scholarly journals Knowledge Acquisition through Social Media towards Academic Performance among Undergraduate Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd Shamsul Mohd Shoid ◽  
Norliya Ahmad Kassim ◽  
Muhammad Ariff Idris
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Knowledge Acquisition ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Future Study ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
Factors Influencing

<p>The purpose of the study is to investigate knowledge acquisition using social media among final semester students in the Faculty of Information Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). This study used a survey method to collect data. A total of 173 respondents answered to this survey questionnaire which was a self-developed questionnaire. The questionnaire measures the methods of knowledge acquisition through social media, factors influencing knowledge acquisition through social media, and students’ academic performance who acquire knowledge through social media. The results showed that respondents quite agree on the methods of knowledge acquisition through social media (Mean=3.35) and factors influencing knowledge acquisition (Mean=3.49) and about their academic performance (Mean=3.83). The implication of the study is that the academic institutions and organizations can use this study in enhancing the students’ academic performance and productivity in the organization by using social media as a medium to acquire knowledge. For future study, the study can highlight on barriers in knowledge acquisition through social media and extending the target population to the employees in the organizations.</p>

Social Media and Academic Performance of Library and Information Science Undergraduates

2015 ◽  
pp. 203-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Ajibola Ogunleye
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Use Of Social Media

This chapter examines the use of social media in the training and education of undergraduates of Library and Information Science. The target population of the study comprises of Library and Information Science (LIS) undergraduate students selected from two tertiary education institutions in Kwara State, Nigeria. From this population, 260 LIS undergraduates selected through a simple random sampling technique represent the sample for the study. A self-developed questionnaire was used to gather data from the respondents. Descriptive statistical data analysis method was use to analyse the collected data. The results of the study are presented using frequency tables, percentages, and charts. The major findings from the study are that LIS undergraduates and lecturers from the participating tertiary institutions in Kwara State perceive social media as mainly for chatting with friends and relatives. The findings also indicate that making use of social media contributes to undergraduates' grades and thereby improves their academic performance.

scholarly journals A Comparative Study on the Use of Social Media, Reading Habits and Academic Performance of Secondary School Students

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
P. T. Nnaji ◽  
V. N. Okpuzor ◽  
E. Morka
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Target Population ◽  
School Students ◽  
Student Groups ◽  
Adolescent Students ◽  
Use Of Social Media

Aim: A comparative study was conducted on how the use of social media affects the reading habit and academic performance of secondary school students. Study Design: The study adopted the descriptive survey research design to help elicit data from the target population through questionnaire, observations and interview instruments. Methodology: The questionnaires were randomly administered to both male and female students. Results: Social media is a great digital platform for learning and obtaining current information. There are consequences attached to the proper use and misuse among adolescent students. More than 50% of social media operators in secondary schools are users of Facebook. 58 out of 75 students who scored “A” grade in their favourite subject operated social media. 67.23% of the total respondents who use the social media didn’t score an “A” grade in their favourite subject. Students who operated more than one social media network scarcely scored an “A” grade. Only 3.5% of students spent up to 4 hours of reading every day. 46.5% read for 2-3 hours and 36.5% read for an hour. 11.5% read for 30munites while 2% read for less than 30 minutes. Conclusion: Students should be properly guided and given an adequate orientation before providing them with electronic devices like smart phones. Teachers should be encouraged to join large student groups. Off-topics and non-academic discussions should be curtailed.

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF SOCIO-EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamshid Ali Turi ◽  
Muhammad Faizal A. Ghani ◽  
Yasir Javid ◽  
Shaharyar Sorooshian
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

The study was designed to check the impact of socio-emotional intelligence on academic performance of the university students. The target population was BS, MS and PhD students of the COMSATS institute for information technology. Self-administered questionnaire based survey method was adopted using Bar On EQ-I questionnaire for data collection based on non-random sampling (Convenient) sampling method. Results indicate positive correlation between socio-emotional intelligence and academic performance and the results recommend penetration of socio-emotional intelligence practices in teaching learning processes for getting best possible academics objectives.

scholarly journals Perceived effects of social media usage on development of undergraduate students in Punjab, Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Luqman ◽  
Muhammad B. Zulfiqar ◽  
Muhammad Yaseen ◽  
Tahir M. Butt ◽  
Ayesha Riaz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Independent Learning ◽  
Income Source ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Perceived Effects ◽  
Use Of Social Media

This study aimed to assess the impacts of social media gadgets on academic performance of the students. The study was conducted in two randomly selected universities in Punjab, i.e., University of Agriculture Faisalabad and University of Sargodha. The sample size for the study was 200 (100 from each university) purposively selected undergraduate students enrolled in B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture. Data was collected through the valid, pre-tested and structured questionnaire and analyzed through SPSS. Descriptive statistics was applied for the meaningful interpretation of the results. The results of the study showed that average age of the respondents was 21.09 years. Of the total respondents, 59.8% belonged to rural areas and 40.5% belonged to urban areas. Less than half (46%) of respondents were small farmers and 13.5% had no land. Most of the respondents (76.3%) were owners of their lands. Farming was the key income source for 58% respondents. Average area under cultivation was perceived 10.61 acres. Regarding use of social media gadgets, 87.5% of respondents had an account on WhatsApp for contacts and information sharing thus WhatsApp was the widely used gadget (x̄=3.42±1.30). Pertaining to use of social media gadgets, improved students’ confidence (x̄=3.28), developing high quality multimedia products such as presentations (x̄=3.27), enhanced opportunity of discussion (x̄=3.26), enforcement and encouragement to independent learning (x̄=3.19) were the leading impacts as perceived by the respondents on their academic performance. This study affirms the overwhelmed effectiveness of social media and urged universities to develop a framework to integrate social media in educational system.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Delivering Key Points in Biochemistry on improvement of academic performance and attitude of first year MBBS students

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 5631-5641
Author(s):  
Santhi Silambanan, Manikandan A, Kamalam R, Shalini L
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Formative Assessment ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
Teaching Methodologies ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Institutional Ethics ◽  
Key Points ◽  
The Subject

Introduction: The undergraduate students have difficulty in achieving good academic performance in Biochemistry subject. In spite of using various teaching methodologies the teacher is not able to create interest in the subject as well as improve knowledge. This study was undertaken to assess the efficacy of delivering key points on the improvement in academic performance as well as changing their perception about Biochemistry amongst first year MBBS students.   Methods: The study was conducted by the Department of Biochemistry in Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute in the year 2016. Students of 2015 batch were provided with important points in the proper format which were prepared by the faculty. Formative assessment examination marks were compared with students of previous four batches. Also, the perception of delivery of key points was assessed. Ethics approval was obtained from the institutional ethics committee (IEC-NI/16/AUG/55/63). Statistical analysis was done using SPSS version16.0. p<0.05 was considered significant. No funding was obtained for conducting this study.   Results: There was significant increase in the performance of the students in the formative assessment examinations. The students’ responses were positive in more than 80% in all the items of the survey questionnaire.   Conclusion: There was improvement in the academic performance of the students. They said it was useful for understanding and preparing for the examinations.

scholarly journals Social Media Improves Students’ Academic Performance: Exploring the Role of Social Media Adoption in the Open Learning Environment among International Medical Students in China

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 1272
Author(s):  
Muhammad Azeem Ashraf ◽  
Muhammad Naeem Khan ◽  
Sohail Raza Chohan ◽  
Maqbool Khan ◽  
Wajid Rafique ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
International Medical ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Open Learning

Numerous studies have examined the role of social media as an open-learning (OL) tool in the field of education, but the empirical evidence necessary to validate such OL tools is scant, specifically in terms of student academic performance (AP). In today’s digital age, social media platforms are most popular among the student community, and they provide opportunities for OL where they can easily communicate, interact, and collaborate with each other. The authors of this study aimed to minimize the literature gap among student communities who adopt social media for OL, which has positive impacts on their AP in Chinese higher education. We adopted social constructivism theory (SCT) and the technology acceptance model (TAM) to formulate a conceptual framework. Primary data containing 233 questionnaires of international medical students in China were collected in January 2021 through the survey method. The gathered data were analyzed through structural equation modeling techniques with SmartPLS 3. The results revealed that perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and interactions with peers have positive and significant influence on OL. In addition, OL was found to have positive and significant influence on students’ AP and engagement. Lastly, engagement showed a positive impact on students’ AP. Thus, this study shows that social media serves as a dynamic tool to expedite the development of OL settings by encouraging collaboration, group discussion, and the exchange of ideas between students that reinforce their learning behavior and performance.

Factors Affecting Students' Academic Performance: The Case of Students at Community Colleges in Bhaktapur District

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-38
Author(s):  
Balaram Duwal ◽  
Lalita Khonju
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Community Colleges ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Academic Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Student’S Performance ◽  
The Impact

This study aims to investigate the important academic factors; teaching method, study habits of students and attendance of students that affect students' academic performance. The study used a survey method and analytical research design. A stratified sampling method was used to select 150 respondents from 1,525 total number of undergraduate students from four high student enrolment community colleges of Bhaktapur district. Regression analysis was used to identify the impact of independent variables on student's academic performance. Mann-Whitney test was used to identify the differences between perceived student's performance across gender, age and faculty.  To test for differences between perceived student's performance across study year and guardian occupation, Kruskal-Wallis test was conducted. The result shows that the teaching method and attendance of students have a significant positive impact on perceived student's performance but student's habit has no significant impact on perceived student's performance.  However, it has been proved that gender, age, faculty, study year and guardian occupation do not have any differences in perceived student's performance.

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