GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT

The aim of this research is to examine the influence of Social Media on Students’ Academic Performance in Music; A case study of Department of Music, University of Uyo. To achieve this,     the descriptive survey research design was adopted and three research questions were used to guide the study. The study focused on Department of Music students hence, population consists of all the 222 full-time undergraduate students. The simple random sampling technique was used to select a sample of 125 students. A four point Likert Type Rating Scale Questionnaire type, titled: Social Media and Students Academic Performance in Music (SMASAPIM) Questionnaire were used to collect data from the participants. The Mean/Descriptive statistics of frequency counts and percentage were used to analyze the demographic data. Research findings showed that a great number of students in the Department of Music, University of Uyo, make use of social media. To this end, the researcher recommended that social media should be used for educational purposes as well; Social Networking Sites should be expanded and new pages should be created, this is to create a balance between social networking and academic activities of students to avoid setbacks in the student’s academic performance in Music Department, University of Uyo.