scholarly journals A Thoughtful Overview of Social Media Usage among Students and Its Impact on their Academic Work

2020 ◽  
pp. 30-39
Author(s):  
Evans Atteh ◽  
Isaac Assan-Donkoh ◽  
Yaw Ackaah Mensah ◽  
Augustine Boadi ◽  
Silas Cudjoe Badzi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Virtual Communities ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Rapid Change ◽  
Academic Work ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Exchange Information ◽  
The Impact

Social media refers to the means of interactions among people in which they create, share and exchange information and ideas in virtual communities and networks. It allows users to converse and interact with each other, to create, edit and share new forms of textual, visual and audio content. Social media has started creating a negative impact by permeating today’s society with millions of us engrossed, unhealthy addiction, in the latest happenings via apps such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter and so on. With technology booming rapidly from year to year and the younger generations are the ones caught in this rapid change, it is, therefore, crucial to throw more light on the impact of social media on the academic performance of students.

scholarly journals Exploring the relationship between social media usage and academic performances

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Udbhava Rathi ◽  
Daniel John K J ◽  
Joel Mathew Jose
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Pearson’S Correlation ◽  
Media Impact ◽  
Correlation Test ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Pearson's Correlation ◽  
Academic Grades

Social media and academic grades are two of the most important things in an average student’s life. Several factors play an important role in determining whether he achieves first class, second class, third class, or distinction. This study aims to find out the extent to which Social Media impacts the student’s academic results. Using Pearson’s Correlation test, the study determined that there was a negative impact of social media usage on academic performance. Furthermore, Pearson’s Correlation test also showed us that the distraction caused by social media impact their academic performance. There is a high need to include various beneficial aspects of social media in a classroom’s teachings. Instead of outright condemning social media usage by students, education systems and academics should try and make it a part of the educational curriculum. The longer the academicians try and stick to the age-old teaching method from a constraint boundary of class and books, the more we unequip students from the necessary skillsets required to bring a change and lead.

scholarly journals The Effects of Social Media on Pharmacy Students’ Academic Performances

2021 ◽  
pp. 52-58
Author(s):  
Nehad J. Ahmed ◽  
Abdulrahman S. Alrawili ◽  
Faisal Z. Alkhawaja
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
The World ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Gathering Data

Background: The use of social media by students helps to have access to basic information as quick as possible but numerous universities and schools around the world restrict the access to social networks within its buildings to help students to concentrate on their studies. Aim: The aim of this article is to assess the impact of social media on academic performance of pharmacy students. Methodology: The present study includes gathering data from students through a survey research design to determine the effect of social media usage on their academic performance. The survey was adapted from a previous study and after that it is converted to online Google Form. Results: Most of the participants in the present study said that their academic achievement is excellent (41.67%) or very good (41.67%). The majority of the students agree that the use of social media is useful in educational institutions, social media can be used to arrange group discussions with the experts and that it can be used to fix an appointment with other subject experts. The majority of the students also agree that they can receive announcements from lecturers and faculty using social media. Conclusion: The majority of the students feel that social media affect their academic performance positively and about half of them feel that social media affect their performance negatively. It is important to increase their awareness about the importance of regulating social media usage.

scholarly journals Using technology acceptance model to measure the ese of social media for collaborative learning in Ghana

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 321
Author(s):  
Latif Amadu ◽  
Sikandar Syed Muhammad ◽  
Abubakari Sadiq Mohammed ◽  
Grace Owusu ◽  
Sadia Lukman
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Technology Acceptance Model ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Mediation Effects ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Acceptance Model ◽  
The Impact

In this Digital era, thousands of teens in the universities use social network sites, it has become a way of life. Social Media Usage has recently received numerous debate in its impact on academics, with its advent, communities have become link to each other, but the lecture room still remains quite isolated, from other teachers, students, and a host of others who could potentially enhance learning. This study aimed at investigating the impact of social media usage on students’ academic performance through collaborative learning among university students in Ghana. (Based Davis et al,. 1989) Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), a conceptual framework was adopted for the study. To achieve the objectives, a quantitative data analysis method was employed. A total of 200 students were randomly surveyed for the study.  Regression analysis revealed that, Interaction with peers, perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness had a significant positive relationship with collaborative learning. Furthermore, results suggested that there exist a significant mediation effects on the relationship between social media usage dimensions and academic performance. TAM does not take into account environment or economic factors that may influence a person’s intention to perform a behavior. The study recommends a clear mobile learning methodologies, rules and policies for integrating student activities on social media into their final grades.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting the Academic Performance of the Students of Bowen University, Nigeria

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Ibukun Okedigba ◽  
Tomiloba D. Adedigba ◽  
Temilola O. Okedigba
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Study Habits ◽  
Team Work ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
The Impact

Aim: Students’ academic performance is an important criterion that is considered for career opportunity in academia and industry as such the onus is on students to perform well academically in order to stand a chance of holding their own in a competitive and saturated labour market. The fact however is that a number of factors within and outside the classroom combine to determine how well students perform academically. Thus, the aim of this study was to determine the impact of factors such as gender, study habits, faculty of study, extracurricular activities, boyfriend/girlfriend relationship, social media usage and type of secondary school attended on students’ academic performance in Bowen University. Study Design:  A survey research design was used which employed a questionnaire capable of gathering large amount of quantitative and qualitative data. Place and Duration of Study: Bowen University, Iwo, Nigeria between March 2017 and May 2017. Methodology: A self-designed survey questionnaire was administered to a sample of 380 students (144 males, 236 females) drawn from a population of 3,819 students using multi-stage sampling technique. Data collected during the survey were processed and analyzed using various statistical techniques including frequencies, percentages, independent samples t-test, analysis of variance test and Chi-Square test for independence.  Results: Survey results indicated that gender, involvement in extracurricular activities, involvement in boyfriend/girlfriend relationship, study habit and social media usage significantly impact upon student’s academic performance while the type of secondary attended and the faculty of study were found not to significantly affect academic performance of the students. Conclusion: The survey results demonstrated that some of the considered factors significantly affect academic performance of students while some do not. As such, it is important for students to develop good study habits that will enable them spend more time studying while also cutting down on the number of hours spent daily on social media. In the same vein, students should be more involved in extracurricular activities that promote fitness, total wellness and team work. In addition, relationships should be well managed to ensure that they do not negatively impact on students’ academic performance.

scholarly journals Helpful or harmful? Exploring the impact of social media usage on intimate relationships

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naomi Whiteside ◽  
Torgeir Aleti ◽  
Jason Pallant ◽  
John Zeleznikow
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Relationship Satisfaction ◽  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Facebook Usage ◽  
The Impact

Internet access in Australia is increasing with the most popular online activity reported by Australians being social media use. The literature is divided as to whether social media use is helpful or harmful to intimate relationships. Recent research from an Australian family counselling provider indicates that social media use is resulting in negative intimate relationship outcomes, echoing recent American research findings. However, other researchers note that social media use can have positive outcomes for intimate relationships and individuals. These different findings prompted this research which focuses on the impact of social media usage on intimate relationships using Facebook as a case study. A survey of 518 Australians examining Facebook usage, relationship satisfaction and household income was undertaken. The results suggest that relationship satisfaction varies based on types of social media usage when controlled for household income. For most respondents, social media usage did not have a negative impact on their relationship. However, results indicated that where their partner was a ‘friend’ on social media, they were less likely to report concerns relating to social media usage impacting their relationship. It was also found that those living alone or with children on low incomes were more likely to be dissatisfied with their relationships and rely on social media to connect with others. Finally, four types of Facebook usage were identified and mapped against intensity of usage and relationship satisfaction, indicating that the way in which social media is used impacts relationship satisfaction. These findings indicate that social media use is helpful for some intimate relationships and harmful for others based on individual usage and their interaction with their partner via the platform.

A Study on impact of smartphone addiction on academic performance

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2.6) ◽  
pp. 50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela Chaudhury ◽  
Hrudaya Kumar Tripathy
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Machine Learning Techniques ◽  
Smartphone Addiction ◽  
Active Involvement ◽  
Outdoor Sports ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Masses ◽  
The Impact

Smartphone addiction is increasingly affecting the masses and is negatively impacting the younger generation. Several researches have been done to study the impact of internet and smartphone addiction. However no work has been done to predetermine academic performance from smartphone addiction using data mining techniques. A total of 222 University students participated in the questionnaire. The survey questionnaire consisted of demographic information, internet access pattern and smartphone addiction pattern. Data was analysed using machine learning techniques using classification models. The results further encouraged us to find the correlation between smartphone addiction and academic performance. Pearson’ correlation was used to establish that smartphone usage had a negative impact on academic performance. Additionally other attributes like internet connectivity and active involvement in outdoor sports activities were investigated. Experimental results confirmed a negative correlation of these attributes with academic performance. The findings were of immense use and could be used to reduce the internet addiction amongst the student community and also enhance their academic performance

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