It was concluded that in despite of public views concerning the misuse of social media among students

in the society, most of the school students were interested to use social media positively for their
academic purpose. This indicates that the social media impacts the academic performance of the
students. Therefore the social media contributes to improve the academic performance of the students.
However, results of ANOVA showed that there is significant differences between academic achievement
and impact of social media among Students.

Based on findings of Sivakumar, R., (2020), it indicated that while there are prevailing public concerns
regarding student misuse of social media, a majority of school students exhibit a positive interest in
utilizing social media for academic purposes. This underscores the influence of social media on the
academic performance of students and suggests that social media can contribute to enhancing their
academic achievements. Nevertheless, the results of the ANOVA analysis highlighted significant
differences in academic performance based on the varying impacts of social media among students.

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The study revealed that majority of the respondents had mobile phones which also had Internet facility
on them and had knowledge of the existence of many media sites. The study further confirmed that
most of the respondents visit their social media sites using their phones and spend between thirty
minutes to three hours per day. In addition the study revealed that the use of social media sites had
affected academic performance of the respondents negatively and that there was direct relationship
between the use of social media sites and academic performance.

According to Larson, M., et al., (2015), the majority of the respondents had mobile phones which also
had Internet facility on them and had knowledge of the existence of many media sites. The study further
confirmed that most of the respondents visit their social media sites using their phones and spend
between thirty minutes to three hours per day. In addition the study revealed that the use of social
media sites had affected academic performance of the respondents negatively and that there was direct
relationship between the use of social media sites and academic performance.

https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1083595

The study revealed that majority of respondents used Whatsapp and Facebook for making friends and
chatting. In addition, majority of respondents experienced negative effects 2 such as poor grammar and
spelling, late submission of assignment, less study time and poor academic performance due to the
heavy participation on social media networks. Furthermore, there was a high addiction rate among
students in the usage of social media networks. Nevertheless, there were cases where others
experienced improvement in their readings skills as a result of participation on social media networks.
Also, respondents shared ideas, discussed and shared examination questions among themselves on
social media networks.

As stated by Mingle, J., et al., (2015), the predominant usage of Whatsapp and Facebook among
respondents was for the purpose of socializing and chatting. Additionally, a significant portion of
respondents reported experiencing adverse effects such as deteriorated grammar and spelling, delayed
assignment submissions, decreased study time, and lower academic performance attributed to their
extensive engagement with social media platforms. The research also highlighted a concerning level of
addiction to social media networks among students. Nonetheless, some individuals indicated an
enhancement in their reading skills through their involvement on social media. Moreover, participants
utilized these platforms for exchanging ideas, engaging in discussions, and even sharing examination
questions amongst themselves.

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The result showed that students frequently engage in social media in order to make new friends,
research about their assignments and source for other educational materials, stay up to dates with
latest trends and news. The finding also showed that students spend an average, 2 to 4 hours daily on
social media. There was no significant influence of frequency of social media use by students on their
mean academic achievements in Accounting; however, gender of students was found to have a
significant influence on students' mean academic achievement in Accounting.

According to the results from the research of Oguguo, B.C. E., et al., (2020), it was found that students
commonly utilize social media as a means to establish new connections, gather information for their
academic tasks, access educational resources, and keep abreast of current trends and news. The study
also revealed that students typically allocate an average of 2 to 4 hours each day on social media
platforms. While the frequency of social media usage by students did not exhibit a notable impact on
their average academic performance in Accounting, it was observed that the gender of students
significantly influenced their mean academic achievements in the field of Accounting.

https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1274777

Results indicate that the effect of social media can be positive as in this study closely determined the
real effect of social media sites. In recent time it encourage the carrier and future of students’ .The
social media sites like Facebook, twitter, Google and Skype capture the attention of students for study
and affecting positively their academic Grade points.

In the study of Amin, Z., et al., (2016), findings suggest that the impact of social media can be beneficial,
as this study thoroughly examined the actual influence of social media platforms. Recently, it has been
observed to boost students' careers and futures. Platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, and Skype
are seen to engage students in their studies and contribute positively to their academic grades.

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