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Effects Of Social Networking On The Academic Achievement Of Senior Secondary School Student
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1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
The purpose of the study was
determine the effect of social networking on the academic achievement of
senior secondary school student specifically the study sought to find
out.
i. The most patronized social networking by Senior secondary school students
ii. The positive effects of social networking on the academic achievement of senior secondary school student
iii. The negative effects of social networking on the academic achievement of senior secondary school student.
iv. If there is any significant relationship between the academic achievement of student and social networking
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
i. Which social networking sites is mostly patronized by senior secondary school students?
ii.
What are the positive effects of social networking on the academic
achievement of senior secondary school student?
iii.
What are the networking effects of social networking on the academic
achievement of senior secondary school student?
iv. Is there any significant relationship between student’s academic achievement and social networking?
1.5 DELIMITATION OF THE STUDY
The
essence of this research work is to primarily study the effects of
social networking on the academic achievement of senior secondary school
student in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The research highlighted the concept,
history and forms of social networking sites and their effects in
academic achievement which intends to focus on senior secondary school
students.
1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
For senior
secondary school student, the study will reveal to them with more
information on the positive and negative effects of social networking on
their academic achievement.
In addition, senior secondary school
teachers will fond the study useful as the research will help them with
more information on the influence of social media on the academic
achievement of student.
Moreover, parent and guardians will find the
study useful as the findings will reveal to them some factors influence
on the academic achievement and their activities on the social
networking sites and why they need to properly monitor their children.
Lastly, the study will provide relevance materials for the benefit of other researchers undertaking similar research.
1.7 DEFINITION OF TERMS
Academic
achievement: This is the outcome of education on how student deal with
studies and how they have achieved different tasks given to them by
their teachers.
Social Networking: The use of internet to make
information about yourself available to other people especially among
people who share interests.
Education: This is a social
process in which individual achieves social competence and individual
growth, carried on in selected controlled setting which can be
instructionalize as a school or college.
Students: Someone engaged in studying something or someone who is very interested in a particular subject.
Effects: The aim, purpose produced by an action or state of being operative
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