A Thoughtful Overview of Social Media Usage among Students and Its Impact on their  Academic Work

Evans Atteh; Isaac Assan-Donkoh; Yaw Ackaah Mensah; Augustine Boadi; Silas Cudjoe Badzi; Vincentia Terkwor Lawer

doi:10.9734/ajarr/2020/v8i330201

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A Thoughtful Overview of Social Media Usage among Students and Its Impact on their Academic Work

Evans Atteh, Isaac Assan-Donkoh, Yaw Ackaah Mensah, Augustine Boadi, Silas Cudjoe Badzi, Vincentia Terkwor Lawer

Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports · pp. 30–39 · Published 17 Feb 2020

10.9734/ajarr/2020/v8i330201

Abstract

Social media refers to the means of interactions among people in which they create, share and exchange information and ideas in virtual communities and networks. It allows users to converse and interact with each other, to create, edit and share new forms of textual, visual and audio content. Social media has started creating a negative impact by permeating today’s society with millions of us engrossed, unhealthy addiction, in the latest happenings via apps such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter and so on. With technology booming rapidly from year to year and the younger generations are the ones caught in this rapid change, it is, therefore, crucial to throw more light on the impact of social media on the academic performance of students.

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Evans Atteh, Isaac Assan-Donkoh, Yaw Ackaah Mensah, Augustine Boadi, Silas Cudjoe Badzi, Vincentia Terkwor Lawer (2020). A Thoughtful Overview of Social Media Usage among Students and Its Impact on their Academic Work. Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports , 30–39. https://doi.org/10.9734/ajarr/2020/v8i330201

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Evans Atteh — Department of Mathematics and ICT, Wiawso College of Education, Sefwi, Wiawso, Ghana.
Isaac Assan-Donkoh — Department of Mathematics and ICT, Enchi College of Education, Enchi, Ghana.
Yaw Ackaah Mensah — Department of Mathematics and ICT, Wiawso College of Education, Sefwi, Wiawso, Ghana.
Augustine Boadi — Department of Mathematics and ICT, Wiawso College of Education, Sefwi, Wiawso, Ghana.
Silas Cudjoe Badzi — Department of Mathematics Education, University of Education, Winneba, Ghana.
Vincentia Terkwor Lawer — Department of Mathematics Education, University of Education, Winneba, Ghana.

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