Impact of Social Media and Communication Skills on Academic Performance among Nigerian Students in IMO State College of Education
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The study examines impact of social use and communication skills on academic performance among students of Imo state college of education, Nigeria. The study is a quantitative research which employed the stratified sampling technique with sample size of 100 students for the study. Data were collected using online google form and were analyzed using statistical tool (SPSS 25.0). Pearson Chi-square test of independence and Multiple Regression were used to analyze the data. Findings of the descriptive analysis revealed that, the level of communication skills and in academic performance were good. However, the level of social media use was moderate. therefore, all the variables significantly contributed to academic performance among students. The study revealed that, communication skills has the highest significant contribution to academic performance among students. The study recommended among other, that in other to minimize the limitation of self-reporting data, further study is required to adopt a qualitative research technique.
Author: Nkwusi Blessing Ginika
Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4402929685