Influence Of Social Media On Academic Performance The Case Of Holeta Polytechnic College Students Oromia, Ethiopia

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of Social Media on Academic Performance of students in Holeta Polytechnic College. Five Research questions and five Research hypotheses guided the study. To achieve this study, the descriptive and explanatory research design was adopted. The study focused on Holeta Polytechnic College hence, population consists of all the 159 regular undergraduate students. A four point Likert Scale Questionnaire titled Social Media and Academic Performance of Students Questionnaire (SMAAPOS) were used to collect data from the participants. 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 Holeta Polytechnic College are addicted to social media. To this end, the study recommended that social media should be used for educational purposes as well as 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