Influence of Social Media on Masters Students Learning Activities

Abstract

This study uncovers the influence of social media on Masters’ Students learning activities. The research intends to find out how often Masters’ Students use social network sites and the social network site most commonly used. The study also discovered what social network site best supports student academic task and who students interact with over these network sites. An online survey was sent through email and Facebook to Masters Students in some Universities in England. The survey questions contained four questions. However the results of survey showed that a high percentage of students were neutral as to social network site improving their academic performance. A high percentage of students showed that network sites aid distribution of articles and files relevant to course work. The kind of problems that were solved over these network sites included Assignments, research works and general knowledge. Finding out people students interact with over these sites, results showed a high percentage of interaction between class mates and other friends. Although there are some limitations to this study, it is recommended that universities encourage collaboration and knowledge sharing among mentors, tutors, course mates and others using social network sites.