Social Media and Arabic Students Academic Performance in Southwest Nigerian Universities
Keywords:
Application, Challenges, Social media, Students, South-West, Nigeria
Abstract
This study investigated the use of social media by Arabic students in South-West Nigerian universities. The study examined meaning of social media, application of social media, examples of social media, benefits of social media and the challenges of social media, The study found that the students are aware of the social media tools as majority from the institutions frequently use Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram on daily basis and Blog, YouTube, Flickr were used on weekly basis. Also, constraints such as cyber-bullying, lack of privacy, time wasting, addiction, being distracted were some of the highlighted problems encountered by the universities in the use of social media tools for educational activities. Conclusion and recommendations were made based on the findings.
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learning the new domain of learning. Smart Learn. Environ, 7(9). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40561- 020-00118-7
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undergraduate students of Taraba State University, Jalingo, Nigeria. Research on Humanities and Social Sciences, 6(19), 63-72.
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opportunities and risks. International Journal of Managing Public Sector Information and Communication Technologies, 2(1), 13.
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Library Philosophy and Practice, 1-33.
Bakare, O.D. (2018). The Use of Social Media Technologies (SMTs) in the Provision of
Library and Information Services in Academic Libraries of South-West, Nigeria. Unpublished thesis (PhD). Department of Information Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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academic performance: examining the influence of academic self-efficacy and innovation characteristics. Sustainability, 11(1), 1-17.
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International Conference on Communication, Media, Technology and Design, 213-223.
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Learning using Twitter and blogs. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 14(3), 1-19.
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International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research, 9 (3). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340779328
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systems. Business Horizons, 54(3), 185-192. Accessed dated on 12/1/2019, from URL Accessed dated on 12/1/2019, from URL https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bushor.2010.12.003
» https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bushor.2010.12.003
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media in education. International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy, 3(4): 50-53.
Fatokun, K.V. (2019). Effect of social media on undergraduate students’ achievement and
interest in chemistry in the Northcentral geo-political zone of Nigeria. International Journal of Science and Technology Educational Research, 10(2), 9-15.
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life for undergraduate students of university of human developments. International Journal of Multidisciplinary and Current Research, 3(4), 811-820.
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Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 64, 639-645.
Ijeoma, A & Burke, M. (2013). Influence of social media on social behaviour of post
graduate students. A case study of Salford University, United Kingdom. Journal of Research & Method in Education, 3 (6), 39-43
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buying behavior of consumers with reference to age group of 18-40 years in Navi Mumbai. Unpublished thesis (M.Phil). Department of Business Managament, D.Y.Patil University.
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serious! Understanding the function building blocks of social media. Business Horizons 54: 241-251.
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should know about micro-blogging. Business horizons, 54(2), 105-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bushor.2010.09.004
» https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bushor.2010.09.004
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students in Ghanaian universities: a case study of University of Ghana, Legon. Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal). 1637. Available at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4687&context=libphilprac Accessed on 15/10/2019.
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academic performance and interpersonal relation: a cross-sectional study among students at a tertiary medical center in East India. Journal of Education and Health Promotion, 8(73). Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6512220/ Accessed on 16/10/2019.
Mazman, S.G.& Usluel, Y.K. (2010). Modeling educational usage of Facebook. Computer
& Education, 55(2): 444-453.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary Online. (2016). Retrieved January 15, 2018, from
MerriamWebster Dictionary Online.
Mahas , Q. A. (2014). Social network’s benefits, privacy and identity. International Journal of
Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 12(3), 31-42.
Mehboob, W. T. (2012). The Impact of Social Media and Social Networks on Education.
International Journal of Computer Science Issues, 9, 407-411.
Mingle, J. (2015). Social media network participation and academic performance in selected
senior high schools in Accra, Ghana. Unpublished thesis (M.Phil). Department of Information Studies, University of Ghana.
Moran, M., Seaman, J. & Tinti-Kane, H., (2011). Teaching, learning, and sharing: how
today's higher education faculty use social media. Babson Survey Research Group.
Mowafy, G. (2018). The effects of social media on the academic performance of Nile
University Students. Unpublished dissertation (Masters). Department of International and Comparative Education, The American University.
Ndunge, K.J. (2017). Role of social media in interpersonal communication among secondary
schools students in Machakos County. Unpublished dissertation (Master). Department of School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Nairobi.
Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus. (2009)
Quadri, G.O. & Idowu, O.A. (2016). Social media use by Librarians for information
dissemination in three Federal university libraries in Southwest Nigeria. Journal of Library and Information Services in Distance Learning, 10(1-2), 30-40.
Sharma, S. & Godiyal, S. (2016). A study on the social networking sites usage by
undergraduate students. Online International Interdisciplinary Research Journal, 6(3), 157-163.
Talaue, G.M., AISaad, A., AIRushaidan, N., AIHugail, A. and AIFahhad, S (2018). The
impact of social media on academic performance of selected college students. International Journal of Advanced Information Technology, 8(4/5), 27-35.
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Non-Government Organizations on Social Media. IOSR Journal of Business and Management, 19 (7), 43-50.
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traditional marketing: findings from an internet social networking site. Journal of marketing, 73(5), 90-102. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1509/jmkg.73.5.90, DOI:10.1509/jmkg.73.5.90»https://doi.org/10.1509/jmkg.73.5.90»https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1509/jmkg.73.5.90
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the 2008 US presidential election and an e-politics research agenda. MIS quarterly, 669-688. From the URL, https://www.jstor.org/stable/25750700?seq=1, DOI: 10.2307/2575070»https://doi.org/10.2307/25750700»https://www.jstor.org/stable/25750700?seq=1
Wickramanayake, L.& Jika, S.M. (2018). Social media use by undergraduate students of
education in Nigeria: a survey. The Electronic Library, 36(1), 21-37.
Wiid, J.A., Cant, M.C. and Nell, C.E. (2014). Perception and uses of social, media
networking systems by South African students. International Business & Economics Research Journal, 13(4), 715-726.
Yazdanifard, R., Obeidy, W. K., Yusoff, W. F. W. & Babaei, H. R. (2011). Social Networks
and Microblogging: The Emerging Marketing Trends of the Twenty-first Century. International Conference on Computer Communication and Management, 5, 577-581.
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