Type of Resource:
Thesis

Year of Publication:
2015

Indicators:
- Enablers
- Trends


Themes:
- Internet Access, Affordability And Use

Author(s): Jeffrey Mingle

This study looks at social media network participation and academic performance in senior high schools. The study was aimed at identifying social media network sites and their usage among students, how students networked and participated on social media networks, time invested by students on social networks, the effects of social media on students’ grammar and spelling as well as the effects of social network participation on the student’s academic performance within the context of the social learning and the use and gratification theories. The study revealed that majority of respondents used Whatsapp and Facebook for making friends and chatting. In addition, majority of respondents experienced negative effects such as poor grammar and spelling, late submission of assignment, less study time and poor academic performance due to the heavy participation on social media networks. Furthermore, there was a high addiction rate among students in the usage of social media networks.

URL
http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/

Region of Study:
West Africa,

Country of Study:
Ghana,

Study Quality
Medium