• DOI:10.20533/IJDS.2040.2570.2016.0147
• Corpus ID: 150195189

Influence of Students’ Engagement with Social Networks on their Study Habits and Cognitive Skills in Science Classrooms

@inproceedings{Oginni2016InfluenceOS,
  title={Influence of Students’ Engagement with Social Networks on their Study Habits and Cognitive Skills in Science Classrooms},
  author={Aderonke M. Oginni and Sakibu Olajide Saibu and Victoria Yetunde Awobodu and Michael Olusegun Alaka},
  year={2016}
}

• Aderonke M. Oginni, Sakibu Olajide Saibu, +1 author M. O. Alaka
• Published 1 September 2016
• Education

Social networks are becoming an integral part of our lives. They have revolutionized the way we communicate, interact and socialize. Students are considered the largest categories that use these applications as millions of them are spending many hours on social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Whats App, Tango and so on. This study examines the influence of students’ engagement with social networks on their study habits and cognitive skills in science classrooms in secondary schools in Education District VI, Lagos State, Nigeria using a survey questionnaire to collect information from a sample of one hundred (100) senior secondary school students. Chi square using Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) at .05 significance alpha level was adopted to analyze the stated hypotheses. The study findings revealed that the use of social networks have significant impact on students’ attitudes, their study habits and cognitive skills in science classrooms. The study recommended that students should be enlightened on the benefits and limitations of using social networks for both academic and leisure.