List of variables
| Variable | Code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Convenience | 1 | Social media simplifies human life |
| 2 | Collaborative academic work is made easier with social media platforms | |
| 3 | Providing students with access to social media for studying intentions is a prerequisite | |
| 4 | Social media ease the academic activities and coordinate with others | |
| 5 | It’s possible to schedule a meeting with other experts on the topic by using social media | |
| 6 | Discussing with peers, students can prepare assignments | |
| 7 | Social media sites are helpful to receive announcements from the instructors | |
| 8 | Social media is an essential tool for communication in higher education institutions | |
| Skill enhancer | 1 | Instructors can use social media for teaching purposes |
| 2 | Social media is the best way for teachers to stay in touch with students | |
| 3 | I will achieve better results if social media is integrated | |
| 4 | Lectures should increase and encourage the use of social media in the classroom | |
| 5 | Social media help to develop communication skills | |
| Threat | 1 | I am worried about potential abuse of social media by students |
| 2 | I think personal data is safe on social media | |
| Harmful | 1 | Addiction to online social networks is a problematic issue that affects my academic life |
| 2 | Online social networks distract me from my studies | |
| 3 | Hours spent online can never be compared to the number of hours I spend reading | |
| 4 | There is no improvement in my grades since I became engaged into these social networking sites | |
| 5 | I usually have unlimited access to Facebook and this has affected my academic performance negatively | |
| 6 | Using social media require spending money and are wastage of time and by this way it will affect the students’ academic life | |
| 7 | I find it hard concentrating on study knowing that student can play online games and visit these sites just by logging into them | |
| Helpful | 1 | I engage in academic discussions on zoom and this has improved my academic performance |
| 2 | I make use of WhatsApp to disseminate knowledge to my class mate | |
| 3 | I Solely rely on information gotten from Wikipedia to do my assignments without consulting other sources | |
| 4 | The usage of Wikipedia for research has helped improve my grades | |
| Dependency | 1 | I will not perform well in my academics even if I stop using social media |
| 2 | Engaging in academic forums on yahoo reduces my rate of understanding | |
| Perception | 1 | I compare the students’ grades before the students become engaged into the social media and after the student became involved. I see a drop in my academic performance |
| 2 | Social media sites are personal/social-can’t be used for education |
| Variable | Code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Convenience | 1 | Social media simplifies human life |
| 2 | Collaborative academic work is made easier with social media platforms | |
| 3 | Providing students with access to social media for studying intentions is a prerequisite | |
| 4 | Social media ease the academic activities and coordinate with others | |
| 5 | It’s possible to schedule a meeting with other experts on the topic by using social media | |
| 6 | Discussing with peers, students can prepare assignments | |
| 7 | Social media sites are helpful to receive announcements from the instructors | |
| 8 | Social media is an essential tool for communication in higher education institutions | |
| Skill enhancer | 1 | Instructors can use social media for teaching purposes |
| 2 | Social media is the best way for teachers to stay in touch with students | |
| 3 | I will achieve better results if social media is integrated | |
| 4 | Lectures should increase and encourage the use of social media in the classroom | |
| 5 | Social media help to develop communication skills | |
| Threat | 1 | I am worried about potential abuse of social media by students |
| 2 | I think personal data is safe on social media | |
| Harmful | 1 | Addiction to online social networks is a problematic issue that affects my academic life |
| 2 | Online social networks distract me from my studies | |
| 3 | Hours spent online can never be compared to the number of hours I spend reading | |
| 4 | There is no improvement in my grades since I became engaged into these social networking sites | |
| 5 | I usually have unlimited access to Facebook and this has affected my academic performance negatively | |
| 6 | Using social media require spending money and are wastage of time and by this way it will affect the students’ academic life | |
| 7 | I find it hard concentrating on study knowing that student can play online games and visit these sites just by logging into them | |
| Helpful | 1 | I engage in academic discussions on zoom and this has improved my academic performance |
| 2 | I make use of WhatsApp to disseminate knowledge to my class mate | |
| 3 | I Solely rely on information gotten from Wikipedia to do my assignments without consulting other sources | |
| 4 | The usage of Wikipedia for research has helped improve my grades | |
| Dependency | 1 | I will not perform well in my academics even if I stop using social media |
| 2 | Engaging in academic forums on yahoo reduces my rate of understanding | |
| Perception | 1 | I compare the students’ grades before the students become engaged into the social media and after the student became involved. I see a drop in my academic performance |
| 2 | Social media sites are personal/social-can’t be used for education |
Source(s): Author’s computation
Sharing content requires targeting cookies to be enabled. Please update your cookie preferences to use this feature.