The Effects of Social Networking Sites on the Academic Performance of the Engineering Students in the University of Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
This study is aimed at finding out the effect of the use of the social networking sites on the academic performance of the engineering students in the University of Maiduguri. Two hundred and twenty two (222) students were used as samples for the study and a questionnaire was used to collect the data for the study. The research revealed that the most subscribed networking sites in a hierarchical order include: Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, YouTube and Google+. The study also revealed that many students are users of multiple social networking sites; and most of them use the networking sites to make friends and chat with them. It was also noted that students have more friends on the social networks than they have in the physical; the social networks were found to have no effect on students (users) academic performance.
Keywords: Social Networking Site, Academic Performance, Engineering Students, University of Maiduguri.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Emmanuel Fori
Emmanuel Fori is a Teacher in Mathematics/Computer Science Department, Ruby Springfield College, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. He obtained a B. Eng. (Computer Engineering) from the University of Maiduguri, in 2011 and holds M.Sc. in Information Technology in 2015 from the National Open University of Nigeria. His research interests include ICT and Data/Information Security. He has published two research papers at international level and 1 research paper in a national journal.
Emmanuel Fori
Emmanuel Fori is a Teacher in Mathematics/Computer Science Department, Ruby Springfield College, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. He obtained a B. Eng. (Computer Engineering) from the University of Maiduguri, in 2011 and holds M.Sc. in Information Technology in 2015 from the National Open University of Nigeria. His research interests include ICT and Data/Information Security. He has published two research papers at international level and 1 research paper in a national journal.
