Social Media: Online Modern Tool to Enhance Secondary Schools Students’ Academic Performance

Authors

  • Busuyi Francis Olowo Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
  • Festus Oluwole Alabi Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria
  • Comfort Abosede Okotoni Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
  • Musibau Adeoye Yusuf Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46328/ijonse.7

Keywords:

Social media, Students’ academic performance, Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, Youtube

Abstract

This paper reports a survey done that examined the relationship between the use of Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter and YouTube on students’ academic performance in secondary schools. The study adopted the descriptive research design. The population of the study comprised all 7,767 teachers in secondary schools. The sample of 385 teachers was randomly selected. Two instruments were used. The data were analyzed using Pearson Product Movement Correlation Statistics (PPMCS) at 0.05 level of significant. The findings showed that the use of Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, and YouTube were significantly related to students’ academic performance of secondary schools. The study concluded that that the use of Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter and YouTube among teachers and students had positive contributions to students’ academic performance of secondary schools. The findings implicate that the teachers and students in secondary schools should admire the use of social medial such as Facebook WhatsApp, Twitter, and YouTube as an interactive forum for teaching-learning activities. 

Author Biographies

Busuyi Francis Olowo, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Mr. Olowo, Busuyi Francis is currently a Ph. D. student in the Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Festus Oluwole Alabi, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria

Dr. Alabi, Festus Oluwole is currently a Senior lecturer in the Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Education, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria

Comfort Abosede Okotoni, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Dr. (Mrs.). Okotoni, Comfort Abosede is currently senior lecturer in the Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Musibau Adeoye Yusuf, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Dr. Yusuf, Musibau Adeoye is currently senior lecturer in the Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

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Published

2020-04-22

Issue

Vol 2, No 1 (2020)

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