The University of Zambia

School of Education

Department of Adult Education and Extension Studies

Questionnaire for Student Participants in University Extension Studies

in North Western Province

Introduction

Dear Respondent,

The researcher of this study is an undergraduate student pursuing a degree’s program in Adult
Education at the University of Zambia. The research being conducted is for academic
purpose, it is an investigation into student’s social media use and its influence on their
academic performance in information courses at the University of Zambia.

I humbly request you to participate and answer the questionnaire freely and honestly. Your
responses in this questionnaire will be treated as confidential.

Instructions

1. Please do not write your names on the questionnaire.

2. Kindly answer all the questions by ticking in the spaces provided ( ) or by writing in the

spaces provided.

1. Sex ?

a) Male [] (b) Female [ ]

2. Year of study

a) 1st year ( ) (b) 2nd year ( ) (c) 3rd year ( ) (d) 4th years ( ) (e) 5th year ( )

3. Student in possession of a phone/personal computer

a) yes [] (b) no [ ]

4. Students with possession of any social media (Facebook, Instagram, twitter, what’s up)
a) yes [] (b) no [ ]

5. Do you feel connected to others when I use social media?

a) yes [] (b) no [ ]

6.  What are your uses for social media?

a) social [ ] (b) Games [ ] (c) professional [] (d) academic []

7. have you ever lost track of how much you are using social media in your environment?

a) yes [] (b) no [ ]

8. School of enrolment at the university [ ]

a) Natural science [ ] (b) Social science [ ] (c) Education [ ]

9. Hours spent on media per day

a) 3-4 hours [ ] (b) 5-6 hours [ ] (c) 6-8 hours [] (d) 8-10 hours
[]

10. Hours spent on studies per day

3-4 hours [ ] (b) 5-6 hours [ ] (c) 6-8 hours [] (d) 8-10 hours [ ]

11. How often do you use social media for no particular reason?

a) frequently [ ] (b) Not too frequently (c) rarely [ ]

12. How long have you been using your media account?

a) 1-2 months [ ] (b) 3-4 months [ ] (c) 5–6 years [ ] (d) Over 7 years [ ]

13. How frequently do you used your phone on media during academics?

a) In class [] (b) In the library [ ] (c) during discussions [ ]

14. Does your social media usage affect your concentration?

a) Yes [ ] (b) No [ ]

15. Does social media notifications disturb your concentration during academics?

a) Yes [ ] (b) No [ ]

16. In your opinion, what influence does, media have on your academics?
a) positive [ ] (b) negative [ ]

17. does using social media while doing assignments negatively affects the quality of you
work?

a) Yes [ ] (b) No [ ]

18. If negative, state if social media can be considered as been addictive.

a) Yes [ ] (b) No [ ]

19. Do you think that there is significant relationship between student’s academic
performance and social media adoption and use?

a) Yes [ ] (b) No [ ]

20. Have you ever been late handing in an assignment because you spent time on a social
networking site instead of doing homework?

a) Yes [ ] (b) No [ ]

END OF QUESTIONNAIRE

I wish to thank you for having participated in this study, my contact address is given below.

Mwenya Nduna

The University of Zambia

School of Education

Department of Adult Education and Extension Studies

P.O.Box 32379

Lusaka