Effect of social media on students performance - a case study of Nasarawa state polytechnic Lafia Department:Mass Communication By: mrrace Project ID: 2297 Rating: (3.0) votes: 14 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThe aim of this research is to examine The Effects of Social Media on Students’ Performance. Social media is rapidly changing the communication setting of today’s social world. Hence its emergence is significantly having effect on the performance of students and as such has become prone to frequent fluctuations on the mood and self-control of students. Thus, this has affected the performance of the students in one way or the other. However, questionnaire was used for the research method in this work for the collection of data, using the survey and quantitative analysis. Out of one hundred (100) copies of questionnaires distributed, eighty three (83) were retrieved which represented the respondents. The study made use of social information processing theory and social media equation theory in carrying out the research work for a better understanding on the topic. However, findings for the study showed that social media good results, improve academic performance, therefore, it should be used for E-learning in schools/colleges. Also, findings revealed that the social media has effect on some of the respondents positively and negatively. To this end, it is recommended that students should use the social media rightly and also the government should create policies on the positivity of social media on student’s performance. ...Preview Download Preview +Other Mass Communication project topics and materials you might be interested in»Impact of social media on students academic performance (a study of students of university of Abuja) »Impact of social media on modern journalism (a study of journalists in Makurdi metropolis) »Impact of information and communication technology (ICT) on radio news reporting (a study of Atlantic FM Uyo) »Perception of cyber crime among Nigerian youths (a study of Caritas university) »The effect of government ownership and control of mass media objectivity reporting (a case study of Enugu state broadcasting services) »Coverage of foreign news by Nigerian newspapers: A content analysis of vanguard and daily sun newspapers»The Effects of Television Commercials on Buying Habits of Enugu Metropolis ( A Case Study of Omo and Elephant Detergents )»Impact of mobile phone on agricultural information among Otukpo farmers»Audience perception of Nigerian newspapers on the internet»Influence of news censorship on the performance of media houses in Nigeria (a study of Nasarawa broadcasting service, Lafia) »Importance of indigenous language in broadcasting media»Influence of television advertising on consumer buying habits of Guinness stout in Ikeja community of Lagos state»Role of communication technology in improving work efficiency of AIT staff (a study of AIT Abuja) »Effect of public relations on the consumer (a case study of premier breweries plc) »The effect of AKBC tv peak milk advertisement on the consumers buying habit