The Impact of Social Media On the Academic Performance of Junior High School Students in Tampaalipani Circiut in Wa Municipality (Published)
The study sought to examine the impact of social media on the academic performance of junior high school students in the Tampaalipani circuit of Wa municipality. The study was grounded in Social Learning Theory by Bandura (1997) and adopted positivist philosophy through quantitative approach and descriptive research design. The study employed stratified and simple random sampling to select 297 junior high students. The data was collected through questionnaire and analysed descriptively using frequencies and percentages, and inferentially by linear regression statistics. The study findings revealed that the social media platforms used by the junior high students included WhatsApp, Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, and YouTube. In addition, the study disclosed that social media use affects students’ academic performance negatively. Based on the study findings, it was recommended that Ghana Education Service should make deliberate efforts to include in the school curriculum the development of educational platforms like “WhatsApp Kidz”, “kiddy TikTok”, and “Facebook Kidz” as display of educational materials and content. Also, parents, teachers, and guardians should supervise and regulate students’ social media usage, making sure they engage in educational content and judicious use of their time on these platforms so as to improve on their academic performance.
Keywords: : Academic Performance, Junior High School, Social media, Students, Tampaalipani circuit, Wa municipality
Negative Effects of Procrastination among Post- Primary Education in Nigeria (Published)
This paper examines the negative effect of procrastination among post-primary education in Nigeria. Similany, it shows the causes of procrastination among the students. Yet, the types of procrastination were examined and also the effects of procrastinations were properly stated and why students procrastinate thoroughly explained.
Keywords: Procrastination, Students, post-primary education„ Nigeria.
School Culture: Implication to Academic Performance of the Students in Tertiary Institutions, Nigeria (Published)
This paper examines school subculture; implication to the academic performance of the students in tertiary institutions in Nigeria. However, many students are ignorance of join the negative subculture .Yet, there is no ways for them to come out from deadly subculture, because they have made vowed that they should stay with their members forever. Similarly, the cause’s negative subculture were thoroughly examined and also the effects are critical discussed while implication of negative subculture were well explained. Indeed, many students in tertiary institutions were the victims of deadly bad groups in Nigeria tertiary institutions.
Keywords: Implication, Negative, Performance, Students, Subculture, Tertiary Institution
The Effects of Single Parent on Academic Performance of Secondary School Students in Nigeria (Published)
This paper examines the effects of single parent on academic performance of secondary school students in Nigeria. Yet, it critical examination the challenges which the children of single parents encounter in secondary education. It also explain the causes of single parenting. Similarly, it stated clearly the effects of single parenting on academic achievement of secondary school students. Otherwise, it emphasis implication of single parenting on academic performance of their children in secondary education in Nigeria.
Keywords: Academic, Achievement, Implication, Secondary School, Single-Parent, Students, pterformance
The Impact of Procrastination on Students Academic Performance in Secondary Schools (Published)
This paper examines the impact of procrastination on students’ academic performance of secondary school in Nigeria. Similarly, it shows the causes of procrastination among the students. Yet, the types of procrastination are examined and also the effects of procrastinations and implication of procrastination on students’ academic performance are properly discussed and why students procrastinate is thoroughly explained.
Keywords: Academic, Performance, Procrastination, Students