinson (1987). The result of this research showed that students only use positive politeness in questioning to show closeness and respect to the other students in the WhatsApp group discussion.

Technology use in Government School Libraries in Medellin, Colombia

School libraries have been widely studied in Colombia from infrastructure capacities to their importance in educational institutions. However, these studies have failed to illustrate librarians’ perceptions of technologies, their adoption and how students use technologies within their schools. This research presents a new approach to school libraries in Colombia by identifying technology adoption, use and use of open source materials within public school libraries using a mixed-methods approach. Results reveal low technology adoption among school librarians and high use for students in social media and mobile devices.

Online Media and Establishment of Religious Understanding of the Madrasah Aliyah Students in Gorontalo

This research is a qualitative descriptive study that aims to describe the religious understanding of Madrasah Aliyah (MA) students in Gorontalo obtained from online media. It was also conducted to determine the school's response in harmonizing religious understanding. This study aims to answer the following questions: (1) How is the religious understanding of Madrasah Aliyah students obtained through online media? and (2) How do the schools respond and harmonize the religious understanding of students who interact with online religious sites? Data were collected through observation, interviews, and documents study, by targeting Madrasah Aliyah students, teachers, religious leaders, academics, and community leaders. The results showed that MA students use online media as sources of learning materials and religious content with the duration of accessing online media reaching 4 to 10 hours per day. It has influenced the understanding, attitudes, and religious practices of MA students. The understanding and practice of "exclusive" religion have become widespread, among students no longer celebrating the Prophet's birthday (mawlid), barzanji, tahlil, prohibiting to wish someone Merry Christmas, forbidding music, forbidding to take self pictures, and considering the traditions of the Gorontalo people which aren't following Islamic values as heretical and forbidden. As a response to dealing with the problems above, the school tries to align students' religious understanding by strengthening religious moderation for teachers and students, building communication with students in social media, and providing mentors for students. This study recommends: (1) the importance of strengthening the understanding of religious moderation to teachers and students, (2) encourage religious institutions such as NU and Muhammadiyah to use online media as a da'wah tool, and use language that easy to understand by the millennial generation.

Online Media and Establishment of Religious Understanding of the Madrasah Aliyah Students in Gorontalo

This research is a qualitative descriptive study that aims to describe the religious understanding of Madrasah Aliyah (MA) students in Gorontalo obtained from online media. It was also conducted to determine the school's response in harmonizing religious understanding. This study aims to answer the following questions: (1) How is the religious understanding of Madrasah Aliyah students obtained through online media? and (2) How do the schools respond and harmonize the religious understanding of students who interact with online religious sites? Data were collected through observation, interviews, and document study, by targeting Madrasah Aliyah students, teachers, religious leaders, academics, and community leaders. The results showed that MA students use online media as sources of learning materials and religious content with the duration of accessing online media reaching 4 to 10 hours per day. It has influenced the understanding, attitudes, and religious practices of MA students. The understanding and practice of exclusive religion have become widespread, among students no longer celebrating the Prophet's birthday (mawlid), barzanji, tahlil, prohibiting to wish someone Merry Christmas, forbidding music, forbidding to take self-pictures, and considering the traditions of the Gorontalo people which aren't following Islamic values as heretical and forbidden. As a response to dealing with the problems above, the school tries to align students' religious understanding by strengthening religious moderation for teachers and students, building communication with students in social media, and providing mentors for students. This study recommends: (1) the importance of strengthening the understanding of religious moderation to teachers and students, (2) encourage religious institutions such as NU and Muhammadiyah to use online media as a da'wah tool, and use language that easy to understand by the millennial generation.

SOCIAL MEDIA LEARNING PLATFORMS (SMLPs) AS A PERFORMANCE ENHANCER AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL SCIENCE STUDENTS.

The study examined the effects of Social Media Learning Platforms (SMLPs) on secondary school students’ performance in Science in Nigeria. It also investigated the rate of use of social media for the purpose of education or otherwise among science students in Secondary schools in Nigeria. The study was a quasi-experimental of pre-test, post-test research design. The sample for the study was 80 Senior Secondary School two students, selected from two schools in Ondo state, South West, Nigeria. Purposive sampling technique was adopted in the selection of the schools and classes for the study. The choice of the sampling technique used was to ensure that the schools and classes selected have access to cell phones and internet facilities during school period and that the classes are science based. The instruments used for the study were Social Media Students Participation Rating Scale (SMSPRS), Social Media Students’ Performance Test in Science (SMSPTS), Social Media Students’ Questionnaire (SMSQ). Validity and Reliability of the instruments were ensured and determined. Data collated were analyzed using frequency count, mean, standard deviation and t-test. The outcome of the analysis revealed that 98% of the students’ sampled do not use social media for educative learning purposes but for entertainment and socialization. Students exposed to the use of social media platform with conventional teaching-learning method participated better in lessons and performs better in the subject than their counterparts with no use of social media platform

The Self Control of Student in using of Social Media.

Self-control is the ability of self to control the urge to do or not do something that is desirable both in terms of acting and behaving, especially in the use of social media, self-control in the use of social media referred to in this study, namely behavioral control, cognitive control, and decision control. This study aims to describe self-control in the use of social media students of SMA Negeri 5 Padang. This research is a descriptive analysis study, with a sample of 276 students obtained using proportional stratified random sampling technique. The study used a questionnaire instrument compiled using a Likert scale model. The results of this study indicate that students of SMA Negeri 5 Padang in terms of behavior, cognitive and decision are in the high category and this certainly needs to be maintained so that students always control themselves in the use of social media so that students can focus more on learning both at home and at school .

The Effect of Social Media on Consumer Behavior: An Application on University Students in Turkey

The main purpose of thisresearch is to show how social media influence the consumption behaviors of university students in Turkey. This research is designed as a "screening model". Screening models are research approaches that aim to describe the past or present as it exists. It is tried to define an event, individual or object under investigation as it is and, as if it is within its own conditions. No attempt is made to change or influence them in anyway.
 Social media has provided new opportunities for consumers to socialize online. Consumers have thus made social media a part of their daily lives. The increasing number of social media users worldwide is one of the most important indicators of this. The general status of the Internet allows individuals to use social media from e-mail to Twitter and Facebook, and interact without the need for physical meetings. The purpose of this research is to assess the effect of social media on consumer behaviors of university students, who are themselves consumers and social media users. In conclusion, the aim is to investigate the effect of using social networks on the pre-purchase consumer behavior of university students in social media.

Examining the Social Media Teacher-Student Interactions of Physical Education Teachers

The aim of this research is to examine the interactions between the physical education teachers and students in social media based on some variables. In the study, a descriptive survey method was used, which aimed at revealing the existing situation. The research group was comprised of 390 physical education teachers actively working at the state schools of Kayseri province in the 2018-2019 education year. Personal Information Form and Social Media Teacher – Student Interaction Scale were used in the study as the data collection tools. SPSS program was used in the analysis of the data. According to results of the research, it was determined that the social media teacher-student interaction levels of the physical education teachers were at the medium range. In addition, it was determined that virtual leader characteristics of physical education teachers were prominent. Also a significant difference was found concerning the social media teacher-student interaction levels of the physical education teachers for the variables school location, sport branch, physical education infrastructure in the school, the school team status, regular exercise, age, monthly income perception; however, statistically no significant difference was determined concerning the variables school type, marital status, and gender.

Pembentukan Citra Diri Mahasiswa Fakultas Ilmu Komunikasi Universitas dr. Soetomo Surabaya dalam Instagram

This study focuses on the establishment of self-image of students in the University. Soetomo Surabaya in using Instagram social media. This study is a communication research because it examines how the formation of self-image in faculty of communication science students in social media networking in Instagram is needed. The formulation of the problem of this research is how the formation of self-image of students in instagram?. Library review used by researchers is social media instagram as a means of forming self-image, student self-image, Dramaturgi theory. While the method used by researchers is descriptive qualitative. The self-image seen in the students in communication science faculty is about over confidence dominated by female students. This was indicated by several informants selected by the researcher. Based on the interviews, found the data that the formation of self-image through social media Instagram based on aspects that highlighted such as physical, psychological and social aspects.Based on the research conducted by interviews, found the findings that the students of communication science faculty dr soetomo surabaya use instagram in shaping his image, The formation of self-image is always marked by the understanding of instagram users to themselves through the concept of Dramaturgi. Aspects highlighted by the informant vary depending on her understanding. The informant will highlight the part that is understood as an advantage and will cover (save) something that is understood as a weaknessKeywords:Instagram, Self image.

Participation of Students in Social Media- An Analysis

Participation of Students in Social Media- An Analysis

Moslem Student Actualization in Instagram

This article aims to examine and analyze self actualization of Muslim students in social media, instagram. This social media gives space to express the creativity, talents, and all the potential in each individual to develop themselves. The data of this study were explored through observation on 5 Muslim students who actively used instagram in the last month. Their posts will be studied through self-actualization theory of Abraham Maslow and tasawuf theory formulated by Suwito NS. The data in the form of posts from selected members will be analyzed through reading with the above theories. This study found that the self-actualization form of Muslim students in instagram tends to vary according to educational background, talents and interests, as well as motivation of Muslim students in their lives.

Smartfon jako pomoc dydaktyczna oraz narzędzie komunikacji z uczniami

The aim of the article is to present positive aspects of using smartphones by students. Most of the publications (some of which are cited in this article) concern the dangers connected with improper and excessive smartphone use. For contemporary youth, who are raised with social media, real life is equally important as virtual. If the school does not perceive this fact, it starts to be unattractive. In the article the author describes her experience as a math teacher who is trying to find her place in the world of her students. The publication includes both the results of the survey and conclusions from her experience. The research was conducted among a group of high school students. It involved establishing a lasting relationship with the students in social media and using the media to communicate and help in learning. Another aspect of the study concerned the use of smartphone capabilities directly in the lesson as a source of information (Internet), a device replacing photo-copiers (photos of tasks) and didactic help in the form of various free mathematical applications. The author presents various applications, compares their capabilities and describes the students' as well as her own reflections on working with the phone.