GENDER DIFFERENCES IN SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES USAGE AMONG STUDENTS: EVIDENCE FROM KOFORIDUA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, GHANA.
Keywords:
Academic Performance, Gender, Ghana, Social Networking, Tertiary Institution, Technical, University
Abstract
The study sought to find out gender differences in the usage of social networking sites (SNSs) among students with a focus on Koforidua Technical University (KTU) Campus.
The questionnaire was used for data gathering. A total of 258 copies of questionnaire were distributed, 246 were retrieved representing 95.3% response rate, which was very much representative of the sample. The statistical package for social sciences (SPSS 16.0 version) was used in data analysis. The study revealed that majority of the respondents visit SNS daily and spend 1-2 hours a day. Also, the study disclosed that the use of SNSs had negatively affected their academic performance. The study recommends, among others that students should be encouraged to use SNSs for academic purposes rather than non-academic activities and also to reduce the number of hours spent on SNSs per day. They should be encouraged to visit the library regularly to improve their reading habits and academic performances as well.
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Aghazamani, A. (2010). How Do University Students Spend Their Time On Facebook? An Exploratory Study. Journal of American Science, 6(12), 730-735.
Ahsan, U., & Chand, S. (2012). The pattern of Facebook usage and its Impact on Academic Performance of University Students: A Gender-Based Comparison. Bulletin of Education and Research, 34(2), 19-28.
Ajjan, H., & Hartshorne, R. (2008). Investigating Faculty Decisions to Adopt Web 2.0 Technologies: Theory and Empirical Tests. The Internet and Higher Education, 11(2), 71-80.
Arshin, A. (2010). The effects of social networking sites like Facebook. Retrieved from http://www.studymode.com/index-android.html.
Banquil, K., & Chua, N. A. (2009). Social Networking Sites Affects One’s Academic Performance Adversely. Retrieved from http// www, 1-55.
Bauerlein, M. (2008). The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future (Or, Don't Trust Anyone Under 30) /Penguin,1-9.
Bonds-Raacke, J. & Raacke, J. (2008). MySpace and Facebook: Applying the uses and
gratifications theory to exploring friend-networking sites. CyberPsychology and
Behaviour, 11, 169-174.
Boneva, B., Kraut, R., & Frohlich, D. (2001). Using e-Mail for personal relationships: The Difference Gender Makes. American Behavioral Scientist, 45(3), 530-549.
Budden, C., Anthony, J., Budden, M., & Jones, M.(2007). Managing the evolution of a revolution: Marketing Implications of Internet Media Usage among College Students. College Teaching Methods & Styles Journal,3(3),5-10.
Burke, M., Marlow, C.,& Lento, T. (2010). Social Network Activity and Social Well-Being. CHI 2010: Social Media Users, 1909-12.
Dhiraj, M. (2013). Twitter. Social Communication in the Twitter Age. Cambridge: Polity. 7 -8.
Ellison, N. B. (2010). Facebook use by Undergraduates: An Educational Tool? Facebook
in Education. Retrieved on November 25, 2016, from, http://www.facebook. com/note. php?note_id=487460320569
Ellison, N. B, Steinfeld, C., & Lampe, C. (2007). The Benefits of Facebook Friends: Social Capital and College Students Use of Online Social Network Sites. J. Computer-Mediated Commun., 12(4),1143-1168. Retrieved on September 2016, from http://jcmc. indiana.edu/ vol12/issue4 /ellison.html.
Foregger, S. K. (2008). Uses and Gratifications of Facebook.com. Doctoral dissertation,
Michigan State University,1-5
Giles, G., & Price, R. (2008). Adolescent Computer Use: Approach, avoidance, and parental control. Australian Journal of Psychology, 60(2), 63-71.
Junco, R., Merson, D., & Salter, D. W. (2010). The Effect of Gender, Ethnicity, and Income on College Students’ Use of Communication Technologies. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 13(6), 619-627.
Hargittai, E. & Hsieh, Y.P. (2010).Predictors and Consequences of Differentiated Practices on Social Network Sites. Information, Communication & Society, 13(4), 515-536. http://www.tandfonline.com.
Kanagarathinam, M. (2014). The Impact of Social Networking Sites on Academic Performance of Adolescents in Coimbatore city Indian. Journal of Applied Research, 4(12), 69-71.
Karpinski, A. (2009). A Description of Facebook Use and Academic Performance Among Undergraduate and Graduate Students. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, Calif.
Khan, S. (2010). The Impact of Social Networking Websites on Students. Abasyn Journal of Social Sciences 5(2), 1-22.
Koca, A. (2009). Facebook 2008 değerlendirmesi ve artan Türk popülasyonu. Retrieved 25.03.2016, from http://www.webrazzi.com/2009/01/15/facebook-2008-degerlendirmesi-ve-artan-turk-populasyonu,1-9.
Kuppuswamy, S., & Shankar Narayan, P.B. (2010). The Impact of Social Networking Websites On Education of the Youth, International Journal of Virtual Communities and Social Networking,2(1), 67-69.
Kuss, D. & Griffiths, M. (2011). Online Social Networking and Addiction. A Review of the Psychological Literature. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 8, 3528-3552.
Lenhart, A., Purcell, K., Smith, A., & Zickuhr, K. (2010). Social Media & Mobile Internet Use among Teens and Young Adults. Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. Retrieved from http://web.pewinternet. org/~/media/Files/Reports/ 2010/PIP_Social_Media_ and_Young_Adults_Report_Final_with_toplines.pdf
Lenhart, M. (2009). Adults and Social Network Websites. Pew Internet & American Life Project Report. Available from http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Adult_social_ networking_ data_memo_FINAL.pdf][Accessed Oct. 2, 2017.
Li, N. & Kirkup, G. (2007). Gender and Cultural Differences in Internet use: A Study of China and the UK. Computers & Education. 48 (2),301-317.Retrieved from
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2005.01.007.
Lin, G., & Subrahmanyam, K. (2007). Adolescents and the Net: Internet Use and well-being. Adolescence 42(168), 659-675. Retrieved from: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/ mi_m2248/ is_168_42 /ai_n27483301/
Madden, M. & Zickuhr, K. (2011). 65% of online adults use social networking sites. Pew
Internet & American Life project. Retrieved 2 January 2016 from http:/ /pew internet. org/~/ media//Files/Reports/2011/PIP-SNS-Update-2011.pdf,1-13.
Mazman, S. G., & Usluel, Y. K. (2010). Modeling Educational Usage of Facebook. Computers & Education, 55, 444-453. doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2010.02.00.
Mejias, U. (2005). Nomad’s Guide to Learning and Social Software. Retrieved Nov. 19, 2016, from http://knowledgetree.flexiblelearning.net.au/edition07/download/la_mejias.pdf
Merten, M. & Williams, A. (2009). Adolescents’ Online Social Networking following the
death of a peer. Journal of Adolescent Research, 24, 67-90.
Moran, M., Seaman, J., & Tinti-Kane, H. (2012). How today’s higher education faculty use
social media. Retrieved from http://www.pearsonlearningsolutions.com /pdfs/Pearson-social-media survey-2012-color.pdf.
Na, Y. E. (2002). Gender differences in new media use and values mobile phones and the Internet. Korean Journal of Broadcasting and Telecommunication Studies, 16, 77-115.
Nadkarni, A. & Hofmann, S. G. (2012). Why do People Use Facebook? Personality and Individual Differences, 52 (3), 243-249.
Nwana, O. C. (1981). Introduction to Education Research for Students Teachers. Ibadan:
Heineman Education Books Ltd,1-74.
Paul., J. A., Baker, H. M.., & Cochran, J. D. (2012). Effect of Online Social Networking on Student Performance: Computer in Human Behaviors 28(6), 2117-2127.
Rafferty, F. (2009). Should boys be boys-is it that simple? Education Journal, 116, 32-33.
Sarpong, Y.F. (2014). Social media is affecting the English of students. Retrieved on July 17,2016 from http://www.myjoyonline.com/news/2014/september-30th/social-media-affectingthe-English-of-students-ablakwa.php
Sheldon, P. (2008). Student Favourite: Facebook and Motives for its Use. Southwestern Mass Communication Journal, 23(2), 39-53.
Shen, K., & Khalifa, M. (2010). Facebook Usage Among Arabic College Students. International Journal of E-Business Management, 4(1), 53-65. Retrieved from http://eds.b.ebscohost.com/ eds/pdf viewer/pdf viewer?vid=38&sid=72b6d808-aee6-4d06-ba32-1e90e9 dc82d5%40 sessionmgr111&hid=106
Thompson, S. H., & Lougheed, E. (2012). Frazzled by Facebook? An Exploratory Study of Gender Differences in Social Network Communication among Undergraduate Men and
Women. College Student Journal, 46(1), 88-98.
Tufekci, Z. (2008). Grooming, Gossip, Facebook, and Myspace. Information, Communication &Society, 11(4), 544-564.doi:10.1080/13691180801999050
Valkenburg, P., & Peter, J. (2009). Social Consequences of the Internet for Adolescents: A Decade of Research. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 18(1), 1-5
Wei, R., & Lo, V. H . (2006). Staying Connected while on the move: Cell phone use and social connectedness. New Media & Society, 8(1), 53-72.
Yeboah, J., & Ewur, G. D. (2014). The Impact of Whatsapp Messenger Usage on Students’ Performance in Tertiary Institutions in Ghana. Journal of Education and Practice 5(6), 157-165.
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2017-10-30
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Ameyaw Samuel, Asante Antwi Edward, & Asante Edward. (2017). GENDER DIFFERENCES IN SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES USAGE AMONG STUDENTS: EVIDENCE FROM KOFORIDUA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, GHANA. IJRDO - Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research, 2(10), 01-21. https://doi.org/10.53555/sshr.v2i10.3273
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