ASSESSMENT OF SOCIAL NETWORKING ON ACADEMIC ADJUSTMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN KWALE EDUCATION ZONE OF DELTA STATE

Abstract

This study assessed social networking on academic adjustment of secondary students in Kwale Education zone of Delta State. Three research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted the survey research design. The population of the comprised 13,100 secondary school students in Kwale education zone. A sample of 300 SS2 students were selected using purposive sampling technique. Questionnaire was the instrument of the study. It was validated by three experts in Measurement and Evaluation. Test retest method of reliability method was used to establish the reliability and a coefficient of 0.80. Mean and standard deviation was used to answer the research questions. A mean value of 2.50 was used as benchmark. This implied that any value that is 2.50 and above was accepted and mean value that is below 2.50 was rejected while independent t-test statistic were used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study indicated that there is no significant difference between boys and girls use of social networking on academic adjustment. There is significant difference between urban and rural students' use of social networking on academic adjustment. The study recommended that stakeholders in education should organize workshops to educate the students in the rural areas on appropriate ways of using social networking that will lead to better academic adjustment.