Assessment of the use of social media by in-school adolescents in secondary schools in south-east Nigeria. A case study of Imo and Anambra state
Abstract
The study assesses the use of social media by in-school adolescents in secondary schools in South-East Nigeria. The study was guided by four research questions. The study was a descriptive survey. The target population of the study consist of 65,000 secondary school students (SS2) in Imo and Anambra State. A sample of 6000 students were randomly selected for the study. The data used in the used in the study were collected through questionnaires and interview schedule developed by the researcher. The instruments were validated by two experts in measurement and evaluation. Thereafter, Cronbach Alpaha was used to establish the reliability of the instrument at .89. 6,000 copies of the questionnaire were distributed. The analysis was done on 5,600 valid copies of the questionnaire retrieved. Quantitative data were be analyzed using mean, standard deviation, tables, percentages, and graphs. While, the qualitative oral data as a follow up to the quantitative results analyzed thematically. The social media often used by students -Facebook, Whatsapp, 2go/Skype and while Myspace, Twitter, Badoo, Blogs/Web scholars, Google+/ Social bookmarking are not often used by secondary school students in the study. Also, most students spent their time on social media doing a lot of non- academic activities. These have made them to perform poorly in schools. Based on the above findings, the researcher recommends Counselling programmes should be organized for secondary school students to put them on the right track on the positive usage of social media in enhancing their academic performance.
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