The impact of social networks on the academic performance of higher education students: an experimental study
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https://doi.org/10.62583/zc08qm93Keywords:
Academic achievement, internet, social networks, studentsAbstract
This study aimed to investigate the impact of social networks on university students' academic performance in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. A descriptive methodology was used, and a purposive sample of 600 male and female university students in the UAE was selected. The researcher used the SPSS-26 statistical package for social sciences to analyse the study's questions and hypotheses. The study used Pearson correlation was used to test the research hypothesis, and Cronbach's alpha to determine the reliability of the measurement. The results showed that university students use internet applications for more than seven hours a day, and the main purpose of using these applications is for entertainment and watching movies. The results also showed a significant correlation coefficient value of 0.534 ** (p < 0.05) between the time spent on social networking sites and academic performance improvement.
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