IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORK ON ENGINEERING STUDENTS' ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE A CASE OF ENGINEERING STUDENTS, DELTA STATE POLYTECHNIC OTEFE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The purpose of the research is to determine the impact of social media network on the Polytechnic engineering students’ academic performance using a case study of engineering students at the Delta State Polytechnic Otefe, Nigeria. To achieve this, the survey research method was used. Subjects were drawn from the Delta State Polytechnic Otefe, Nigeria, using the simple random, sampling technique and purposive sampling with the sample size of 60 students. Four research questions guided the study. Findings also indicated that engineering students at Delta State Polytechnic Otefe, Nigeria are influenced to a great extent by the social media network negatively because their attention are focused on chatting and music while their academic activities are neglected and left to suffer. To this end, the researcher recommended that academic interaction sites should be created for educational purposes as well. This is to create a balance between social networking and academic activities to enable these students avoid setbacks in their general academic performance.