HE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON STUDENTS LEARNING ABILITY AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL

ABSTRACT

This study investigated the influence of social media on student learning ability among Senior Secondary School Students, Abeokuta, Ogun State. The aim of the study was to analyze the concept or effect of social media and academic achievement. The study emphasized on the various forms of social media sites mostly patronized by Senior Secondary School Students, the positive influence, negative influence and the significant relationship between social media and academic achievement. The study adopted a description survey design and the study comprises one hundred  students (100). The random sample technique is used in selecting five Senior Secondary Schools in Abeokuta, on the basis of 20 per school. The instrument used for gathering data is questionnaire, while mean and standard deviation were adopted to analyze the data gathered. It was discovered that social media had significant influence on student’ academic achievement in Senior Secondary School Abeokuta. The influence are both positive and negative. The findings also revealed that students use up to 3 social media sites and averagely append 9 hours in a week. Lastly, it recommended a collaborative approach between students, parents, educational institutions, social media sites managers, teachers, mass media and the government towards proper utilization of social media site.

TABLE OF CONTENT

CHAPTER ONE 

Introduction                                                                             

1.1   Background of the Study                                                

1.2   Statement of the Problem                                                        

1.3   Purpose of the Study                                                               

1.4   Research Question                                                           

1.5   Delimitation of Study                                                               

1.6   Significance of the Study                                                

1.7   Operation Definition of Terms                                         

CHAPTER TWO

2.1   Review of Related Literature                                                     

2.2   Concept of Social media                                         

2.2.1        Meaning of Social media                                         

2.2.2        What make Social media Site Unique                                     

2.3   Concept of Academic Achievement                                         

2.4   Types of Social media                                                     

2.4.1        Blogs                                                                                

2.4.2        Social Connections                                                         

2.4.3        Social Media Sharing Services                                                

2.4.4        Social News Services or Bookmarking                                    

2.4.5        Mobile Social media Applications                                    

2.4.6        Community Services                                                               

2.4.7        Location Based Networks                                                

2.5   Positive Effect of Social media Sites on Students

Academic Achievement                                                   

2.6   Negative Influence of Social media on Students;

Academic Achievement                                                   

2.7   Relationship between Social media and Academic Performance     

CHAPTER THREE

Research Methodology                                                             

3.0   Introduction                                                                    

3.1   Research Design                                                             

3.2   Area of Study                                                                  

3.3   Population of the Study                                                  

3.4   Sample and Sampling Techniques                                          

3.5   Research Instruments                                                             

3.6   Validity of the Instrument                                                      

3.7   Method of Data Collection                                                      

3.8   Method of Data Analysis                                                 

CHAPTER FOUR

Presentation and Analysis of Data                                                   

4.1   Presentation of Demographic Data &n