INFLUENCE OF FACEBOOK AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES ON SECONDARYSCHOOL STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN ISLAMIC STUDIES IN ILORIN WESTLOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KWARA STATE
Facebookisasocialmediumplatformwhereinteractionisbeingmadebydifferentpeoplearoundtheglobe.However,theuseofelectronicdeviceimprovestheskillsofteachersandmakeslearningeasierforthestudentsinameaningfulway.ThisstudyexaminedtheInfluenceofFacebookandelectronicdevicesontheacademicperformanceofstudentsinIsl...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2020
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| In: |
Religions' educator
Year: 2020, Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Pages: 52-59 |
| Further subjects: | B
Islamic Studies
B Facebook usage B Teaching |
| Summary: | Facebookisasocialmediumplatformwhereinteractionisbeingmadebydifferentpeoplearoundtheglobe.However,theuseofelectronicdeviceimprovestheskillsofteachersandmakeslearningeasierforthestudentsinameaningfulway.ThisstudyexaminedtheInfluenceofFacebookandelectronicdevicesontheacademicperformanceofstudentsinIslamicStudiesinIlorinWestLocalGovernmentArea,Nigeria.However,asurveydesignwasadoptedforthisstudy.Thequestionnairewasusedtocollectdatafrom200respondentsinaseniorsecondaryschoolinIlorinWestLocalGovernmentArea,Nigeria.Thevalidityoftheinstrumentwasacquiredaftertheseriesofamendmentsbythreemeasurementandevaluationexperts.Forthereliabilityofaninstrument,apre-testwasconductedforthequestionnaireandtheresultswereusedtocalculatethereliabilitycoefficientwhichwas0.74.Chi-squarewasusedtotestthetwoResearchHypothesisgeneratedinthestudy.TheSPSSvision23wasusedfordataanalysis.However,FacebookfindingsofthisstudyrevealedthatmajorityofstudentsspenttheirtimeonFacebook.Itfurthershowedthatthemajorityofthelearnersstronglybelievedthatusinganelectronicdevicesuchassmartphonetoteachinclassimprovestheiracademicperformance,especiallyinIslamicStudies.Itwasrecommendedthat;government,teachersandparentsshouldworkhandinhandtoenlightenthestudentsonhowtheusagetheFacebookwillhelptheiracademic endeavor. |
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| ISSN: | 1115-5035 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: National Association for the Study of Religions and Education, Religions' educator
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