Social Media and its Influence on the Academic Achievement of Students in Junior Secondary Schools in Dutse, Bwari Area Council of Federal Capital Territory, Abuja

Abstract

The world is being described as a global village because of modernity and closure of gap in communication brought by the internet vis-a-vis social media. This study evaluates the effect of social media on the academic achievement of students in Junior Secondary Schools in Dutse, Bwari Area council of FCT Abuja. Two objectives, two research questions and two null hypotheses were formulated. Descriptive survey method was used for this study. The sample population is made up of 224 student and 10 staff of the school using simple random and stratified sampling techniques. The instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire titled ''Effect of Social Media and Academic Achievement of Students Questionnaire†(ESMAPSQ). The data collected was analyzed using mean score and t-test correlated sample. 'The study recommended that schools should organize an extracurricular activity to enlighten students on the benefit and dangers of social media.