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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
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Language:English
Published: Kamla-Raj Enterprises 2017
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LB2300 Higher Education
LC65 Social aspects of education
T Technology (General)
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/63268/1/63268_Social%20Media%20and%20its%20Impact%20on%20Academic.pdf
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spelling my.iium.irep.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 http://doi.org/10.1080/09720073.2017.1317962 10.1080/09720073.2017.1317962
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topic LB2300 Higher Education
LC65 Social aspects of education
T Technology (General)
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LC65 Social aspects of education
T Technology (General)
Al-Rahmi, Waleed Mugahed
Zeki, Akram M.
Alias, Norma
Saged, Ali Ali
Social media and its impact on academic performance among university students
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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title Social media and its impact on academic performance among university students
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publisher Kamla-Raj Enterprises
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