The Influence of Social Media on Academic Performance of Students in University of Kigali
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Social Media, Academic Performance and StudentsAbstract
The purpose of this research study is to examine the influence of Social Media on Academic Performance Of students in University of Kigali. Two Research objectives and two Research questions guided the study. To achieve this, the descriptive survey research design was adopted. The study focused on University of Kigali hence, population consists of all the 251 full-time undergraduate students. The simple random sampling technique was used to select a sample of 154 students. The descriptive statistics of frequency counts and percentage were used to analyze the data. Research findings showed that a great number of students in University of Kigali are addicted to social media. To this end, the researcher concluded that social media should be used for educational purposes as well; Social Networking Sites should be expanded and new pages should be created to enhance academic activities and avoid setbacks in the students’ academic performance; and Students should be monitored by lecturers and parents on how they use these sites. This is to create a balance between social media and academic activities of students to avoid setbacks in the academic performance of the students.
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