Social Media Networks and its impact on Tertiary Institutions’ Students Academics

Social networks are becoming an integral aspect of both our society and the wider world. Students are thought to be the largest demographic using social media, and they spend a lot of time there. This study examines how tertiary students in Igbaja Community, Ifelodun Local Government Area, Kwara State, Nigeria, are affected by social media platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Skype, Twitter, and others. Students from an Igbaja university, polytechnic, and college of advanced studies make up the correspondents. To gather the required information, a survey method was employed to collect data from these institutions using a questionnaire.

With the aid of statistical software (MINITAB 13), the data were processed and displayed using quality control tools (Pareto and fishbone diagrams), frequency tables (frequencies and percents), and chi-square to test for significance among genders’ use of social media networks.