Social media has become the ultimate form of communication since the Internet’s humble beginnings. They come in many shapes, sizes, and colors, all designed to attract every millennial they can get their hands on. Numerous research has supported on how social media has been proven to have addictive and distracting qualities, especially within the population of university students. A sample survey revealed that 90% out of 3,000 students sampled from across the U.S. used Facebook, whereas 37% used Twitter (as cited in Dahlstrom, de Boor, Grunewald, & Vokley, 2011). However, not much research is found in regards to social media acting as a possible gauge towards a student’s academic level. The following literature review continues this exploration,
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According to Al-Menayes (2015), only a handful of literature has been published between 2009 upwards to 2014 (p. 87). About Table 1 on page 87, there is a noticeable trend in each publication in its findings. All works were titled under discovering a negative relationship between social media and academic performance, with grade point average (GPA) being used as the main measure. Al-Menayes decided to probe further by “investigat[ing] the effect of social media usage, engagement, and addiction on academic performance” (Al-Menayes, 2015, p. 86). Three research questions were developed to better understand these correlations: Research Question 1 (RQ1), What is the effect of Social Media usage on academic performance? RQ2: What is the effect of Social Media Engagement on academic performance? And RQ3: What is the effect of Social Media Addiction on academic performance? (Al-Menayes, 2015, p. …show more content…
Jess of Thiel College focused specifically on college students and their current social media usage. Results were based on survey data gathered from a 2010 dissertation study of Thiel College students and compared them to survey data gathered from students during the Spring 2013 semester (Jess, 2013, p. 403). A total enrollment of 950 students participated in study in Fall 2010, whereas the sample size grew to 981 by Spring 2013 (Jess, 2013, p. 405). The main area of research was to detect any change in numbers that reflect social media usage between 2010 to 2013. The actual survey consisted of six sections, but the social media section was the focus for the study. Graphical statistical analysis was performed based on the survey questions
According to Al-Menayes (2015), only a handful of literature has been published between 2009 upwards to 2014 (p. 87). About Table 1 on page 87, there is a noticeable trend in each publication in its findings. All works were titled under discovering a negative relationship between social media and academic performance, with grade point average (GPA) being used as the main measure. Al-Menayes decided to probe further by “investigat[ing] the effect of social media usage, engagement, and addiction on academic performance” (Al-Menayes, 2015, p. 86). Three research questions were developed to better understand these correlations: Research Question 1 (RQ1), What is the effect of Social Media usage on academic performance? RQ2: What is the effect of Social Media Engagement on academic performance? And RQ3: What is the effect of Social Media Addiction on academic performance? (Al-Menayes, 2015, p. …show more content…
Jess of Thiel College focused specifically on college students and their current social media usage. Results were based on survey data gathered from a 2010 dissertation study of Thiel College students and compared them to survey data gathered from students during the Spring 2013 semester (Jess, 2013, p. 403). A total enrollment of 950 students participated in study in Fall 2010, whereas the sample size grew to 981 by Spring 2013 (Jess, 2013, p. 405). The main area of research was to detect any change in numbers that reflect social media usage between 2010 to 2013. The actual survey consisted of six sections, but the social media section was the focus for the study. Graphical statistical analysis was performed based on the survey questions