INFLUENCE OF ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKING ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ INTEREST IN BASIC SCIENCE

Abstract

The study dwells on the influence of online social networking on secondary school students’ interest in basic science in Aniocha L. G. A. of Anambra state, Nigeria. The study was guided by three research questions. A survey research design was used for the study. The population comprised all the 3, 721 junior secondary school (JSS) students in Aniocha L.G.A. Simple random sampling technique was used to constitute a sample of 120 students from the population. Instrument for Data collection was a 16- item researcher-constructed questionnaire which was validated by experts and also tested for reliability using Cronbach’s alpha which yielded a reliability index of 0. 79. Mean and standard deviation were used to analyze the data. The findings revealed among others that, social networking when wisely utilized, enhances students’ interest in doing basic science assessment and improves on class attendance among others.
Based on the finding, recommendations were made among which was that Students should be encouraged to utilize social media applications wisely so as to maximally benefit from them.