scholarly journals The Influence of Social Media and Environmental Factors on Academic Performance of Student Nurses in South-West Nigeria

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 295
Author(s):  
Ezekiel Olusegun Babatunde
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Student Nurses ◽  
Predictor Variables ◽  
Academic Excellence ◽  
Southwest Nigeria ◽  
And Performance

The growing popularity and consideration of social networking sites having the ability to enhance interaction, academic participation and performance among lecturers and students respectively underscored an investigation into the influence of social media and environmental factors on academic performance of student nurses in Southwest Nigeria. The study is a survey design that adopted correlational research type. The population comprised all Student Nurses in all the Nursing Schools in Southwest Nigeria. Six schools purposively selected and a sample of 300 students randomly selected participated in the study. Two instruments: Social Media and Environmental Factor Questionnaire (SMEFQ) r=0.85 and Student Nurses Achievement Test (SNAT), r=0.72 was used to collect data. Three research questions guided the study and data collected was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Result revealed that the three predictor variables correlated with each other in predicting students’ academic achievement. It also showed that Facebook ß = (-.162), t(-1.436) = .155, p>.005 contributed most among the predictor variables while the two predictors (social media and environmental factors) could not predict students academic performance in Nursing (F(2,77) =1.214, P= 0.303). It is recommended that students be encouraged to use social media adequately for academic purposes while government improve school physical structures and provide conducive learning environment for academic excellence.

scholarly journals TQM and academic performance in Iraqi HEIs: associations and mediating effect of KM

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 357-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ammar Abdulameer Ali Zwain ◽  
Kong Teong Lim ◽  
Siti Norezam Othman
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Core Elements ◽  
And Performance

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the associations between total quality management (TQM) core elements, knowledge management (KM) processes, and educational organization outcome with respect to academic performance (AP). Design/methodology/approach The study is based on a cross-sectional survey design. The survey was conducted on 87 colleges in Iraqi higher-education institutions (HEIs). Four main hypotheses were developed and tested statistically by applying multivariate data analyses. Findings The results provided evidence that both TQM core elements and KM processes should be implemented holistically. TQM core elements have a positive and significant impact on both KM processes and AP. Moreover, KM processes partially mediate the association between TQM core elements and AP. Originality/value Empirical research on the association between TQM, KM, and performance is very limited. This study provides insights and further understanding of the effect of TQM core elements on KM processes and AP, and therefore, allows decision makers to get in-depth knowledge about these associations and the mediating effect of KM in HEIs context.

scholarly journals Machine Learning Methods for Analysing the Impact of Social Media on Students Academic Performance

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-22
Author(s):  
Kiran Shahzadi ◽  
Muhammad Shahzad Sarfraz ◽  
Mazhra Saqib ◽  
Hamza Mansoor Shah
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
K Nearest Neighbor ◽  
Media Impact ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact

Today Social networking is a common apporch, mostly along with youngster. The social media impact on the academic performance of students become fundamental part to determine. Social Networking Sites (SNS) for example, twitter facebook are presently an vital medium that are used to connect peoples and different  associations approximately the world  Technology is thriving quick with the passage of time, and the youngsters are trapped in this swift revolutionize. In this paper we find out in which ways social sites affects student’s academic performance and recognize the impact of social sites on our educational system. The reason at the back huge use of social networking sites. Social sites networking (SNS) have grow from being merely libertine stages for personl  use to awesome progressive structure that utilized both blend and inside and remotely for relationship and joined exertion with shafts separated stakeholders. Generally among youthful understudies, Social sites networks is an unmistakable example today In this paper by using student-por.csv and student-mat.csv dataset, we work on the classifier on  the social media impact on students academic performances. For this purposes we choose K nearest-neighbor (KNN), support vector machine (SVM) and Linear regression algorithm using python that predict slightly better and give right prediction about the student’s academic performance.  In social networking model our work has enhanced our imminent.  The results reveal that there is strong relationship between social media and student’s academic performance. This paper shows that mostly students have cell phones and also have internet availability so they use 40 mints form 4 hours daily and not give attentions to their studies, all these activities on internet effect the student’s academic performance. This study will commence with introduction and background of existing studies. After that on the basis of background there will be a research question.

scholarly journals Social Media as a form of Digital Tool(s) and Academic Performance of University Students in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. 10-16
Author(s):  
Aderinsola Eunice Kayode
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Digital Tool ◽  
The Government ◽  
Use Of Social Media

The purpose of this article is to access the use of social media as a form of digital tools on the academic performance of undergraduate students of the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. The paper reviews the actual impact of the use of social media with student’s classroom learning. The descriptive research design was utilized. Two hundred (200) undergraduate students purposively selected from eight faculties. The paper reveals that a great number of students are addicted to the use of social media and frequency use of social networks in digitalization tool becomes an integral part of the students’ development which has resulted in improving students’ academic performance. In conclusion, the paper reveals that the use of social media is part of digital tools that shaping and influencing how students lean and interact with their studies and also, with e-communication with peers this help a student to collaborate and discuss issues related to their academic studies. Social media have a dual impact on student achievement, and it is necessary to approach adolescents' use of social networks with ultimate positive responsibility. With the outcome of the findings, this paper recommends that the government and educational planners should improve the leisure, information exchange among learners, therefore, academic performance can be maintained. The researcher recommends that social media should be used for educational purposes as well, Social Networking Sites should be expanded and new pages should be created to enhance academic activities and avoid setbacks in the students’ academic performance.

scholarly journals RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES & APPLICATIONS AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 1437-1445
Author(s):  
Syed Zubair Haider ◽  
Uzma Munawar ◽  
Hamida Bibi ◽  
Farooq Hussain ◽  
Abdul Wadood
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
University Students ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Online Social Networking ◽  
Attention Span ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose of the study: This study analysed the relationship between Online Social Networking websites and Applications (OSNSA) and university students' academic achievement. Methodology: In the present research, a quantitative research design was followed, and a survey research type of descriptive research was used in this study. Data were collected from 150 university students using a modified version of The Online Social Networking Sites scale (Paul, Baker, & Cochran, 2012). The correlation was calculated by using the SPSS 22nd version. Main Findings: The findings revealed a connection between students' time spent on OSNSA and their academic outcomes. The time spent on OSNSA was observed to be strongly influenced by the attention span of the students. In particular, we find that a lower academic output is provided by the greater time spent on OSNSA. Also, attention span was strongly associated with features that influence students' academic success, such as their perceptions of society's social networking outlook, their advantages, and disadvantages of OSNSA, use of OSNSA, etc. Applications of this study: Many students spend most of their hours on online networking pages, like Facebook, Tok-Tok, and WhatsApp, which are the most common, considering the harmful impact of social media. In certain eyes, social media has embedded a detrimental effect, but it is also used to acquire vital knowledge and social skills for pupils. Novelty/Originality of this study: This research is different from other studies because it explores the relationship between social networking sites & the application and academic performance of university students belonging from South Punjab by exploring various facets of OSNSA which ultimately promote university students’ academic performance.

A Study on Diverse Methods and Performance Measures in Sentiment Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meesala Shobha Rani ◽  
Sumathy Subramanian
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Sentiment Analysis ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Internet Technology ◽  
User Generated Content ◽  
Spam Detection ◽  
Performance Factors ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
Opinion Spam ◽  
And Performance

: With the vast development of internet technology 2.0, millions of people are sharing their opinions on different social networking sites. To obtain the necessary information from the huge volume of user-generated data, the attention on sentiment analysis among the research community is growing. Growth and prominence of sentiment analysis is synchronized with an increase in social media and networking sites. Users generally use natural language for speaking, writing, and expressing their views based on various sentiment orientations, ratings, and the features of different products, topics, and issues. This helps to produce ambiguity at the end of the customer's decision based on criticism to form an opinion based on such comments. To overcome the challenges of user-generated content such as noisy, irrelevant information and fake reviews, there is a significant demand for an effective methodology that emphasizes the need for sentiment analysis. This study presents an exhaustive survey of the existing methodologies and highlights the challenges and performance factors of various approaches of sentiment analysis including text preprocessing, opinion spam detection, and aspect level sentiment analysis. Background: User-generated content is growing all over the globe and people more eagerly express their views on social media towards various aspects. The opinionated text is difficult to interpret and arrive at a conclusion based on the feedback gathered from reviews on various sites. Hence, the significance of sentiment analysis is growing to analyze the usergenerated data. Objective: The paper presents an exhaustive review that provides an overview of the pros and cons of the existing techniques and highlights the current techniques in sentiment analysis namely text pre-processing, opinion spam detection, and aspect level sentiment analysis based on machine learning and deep learning. This will be useful to researchers who focus on the challenges very specifically and identify the most common challenges to work forward for a new solution.

scholarly journals Consumption of Social Media and Academic Performance: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Perception of Students in KP universities

2020 ◽  
Vol V (IV) ◽  
pp. 57-71
Author(s):  
Syed Inam Ur Rehman ◽  
Hafiz Safi Ullah ◽  
Adiba Akhtar
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Global Village

In the world changing into a digital global village, social networking technology has played a vital role compare to other internet tools. This study conducted through a cross-sectional survey on the students' perceptions about their use of social networking sites and their influence on their academic performance. The researcher gathered data from the students of Gomal and Quratba University in D.I.Khan and used the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) (Pearson's correlation coefficient test) to analyze the data and infer findings and draw a conclusion. The study found that computer-mediated communication through social media sites, the GPA of male students is more affected than those of female students and H1 of the study accepted. And it is also found that H2 of the study that social media use in 2nd semester and their GPA of age group 20 and less than 25, that there is a significant relationship between the GPA and 2nd-semester use of SNS as indicated. This Null Hypothesis of the study was rejected.

scholarly journals SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKING OF MICRO ENTREPRENEURS AND PERFORMANCE OF AGENT BANKS

2021 ◽  
pp. 14-35
Author(s):  
Timinepere Court ◽  
◽  
Alaowei Appiah ◽  
Joseph Isikuru ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Large Body ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Sampling Procedures ◽  
Descriptive Survey

There is a large body of literature in social media, agent banking and entrepreneurship in disparate and fragmented forms. The nexus between social media platforms for entrepreneurial networking and performance in the context of agent banking remains underexplored. To address this knowledge gap, this paper investigates social media platforms for networking by micro entrepreneurs and performance of agent banks in Nigeria. Analytic descriptive survey design is adopted in the study while a sample of 150 agent banks are selected by employing simple random and cluster sampling procedures. Data were collected from self reports of micro entrepreneurs of agent banks with the use of questionnaire. Data collected were analysed with frequency counts, percentage distribution, logistic regression and analysis of variance. The results demonstrated that micro entrepreneurs of agent banks utilize social media platforms to initiate formal and informal ties to improve business performance. The paper concludes that quite a number of micro entrepreneur agents of banks network with social media platforms but some bank agents do not network with a view to establishing formal and informal ties for business purposes.

scholarly journals The Effect of Using Social Media on Academic Performance of Faculty Members during Covid-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 106-114
Author(s):  
Mohammad Naim Rahim ◽  
Mohamad Bilal Ali
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Postgraduate Studies ◽  
Educational Paradigm ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
New Policies

The use of social media has increased in schools and universities due to the new norms of teaching and learning during the Covid-19 pandemic. However, this educational paradigm shift requires further surveys to explore the potentials and restrictions, particularly in the context of Afghanistan. Therefore, a quantitative method and descriptive survey design are adopted to examine the effect of using social media (Facebook, WhatsApp, and Telegram) on the academic performance (Mean Scores of GPA) of Afghanistan faculty members who are pursuing their postgraduate studies at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). The participants are (N=103 male and female) who are randomly selected. The data is collected through a structured survey google form. Frequency and percentage statistical analysis, Independent-Samples T-test, and Independent-Measures ANOVA are performed as data analysis techniques. The results show a large number of WhatsApp users in terms of frequency and percentage among faculty members of Afghanistan who are using social media. The findings also examine that there is no significant difference between the mean scores of GPA in the academic performance of faculty members using different types of social media. In conclusion, the study contributes to establishing an in-depth understanding of the effect of using social media on the academic performance among faculty members based on the new policies of e-learning implementation by the Ministry of Higher Education during the Covid-19 pandemic.  

scholarly journals Undergraduates’ grade-point averages are dependent on their number of friends [Virginia Commonwealth University]

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Han G Tran
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Living Arrangement ◽  
Academic Excellence ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Governmental Institutions ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

According to National Center for Education Statistics (2018), in 2016-17, the average tuition fees for first-time, full-time undergraduates is $8,800 at 4-year public institutions, $16,300 at private for-profit institutions, or $33,500 at private nonprofit ones. The expense is either paid by students and their families or by private and governmental institutions. Either way, it is of everyone’s interest to ensure that the money spent is due, in comparison with the outcomes (high salary, skilled workers, etc.). Hence, it is crucial and beneficial to investigate what factors influence academic performance variable, measured in grade-point average (GPA). This paper investigated the relationship between the number of friends full-time college students have and their academic performance, retention, and persistence since the rate of retention and persistence and academic excellence are intercorrelate and often coexist. The difference in degrees of impact between high school friends and new college friends on undergraduates was examined. The benefits of social support arose from friendship on undergraduates’ welfare, academic retention and performance were explored. Outside factors that could potentially affect the relationship between the number of friends and GPA, such as gender, living arrangement, satisfaction with college environment and overall life were also assessed. It was established that the more friends an undergraduate student has, the more social support they perceive, the happier and more satisfied with college life they are, and the higher GPA they obtain. However, when the size of undergraduate’s network becomes too big, the available time for intimate friends and for studying is compensated, thinning the positive effect of social support and inflicting undergraduates’ potential capability and performance. Since the conclusion was generated from previous researches and reports, it would be beneficial to have surveys or experiments conducted to either disprove or further support the conclusion.

scholarly journals Determinants of attitudes towards social networking advertising: The role of habit, perceived ease of use and social media capital affinity

10.29007/32mq ◽  
2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Babalwa Solani ◽  
Liezel Cilliers ◽  
Willie Tafadzwa Chinyamurindi
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
End User ◽  
Research Philosophy

There is an observed popularity in the use of social networking sites. The popularity of social networking sites appears to occupy a multi-layered utility depending on the needs of the end user. Calls exist within the literature for studies that explore understanding of determinants that influence attitudes towards advertising on social networks. The importance of this is that such factors influencing attitudes towards advertising on social networks can be useful pre-cursors to the formation of actual intentions. The objective of this study was to determine the role of habit, perceived ease of use and social media capital affinity on attitudes towards social network advertising amongst students at rural campus. A sample of 289 registered students were used as a sample for this study utilising a positivist research philosophy and a survey design approach. The findings of the research saliently show a positive relationship to exist a) perceived ease of use and habit; b) social capital affinity and attitudes towards social networking advertising. Based on the findings of the research some implications are made concerning possible responses from the youth market and attitudes towards social media advertising.

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