SOCIAL NETWORKING AND STUDENTS' ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE: COLLEGE OF EDUCATION STUDENTS' PERSPECTIVE
YAHAYA Muhammed Ndagi , ADEFILA John Sunday , KADIRI Hassan , ADEOYE Christy Iyabo , and ADEDEJI Grace Bola1Department of Early Childhood Care Education, Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin
2Department of Business Education, Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin
3Department of Educational Psychology, Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin
Abstract
The study examined students' perception of influence of social networking on academic performance in Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin. Descriptive research design was used to conduct the study while data were collected through questionnaire. The study involved a total of 145 participants who were randomly selected. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze data collected. Findings revealed that most of the students have access to social networking sites and that majority prefer WhatsApp and Facebook. Similarly, students spend more time on social networking at the expense of individual learning. Consequently, social networking negatively influenced students' academic performance. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that different education software should be made available and accessible to students and the use of social networking in teaching and learning should be encouraged.