Social media and its impact on academic performance among university students

Social media has been suggested as an effective tool for the educational purpose. Therefore, this study is conducted on two theories, constructivism theory and Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). Moreover, this study conducted an analysis of studies dedicated to social media use for collaborative lea...

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Main Authors:	Al-Rahmi, Waleed Mugahed, Zeki, Akram M., Alias, Norma, Saged, Ali Ali
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Kamla-Raj Enterprises 2017
Subjects:	LB2300 Higher Education LC65 Social aspects of education T Technology (General)
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spelling	iium-632682018-07-31T07:17:18Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/63268/ Social media and its impact on academic performance among university students Al-Rahmi, Waleed Mugahed Zeki, Akram M. Alias, Norma Saged, Ali Ali LB2300 Higher Education LC65 Social aspects of education T Technology (General) Social media has been suggested as an effective tool for the educational purpose. Therefore, this study is conducted on two theories, constructivism theory and Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). Moreover, this study conducted an analysis of studies dedicated to social media use for collaborative learning and engagement based on previous research problems of models and theories. In addition, this study applied quantitative approach, and the questionnaire was conducted using 340 students. The results show that social media use is useful, enjoyable and easy to use. Moreover, the students had a feeling of satisfaction using it. They believe that social media can be used positively and that it can provide significant interaction, engagement, and collaborative learning with respect to the Quran and Hadith, thus improving learners' performance. The results of this study also revealed the percentage and frequency of the tools of social media used for collaborative learning, sharing, discussion, and publishing. Kamla-Raj Enterprises 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/63268/1/63268_Social%20Media%20and%20its%20Impact%20on%20Academic.pdf Al-Rahmi, Waleed Mugahed and Zeki, Akram M. and Alias, Norma and Saged, Ali Ali (2017) Social media and its impact on academic performance among university students. The Anthropologist, 28 (1-2). pp. 52-68. ISSN 0972-0073 E-ISSN 2456-6802 http://doi.org/10.1080/09720073.2017.1317962 10.1080/09720073.2017.1317962
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description	Social media has been suggested as an effective tool for the educational purpose. Therefore, this study is conducted on two theories, constructivism theory and Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). Moreover, this study conducted an analysis of studies dedicated to social media use for collaborative learning and engagement based on previous research problems of models and theories. In addition, this study applied quantitative approach, and the questionnaire was conducted using 340 students. The results show that social media use is useful, enjoyable and easy to use. Moreover, the students had a feeling of satisfaction using it. They believe that social media can be used positively and that it can provide significant interaction, engagement, and collaborative learning with respect to the Quran and Hadith, thus improving learners' performance. The results of this study also revealed the percentage and frequency of the tools of social media used for collaborative learning, sharing, discussion, and publishing.
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author	Al-Rahmi, Waleed Mugahed Zeki, Akram M. Alias, Norma Saged, Ali Ali
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author_sort	Al-Rahmi, Waleed Mugahed
title	Social media and its impact on academic performance among university students
title_short	Social media and its impact on academic performance among university students
title_full	Social media and its impact on academic performance among university students
title_fullStr	Social media and its impact on academic performance among university students
title_full_unstemmed	Social media and its impact on academic performance among university students
title_sort	social media and its impact on academic performance among university students
publisher	Kamla-Raj Enterprises
publishDate	2017
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