Impact of Social Media on Academic Achievement of English Language Students at Federal University of Education, Ondo State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study was carried out on impact of social media on academic achievement of English Language students at Federal University of Education,  Ondo State, Nigeria. the population of the study comprised, English Language students, the sample size of the study was Two hundred (200) respondents. A simple random sampling technique was used to select fifty (50) English Language students from each of the levels (100, 200, 300 and 400), respectively. The research instrument that was used to gather date was self-designed and developed by the researcher, titled “Impact of social media on academic achievement of English Language students at Federal University of Education, Ondo, Ondo State, Nigeria”. It was fashioned on polar questions i.e Yes and No answers. The research instrument was validated by two experts in test and measurement, while its reliability was done through test retest method, at two weeks interval and 0.66 coefficient reliability was obtained. Data generated was analyzed using descriptive statistics (simple percentage, frequency counts). Based on the findings of the study, conclusions were made that social media could enhance students interest motivate abd make them to be addictive to their studies premised on the conclusions, the researcher therefore male the following recommendations; students should be encourage to be making use of social media to enhance their academic performance. Students should have access to social media devices and so on.