IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA USE ON ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF EDUCATION, NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY AWKA

In today’s digitally interconnected world, social media use has become an integral part of the lives of students worldwide, students of the Faculty of Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University inclusive. The study assessed the impact of social media use on the academic engagement and performance of Faculty of Education students in Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka. Three research questions guided the study. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised all the 2022/2023 session, 300 and 400 level regular undergraduates of the faculty. Sample size comprised of 750 of the undergraduate students sampled using convenient sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was a 15-item questionnaire constructed by the researchers. Three experts in the Department of Educational Foundations, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka validated the instrument. The reliability of the instrument which was obtained with Cronbach alpha yielded a coefficient of 0.70, 0.71 and 0.70 were obtained for clusters 1, 2 and 3 respectively while an overall alpha coefficient of 0.70 was obtained. Data collected were analyzed using arithmetic mean. The findings revealed that social media use has a positive impact on both academic engagement and academic performance of undergraduate students of the Faculty of Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University. Based on the findings of the study, it was concluded that social media is a veritable tool for learning among undergraduate students of faculty of Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University. It was recommended among others that students should devote greater part of their times on social media to attending to academic activities.

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