Role of social media in academic achievement among Northern Border University sudents
Keywords:
Social media, academic achievement, Northern Border University, social media and education, Technology Uses in Education.
Abstract
The study aimed to measure the impact of social media on academic achievement among a sample of Northern Border University students in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The study seeks to reach a cognitive perception to recognize the effect of using social media on academic achievement in university students. It relied upon the quantitative and qualitative distribution of each type of social media application among students to determine the importance of social media informing study groups amongst themselves and with faculty members. This helped to identify the negative and positive effects of using social media applications on the process of academic achievement among Northern Border University students. To achieve those objectives, the researchers used the descriptive survey methodology, with the questionnaire used as a study tool. The most prominent results showed that a wide range of students at the University is highly interested in using social media in academic achievement and in communicating with the Faculty members. The study also concluded with a proposal to increase the activation of social media as an important tool for increasing the rate of academic achievement among Northern Border University students.
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Kumar, V. & Nanda, P. (2019). Social Media in Higher Education: A Framework for Continuous Engagement. International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 15(1), Article 8, 109-120. DOI. 10.4018/IJICTE.2019010108.
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Lundgren, L. & Crippen, K. (2019). Learning and the Practice of Social Media in Informal Science Education Centers. International Journal on E-Learning, 18(1), 31-52. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1204215
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Neto, R., Golz, N. & Polega, M. (2015). Social Media Use, Loneliness, and Academic Achievement: A Correlational Study with Urban High School Students. Journal of Research in Education, 25(2), 28-37. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1097983
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Sanderson, J. (2018). Thinking Twice Before You Post: Issues Student-Athletes Face on Social Media. New Directions for Student Services, 163, 81-92. DOI. 10.1002/ss.20272.
Santoveña-Casal, S. (2019). The Impact of Social Media Participation on Academic Performance in Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students. International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 20(1), 125-143. DOI. https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v20i1.3751.
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Yildiz, E., Çengel, M. & Alkan, A. (2019). Social Media Attitudes among Vocational School Students. International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 8(3), 384-391. DOI. http://doi.org/10.11591/ijere.v8i3.20248.
Zoabi, K. (2012). Self-Esteem and Motivation for Learning among Minority Students: A Comparison between Students of Pre-Academic and Regular Programs. Creative Education, 03(08), 1397-1403. DOI. 10.4236/ce.2012.38204.
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2021-04-12
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Al Sawy, Y. M., & Al-Madani, F. M. (2021). Role of social media in academic achievement among Northern Border University sudents. Amazonia Investiga, 10(38), 20-32. https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2021.38.02.2
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