Facebook, Twitter Activities Sites, Location and Students' Interest in Learning

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      Canadian Center of Science and Education. 1120 Finch Avenue West Suite 701-309, Toronto, ON M3J 3H7, Canada. Tel: 416-642-2606 Ext 206; Fax: 416-642-2608; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/es
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      11
    • Education Level:
      Secondary Education
    • Subject Terms:
      Foreign Countries; Social Media; Web Sites; Secondary School Students; Learner Engagement; Student Interests; Computer Uses in Education; Use Studies; Users (Information); Place of Residence; Hypothesis Testing; Statistical Analysis; Public Schools; Urban Areas; Rural Areas; Comparative Analysis; Questionnaires; Mass Media Effects; Educational Attitudes; Rating Scales
    • Subject Terms:
      Nigeria
    • ISSN:
      1913-9020
    • Abstract:
      This study was carried out to ascertain the influence of social networking sites activities (twitter and Facebook) on secondary school students' interest in learning It also considered the impact of these social networking sites activities on location of the students. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. Mean and Standard Deviation were used to answer the research questions, while t-test statistics was applied in testing the null hypotheses. In carrying out the study, the researchers adopted Ex-post Facto research design. The sample of the study consisted of 240 senior secondary school Two (SSS11) students from public schools. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 120 students from the urban and 120 students from the rural areas. A 15-item Questionnaire was used in data collection. Cronbach Alpha was used to establish the internal consistency of the instruments. Cronbach Alpha Coefficients values of 0.88 and 0.72 were obtained. The findings of the study indicated that there is a significant influence of students' Twitter and Facebook activities over their interest in learning. Students in urban schools had higher Mean Score interest in learning than those in rural location. The result also indicated that there is no significant difference in the Mean interest ratings of urban and rural students.
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    • Number of References:
      31
    • Publication Date:
      2018
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1167614