Vol. 1 Issue 1 - 2024
The study focused on the impact of Digital Devices and Social Media on Academic Performance of Physics students in selected secondary schools in Ilesa West Local Government Area of Osun State. Four Research questions and four Research hypotheses guided the study. To achieve this, the descriptive survey research design was adopted. The study focused on students of Physics in Osun State Senior Secondary Schools hence, the population consisted of one hundred (100) students in physics. The simple random sampling technique was used to select the sample from four secondary schools in Ilesa West Local Government area of Osun State. A four point Likert Type Rating Scale Questionnaire type, titled: Impact of Digital Devices and Social Media on Academic Achievement of Physics Students Questionnaire was used to collect data from the respondents. The descriptive statistics of frequency counts and percentage, were used to analyze the demographic data while inferential statistics of Chi-square(X2) was used in testing the research hypotheses. Research findings showed that a great number of students in physics of the selected samples, are addicted to social media. Counselling implication of media multitasking reflected that multitasking students perform lower than non-media multitasking students due to diversionary effects of social media which affect academic achievement. Thus, the researcher recommended 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 teachers 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.
Digital Device, Social Media, Academic Achievement
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