...Journal of Novel Research in Humanity and Social Sciences Vol. 2, Issue 4, pp: (42-55), Month: July - August 2015, Available at: www.noveltyjournals.com Influence of Social Media on Study Habits of Undergraduate Students in Kenyan Universities Dr. Langat Andrew Chris Lecturers Moi University Department of Communication Studies-Kenya Abstract: This study examined the influence of social media on study habits of undergraduate students in one of the Kenya universities. Social media is a very important communication development in the current world however it has posed a threat in the cultural morals of many students. The negative influence is on the rise and this investigation is focused to the study habits of undergraduate students. The research design used was descriptive survey and also employed both qualitative and quantitative (Mixed method) approach for data collection involving questionnaire administration and oral interview. While 15 other students were interviewed differently on face to face sessions and their responses recorded. Ten lecturers from the same school were also interviewed and responses were recorded for further analysis. Uses and gratification theory was used to guide this study. This theory posits that users of any media are not passive audience but rather active and always make choices for particular media consumption based on their motivations. The results revealed that many students’ use social media especially Face book, Whatsap and Twitter...
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...2014, 30(2). ascilite Factors that influence the perceived advantages and relevance of Facebook as a learning tool: An extension of the UTAUT Tomás Escobar-Rodríguez, Elena Carvajal-Trujillo and Pedro Monge-Lozano University of Huelva. Spain Social media technologies are becoming a fundamental component of education. This study extends the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) to identify factors that influence the perceived advantages and relevance of Facebook as a learning tool. The proposed model is based on previous models of UTAUT. Constructs from previous models were used such as performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, facilitating conditions, hedonic motivation and habit. Additionally, two new perspectives were added: perceived advantages and perceived relevance of Facebook as a social media platform. It provides some insights into students' behavioural intentions, and such an understanding can help faculty to examine their assumptions about the role of social media technologies in the teaching and learning process. The study participants were students enrolled in a Spanish public university. Data from 956 usable questionnaires were tested against the research model. Our results provide support to the model and reveal a good model fit. In light of these findings, implications for theory and practice are discussed. Introduction Social media technologies are progressively incorporated into the...
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...The Impact of Social Media on the Study Habits of Grade Six Pupils at San Luis District Introduction Social media sites continue to grow in popularity; it is a premise that technology is a vital part in today’s student success equation. Many students are spending countless hours immersing in social media, such as Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube. Thus, it is no surprise that there is a close relationship between high school students and media. Various researches have been conducted on how social media influences student retention at schools. Many parents are worried that their children are spending too much time on Facebook and other social media sites and not enough time studying. As of January 2013 there were 1 billion monthly active users on Facebook alone. Other social media sites saw a large amount of monthly active users as well: YouTube (800 million), Google+ (343 million) and Twitter (200 million). For elementary pupils, social media can either be a good thing or a bad thing. It can be very beneficial to have as teacher that make their students use social media can help their pupils become more engaged in what they are learning in the class. Learners like when teachers are using social media to help them learn. This shows that teachers are trying to be modern and willing to use new tools on the internet. For example Twitter can be used to ask questions, to brainstorm, in class discussions, and to help other students connect with others in their class to get help on...
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...framework The study habits and its effects on Academic performance of freshmen students at Colegio San Agustin... Save Paper Study Habits provides medical missions and free medical operations in the city. Theoretical Framework This study was premised on Mary Joy 11 Functional Health Patterns... Save Paper Study Habits session. (2011, helpful.com) Theoretical Framework This study will employ various strategies of examination preparation apply by the respondent. It will assist... Save Paper Study Habits Chapter 1 College of Education THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK This study is about the theorems of different authors who studied the different kinds of study habits. (a.) Dr... Save Paper Study Habits in Figure 1 below: Management of Time Study Environment Figure 1. Conceptual Framework of the Study The study habits of MCC students were categorized... Save Paper Factors That Affecting The Study Habits In a Working Student Review of Related Literature Review Related Studies Theoretical Framework Conceptual Framework Conceptual Model of... Save Paper The Effects Of Malls Near Schools To The Study Habits Of 4Th Year High School Students In St. Louis School... the school. Can it really affect not the study habits but the attendance of the students? B. Theoretical Framework There are schools that prohibit their students... Save Paper Study Habits others can know and appreciate their attributes and other characteristics. Theoretical/Conceptual Framework This study is based in...
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...Chapter 1 Title: The Influence of Social Networking to College student and its effect to their study habits. Introduction Social networking is a conversation. The important thing in social media is the real people who use it. It's all about the C's. Creative, Competition, Community, Communication. It is a online conversation, which is organic and complex. Social media influences people. But those influences may cause either good or bad especially to the most popular group of people who are influenced by it, the college students. Background Social Networking is relatively young, but its history is incredibly long. From AOL Instant Messenger to Friendster to Google+, social networks has probably changed more in ten years than most people’s living room furniture changes in a lifetime. We define social network sites as web-based services that allow individuals to construct a public or semi-public profile within a bounded system, articulate a list of other users with whom they share a connection, and view and traverse their list of connections and those made by others within the system. The nature and nomenclature of these connections may vary from site to site. What makes social network sites unique is not that they allow individuals to meet strangers, but rather that they enable users to articulate and make visible their social networks. This can result in connections between individuals that would not otherwise be made, but that is often not the goal, and these meetings are...
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...of Mass Media on Adolescents Kelsey Wyatt Western Governors University Abstract This Paper contents reviews of several studies conducted on the effects of mass media on children and adolescents. Most of the research suggests that over exposure and unsupervised use of mass media outlets can alter the psychological development of children, as well as create anxieties in adolescents. All of the researched reviewed examines the effects of all media other than book content. Research has shown that consuming too much mass media at a young age can alter the social and psychological structure of adolescents. Mass media can even desensitize youth to unhealthy behavior and effect their education. One of the more noticeable changes in the 21st century has been the growing media consumption, availability and influence. A major consequence of this growing influence is the negative effect it can have on a children’s well-being. Parents no longer have to worry about the influence of “bad” friends but the “virtual” bad influence readily at the fingertips of their children. According to the U.S. census over 80% of adolescents own at least one form of media technology (Comer 2008). The use of this technology is increasing every year with text messages and social networking being an easy access to both youths and adults. A survey was conducted in 2010 by the Kaiser Family Foundation on daily media usage. The survey found that children 8 to 18 logged an average of 6 hour media usage per...
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...The Influence of Social Media on the Study Habits The Influence of Social Media on the Study Habits of La Salle University-Integrated School Grade 8 Students CHAPTER 1 The Problem and a Review of Related Literature Nowadays, the advent of technology is quickly emerging before our eyes and undeniably, it takes a vital part to people’s lives of today. One evidence on this is the development of social media. Social media can be defined as the relationships that exist between network of people. Over the last few years, the online population grows exponentially with the easy access to the internet. With the evolution of social media, it changes the way one communicates and how one finds and shares personal information, exchanges ideas, feelings, photos and videos at a very overwhelming rate. Social media sites that allow social interaction include Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, MySpace, and many other various blog formats. Through these sites, youth of today can share things about themselves for the whole world to view. These social media sites offer the youth a new way to access communication and entertainment. The use of social media is one of the most common activities of today’s children and youth. Undeniably, students are increasingly utilizing social media for friends’ news feeds, personal updates, events and activities, notes and messages. They use these sites for posting status of their experiences in school hoping to have more people hit ‘Like’ or give their ‘Comments’...
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... THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND For years, researchers have been studying about the possible influence mass media could do in the lives of the people. And one of the highly influential media is advertising- a paid message that appears in the mass media for the purpose of informing or persuading people about particular products, services, beliefs, or actions. You see ads every day, mostly in the middle of a TV show, A Television Commercial, and it's easy to say "they're just ads" because, at worst, they feel like a nuisance or interruption. A lot of people have difficulty accepting the idea that ads are manipulative because we want to believe we're in complete control of our choices. Advertising exists because there's a product a company wants to sell and they want people to know about it so they can buy it. This much is obvious. There are all kinds of ads, but in general they all aim to keep you from thinking and, instead, make your buying choices based on an emotional response. Basically, if you're not prepared to think—and you often are not when you're watching television or reading a magazine—you'll pretty much accept any suggestion if it is offered to you. Since you're being so passive, you may not even realize its happening. Product advertisements such as beauty products, food and clothing pay a great deal of influence in Filipino viewers, especially young people. The consumer preference id often based what they see on T.V. as portrayed...
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...PUPILS’ PERCEPTION OF CABLE TELEVISION PROGRAMMES AS DETERMINANT OF READING HABITS AND ATTITUDES IN UNIVERSITY STAFF SCHOOLS IN SOUTH WESTERN NIGERIA BY FLORENCE ADEOLA, OMOBA A proposal in the Department of ABADINA MEDIA RESOURCE CENTRE submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY of the UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN TABLE OF CONTENT INTRODUCTION * Background to the study * Statement of the problem * Objective of the study * Research questions and research hypothesis * Significance of the study * Scope of the study * Operational definition of terms REVIEW OF LITERATURE * Theoretical frame work * Empirical orientation * Reading habit * Reading attitude * Television * School libraries RESEARCH METHODOLOGY * Research design * Population and sampling technique * Research instrument * Validation and reliability of instruments * Data collection procedure * Data analysis REFERENCES APPENDIXES CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION John Walson, an appliance storeowner in a small town of Mahanoy, had difficulty selling television sets to local residents because reception in the area was poor. The problem seemed to be the location of the town in a valley and nearly 90 air miles from the Philadelphia television transmitters. Naturally, signals could not pass through mountains and clear reception was virtually impossible except on the ridges outside of town. It...
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...behaviour (35 marks) One explanation for eating behaviour is through Bandura’s social theory observing modelled from other people. Children may learn their attitudes to eating behaviour through observing parents and the satisfaction they receive and through this vicarious learning, they may come to model the behaviour themselves. Children will identify with their parents and their preferences and the satisfaction they receive and through this vicarious learning, they may come to model the behaviour themselves. Children will identify with their parents closely and research by Brown et al found a consistent correlation between eating habits of parents and their children around snack food intake, motivation to eat and dissatisfaction around their body. Parents also tend to shape children’s eating habits through their own as they control the purchase of foods eaten within the home. If parents purchase food based on their own preferences this will invariably affect children eating habits. Social learning may also occur through the media with book and television highlighting different attitude which people observe and learn from. This may occur through celebrities people may identify with who may highlight particular food diets and the benefits gained such as losing weight for example. People may also learn about healthy eating this way and appropriate foods to eat. Macintyre et al found the media did influence peoples food preferences however this may then be limited by a person’s own...
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...Statement of the Problem This study was conducted to find out what are the impacts of social media to the social skills of the selected high school students of HSL-Braille College. Particularly, this study aims to answer the following questions: 1. What are the profiles of the respondents in terms of? 1. Age? 2. Gender? 3. Socio-economic status 4. Educational Background 2. What are the reasons why the selected high school students of HSL-Braille College wants social media? 3. How does a social medium affect the social skills of the respondents? Hypotheses Ho: Social media has no significant impact to the social skills of the selected high school students of HSL-Braille College school year 2013-2014. Hi social media has significant impact to the social skills of the selected high school students of HSL-Braille College school year 2013-2014. Scope and Limitation of the study This study was conducted to determine the impact of social media to the social Skills of the selected high school students. The respondents of this study are the Selected high school students of HSL-Braille College school year 2013-2014. HSL-Braille College 26c Durian extension pag-asa st. zone 1, signal village taguig city Telefax no. 541-7137 e-mail:hslbraillecollege04@yahoo.com Social Media: its impact to the physical and mental health of the selected high school students of...
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...STUDY HABITS AFFECTNG THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF THE GRADE 8 STUDENTS OF BAGUIO CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL KURT VINCENT A. MANZANO HOMARD T. PARNACIO JEDEE CAROLYN L. MACAGNE MAYBELENE G. FALLORIN CRISTETA D. LONGEY SUBMITTED TO MELCHOR B. TICAG OF THE STE PROGRAM, BAGUIO CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR MATHEMTICS 8 (Fourth Quarter: Statistics) MARCH 7, 2014 INTRODUCTION Background of the Study The study habits of a person vary with each individual student. Some students keep a tight schedule of their study habits, a factor which helps them pass their exams or quizzes. Some students study their lessons but sometimes, they fail. Why is that? To answer this question, the researchers surveyed some groups of students about the factors affecting their study habits. At times, a student’s study habits are affected by their surroundings, their environment, and even themselves. Friends, parents, classmates, determination, and patience are very important for a student’s study habit. These factors either help the student pass or fail. Statement of the Problem The focus of the study is to evaluate the study habits affecting the academic performance and the factors affecting the study habits of the Grade 8 students of Baguio City National High School. Specifically this study sought to answer the question: 1. What is the level of influence of students’ study habits in the academic performance of...
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...Settings Introduction The surge in popularity of social media in recent years has changed how we use the internet. But most importantly, how we study and how we learn. Social media has given us the ability to share ideas, feelings, and information at unbelievable speed. We can now communicate faster and wither greater efficiency with our lecturers and professors. Students can utilize social media by posting and sharing notes and lectures online, or watch a video pertaining to yesterday’s history class. Social media is not just limited to students, but many professors are now communicating with their students and peers via online. But social media is so much more. It enables students to attend lectures and classes who are half way around the world through the use of social media. It also allows professors and students to conduct meetings online. Currently, there are still many who oppose the idea of using social media as a tool for learning and studying. Regardless, many believe that technology is a vital part of today’s student success in the classroom. Many parents believe that the traditional learning styles is the way to go and that social media is just a distraction and may lead to procrastination. Background of the study The researchers were persuaded to conduct a study on the effects of social media in the study habits of junior nursing students in relation to academic performance. The setting for this study was conducted at the University of Perpetual Help system-Laguna...
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...THE STUDY HABITS OF UNIVESITY FRESHMEN Researchers: Marina Clarisse A. Ballesteros Aevon P. Chua Mary Angeline M. Gonzales Bea Margarita M. Gumatay I. INTRODUCTION Education is not merely about studying, hence in fact that study habits directly reflects one’s self-learning ability and the lecture’s effectiveness therefore it is significant to comprehend or find out the habits of students in able to effectiely adjust oneslf and thus improve to the furthest possible and effective learning. People always have that impression that studying is directly only about reviewing after classes and before examinations. Nevertheless learnings, interpretations, interactions, assignments, lectures, discussions, or forums are of course parts of Studying and must immensely take part in the study habits of the student hence it seems that students used to forget the essence of the word. However students have unique and diverse methods of studying nowadays compared to the ancients, which they used to diversed study methods like memorization and recitation of the works or literatures of the previous significant scholars or intellecutals. As innovation goes through and globalization or westernization happens, students learned how to exploit every available resources surrounding them. Listening to music, surfing the internet, lying on the bed, and doodling while reviewing (Hill,1997). All students have different independent minds and ways of thinking which result into different kinds...
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...1 THE ROLE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS IN ENHANCING CUSTOMERS’ SATI STATION (A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIAN AIRWAYS ENUGU ) 2 THE IMPACT OF NEWS COMMENTARIES ON RADIO LISTENERS (A CASE STUDY OF FEDERAL RADIO CORPORATION OF NIGERIA ENUGU) 3 HAZARDS OF JOURNALISM PROFESSION UNDER MILITARY REGIME (FROM 1993 – 1998) 4 MASS MEDIA COVERAGE OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT NEWS. A CONTENT ANALYTICAL STUDY OF THE GUARDIAN, DAILY CHAMPION, PUNCH AND DAILY STAR NEWSPAPERS. 5 THE ROLE OF MODERN TECHNOLOGY IN ACHIEVING COMMUNICATION EFFICIENCY IN NIGERIA 6 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE CHANGING ROLE OF MASS MEDIA IN NIGERIA A DISCOURSE ON THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND MEDIA DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA 7 THE ROLE OF THE BROADCASTING MEDIA IN UPLIFTING THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM OF ENUGU STATE. (A CASE STUDY OF ENUGU METROPOLIS ) 8 A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON “THE IMPORTANCE OF PIDGIN ENGLISH IN BROADCASTING” (A CASE STUDY OF THE ESBS ENUGU 9 THE IMPACT OF TESTIMONIAL USE ON ADVERTISING EFFECTIVENESS (A CASE STUDY OF KANU NWANKWO IN PEAR MILK ADVERTISMENT) 10 AN A****SMENT OF THE EFFECTS OF TELEVISION PROGRAMMES ON YOUTHS. (A CASE STUDY OF CAMPUS CIRCUIT ON MINAJ BROADCAST INTERNATIONAL) 11 THE ROLE OF RADIO IN DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY (A CASE STUDY OF ENUGU NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA) 12 THE ROLE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS IN ENHANCING CUSTOMERS SATISFACTION IN A GOVERNMENT PERASTATTALS 13 THE ROLE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS IN ENHANCING CUSTOMERS SATISFACTION IN A GOVERNMENT PERASTATTALS 14 THE ROLE OF...
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