IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN LITERATURE IN ENGLISH IN EGORLICAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE.
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This study examined the impact of social media on the academic performance of senior secondary school students in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study comprised senior secondary school students in selected public secondary schools within the study area, from which a sample was drawn using an appropriate sampling technique. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire titled Social Media and Academic Performance in Literature in English Questionnaire (SMAPLQ). The data collected were analyzed using
descriptive statistics such as frequency counts, percentages, mean, and standard deviation. The findings revealed that social media has both positive and negative impacts on students’ academic performance. Positively, social media enhances
14 students’ access to educational information, boosts confidence, improves academic knowledge, promotes self-reliance, and helps reduce examination malpractice when used responsibly. However, the study also found negative effects such as
distraction from academic activities, poor time management, reduced concentration during study hours, and declining academic performance due to excessive and non-academic use of social media platforms. Based on the findings,
it was recommended that students should be guided on effective and responsible use of social media, parents and teachers should monitor students’ online activities, and schools should organize awareness programmes on the educational use of
social media to enhance students’ academic performance
descriptive statistics such as frequency counts, percentages, mean, and standard deviation. The findings revealed that social media has both positive and negative impacts on students’ academic performance. Positively, social media enhances
14 students’ access to educational information, boosts confidence, improves academic knowledge, promotes self-reliance, and helps reduce examination malpractice when used responsibly. However, the study also found negative effects such as
distraction from academic activities, poor time management, reduced concentration during study hours, and declining academic performance due to excessive and non-academic use of social media platforms. Based on the findings,
it was recommended that students should be guided on effective and responsible use of social media, parents and teachers should monitor students’ online activities, and schools should organize awareness programmes on the educational use of
social media to enhance students’ academic performance
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