Relationship Between Social Media And Academic Performance Of Business Education Umdergraduate In University Of Lagos
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2018
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Ishola, N.A
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Vunoklang Multidisciplinary JournalofScience and Technology Vol 6. PP6-13 2018
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The study examines analysis of the relationship of social media and academic performance of business education undergraduates in university of Lagos. A descriptive survey design was used with 320 undergraduate students ’ participants in the study. One research question and three hypotheses were tested, a researcher's questionnaire; tagged: ‘Social Media and Undergraduate Academic Performance Questionnaire (SMUAPQ) ’ was used to gather relevant data with the reliability index of 0.78. Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used to test all the hypotheses al .05 level of significance. Result revealed that there is significant relationship between the use of social media and academic performance of undergraduates. It was recommended among others that universities should build and integrate interactive learning facilities as well as creating a direct link to research databases to make the use of social media relevant to students' academic needs. The study thus
further recommends the sensitization of students on the effective utilization of social media for more academic-oriented activities.
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Ishola N.A (2018) Relationship Between Social Media And Academic Performance Of Business Education Umdergraduate In University Of Lagos Vunoklang Multidisciplinary JournalofScience and Technology 6