The impact of using social media and internet on academic performance case study Bahrain Universities

Desmal, Abdulla Jaafar

doi:10.4108/eai.28-6-2017.152748

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“…Cankaya and Yunkul (2018) found in their study that WhatsApp is the most used social networking sites by participants in a mixed method study. Similarly, Abdulla (2017) also discovered that among other social networking sites like Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, WhatsApp is the most preferred by university students. Besides, Ling (2016) and Yin (2016), both studies carried out in Malaysia found that WhatsApp is the preferred social networking site among Malaysian student.…”

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Investigating ‘WhatsApp’ for Collaborative Learning among Undergraduates

Udenze¹,

Oshionebo²

2020

Etkileşim

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The adoption of new media technologies is rapidly becoming a trend in educational environment. Given the growing popularity of social media, it has become pertinent to understand and adopt social media networks in developing future educational blue prints. This study investigates the extent to which WhatsApp platform could engender collaborative learning among undergraduate students in the University of Abuja, Gwagwalada, Nigeria. To achieve this aim, a dual research methodology was employed to drive the study. Both survey and Focus Group Discussion (FGD) were employed respectively. Surveying 400 undergraduates, data from the survey were analysed using Simple Percentage Table (SPT) and Microsoft Office tools, while data that emanated from the focus group were analysed thematically. The study incorporated ‘Technology Acceptance Model’ (TAM) to direct and guide it. Discoveries from the study found that “perceived usefulness” and “perceived ease of use” engender the use of WhatsApp among students. Also, it was discovered that students incorporated and domesticated class WhatsApp group for various purposes, particularly for learning. Overall, the study found that class WhatsApp group engenders collaborative learning to a large extent. However, it was discovered that the major challenge in class WhatsApp groups is the posting of irrelevant contents on the platforms. The study concluded that it is paramount to fully harness the potentials of WhatsApp in order to enhance learning in higher institutions.

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Investigating ‘WhatsApp’ for Collaborative Learning among Undergraduates

Udenze¹,

Oshionebo²

2020

Etkileşim

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“…Designers need to study the usage as well as the devices that the users are connected to. The connection of data services on smartphones (Desmal, 2017) has led to an exponential increase in the capabilities offered by social media platforms. To illustrate by example, users on Facebook typically access the application through their mobile phones (96%) as compared to their computers (25%).…”

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Social Media and Its Impact on User Behavior – A Methodological and Thematic Review

Singh¹,

Kumar²,

Rawat³

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Social Media has invaded all walks of life including the way we consume content. The literature is rich with research on various aspects of social media and its impact on user behavior, organisations, and the society. This systematic literature review has been done to highlight the key themes and methodologies in extant literature for social media and its impact on user behavior. With 61 journal articles as the base of this review, 4 main research themes emerged, namely consumer motivation, effects of the platform format, content type, and the inverse impact of user behavior on the platforms. On exploration of the methodologies used in the relevant literature, a variety of approaches i.e. qualitative, quantitative, mixed, and non-empirical studies have been used to analyze social media usage and its impact on user behavior. Based on the methodological and thematic review, recommendations are provided for future research.

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“…Empirical studies such as Desmal (2017), Peiro-Velert et al (2015) and Muhingi et al (2015) maintain that there is use of social media among student following the advent of smartphones and internet connection. However, there have been mixed reactions from academics and researchers with regard to the impact of social networks and how they affect academic performance.…”

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“…A similar finding was found in Kenyan where Kiplagat and Ombiro (2017) noted that students access the internet and social media sites and the frequented sites were Facebook, Whatsapp, twitter, Instagram and YouTube. The most popular social media sites often used by students have been identified by empirical studies to include Whatsapp and Facebook (Desmal, 2017;Mingle, 2016;Mingle & Adams 2015;Kashif, 2013;Alwagait et al, 2014;Othman et al, 2017). Other studies such as Alwagait et al (2014) also observed twitter is also emerging as a dominant social media site used by students.…”

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“…The issue of social media over the years has become a debatable topic among researchers with regard to its effect on academic performance. With the advent of information and communication technology, students have been significantly influenced in their social interaction (Desmal, 2017). This occurs with the aid of smartphone, laptop and tablets as some ICT gadgets that students use in accessing these social networking sites (Vigie & Andnala, 2015).…”

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The Influence of Social Media on Students’ Academic Life in Higher Education: The Case of University for Development Studies, Tamale

2020

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In recent times the proliferation of Information and Communication Technology has facilitated social interaction among different groups of people. Besides, communication in different forms is now easy with the creation of social media platforms that enable large groups of people to have a common discussion on a common platform. Some students of higher educational institutions are addicted to the use of these social media sites and could be detrimental to their academic achievement if not used effectively. This study provides empirical evidence from the Wa Campus students of the University for Development Studies (Ghana) on their awareness, use and effects of use of social media on their academic life. Primary data were collected from 380 randomly selected students through the use of a questionnaire and the data were analysed using descriptive statistics. With the exception of 2go and Tumblr where 46.1% and 44.7% of the respondents respectively are aware of, almost 80% of the respondents are aware of all the social media sites identified. The results therefore, indicate high awareness of current social media sites among the students with all the respondents becoming aware of at least Facebook and WhatsApp. Average time spent on frequently used social media sites is 40 hours per week. The use of smartphones, tablets and laptops which are very mobile is responsible for the relative higher intensity of social media use. The results also point out that social media sites are used for entertainment, social networking with friends and families, as well as for academic purpose. It is concluded that there are mixed effects of social media use on students' academic life. The University's Students Representative Council in collaboration with top management should develop strategies of informing students on the negative use of social media in their life.

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The impact of using social media and internet on academic performance case study Bahrain Universities

Cited by 17 publications

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Investigating ‘WhatsApp’ for Collaborative Learning among Undergraduates

Investigating ‘WhatsApp’ for Collaborative Learning among Undergraduates

Social Media and Its Impact on User Behavior – A Methodological and Thematic Review

The Influence of Social Media on Students’ Academic Life in Higher Education: The Case of University for Development Studies, Tamale

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