Influence Of Social Media On The Academic Performance Of University Students

This study was carried out to examine the influence of social media on the academic performance of students of Ale Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu Alike (AE-FUNAI) in Ikwo Local government area of Ebonyi state, Nigeria. The specific objective of the study was to find out whether the students of AE-FUNAI make use of social media or not. The theory of social constructivism was chosen as the theoretical frameworks. Survey research was used for the conduct of the research. Thirteen thousand (13,000) was the population of the study, but the researcher used Taro Yamane"s formula to reduce the population into manageable size. Three hundred and sixty-eight (368) questionnaires out of four hundred (400) shared to the students were retrieved. These data were analyzed through the utilization of Pearson"s chi-square statistics and percentages. The study found out that students who are exposed to social media are more likely to perform poorly in their academics than those who are not. Hence, there is a significant relationship between the number of social media accounts operated by students and their levels of academic performance. Also, students who use social media are more likely to engage in online activities than those who do not use social media. These outcomes of data analysis constitute the findings of this study. Sequel to the findings, the study recommended that the university authority should maximize the immense academic values surrounding the use of social media by creating on-line educational and informational communities that will serve as platforms from which students can derive some academic values that will enhance their academic performance and also students should place emphasis on the use of social media for academic purpose while de-emphasizing its use for non-academic purpose.

General Objective: The main objective of the study is to examine the influence of social media on the academic performance of students of Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu Alike (AE-FUNAI).

Specific Objectives

The specific objectives of the study are to:

1. know if students of AE-FUNAI make use of social media or not.
2. identify the activities students of AE-FUNAI engage in on social media.
3. determine the amount of time students of AE-FUNAI spend on social media.
4. determine if social media help to improve academic performance of students of AE-FUNAI.
5. proffer solution to the problem of social media on students" academic performance in AE-FUNAI.

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