Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Social Media for Students

Conclusion Introduction Objective

social networking has been proved to have both positive
and negative effects on students. Individuals should make
a conclusion whether to go on using the sites or stop or
even moderate on their usage. Parents should guide and
advise their children on current matters like the usage of
social media and warn them of its negative impacts to
them when misused or overused. The education
curriculum also should be revised so that it can include
social media studies in its disciplines so as to alert
students that they need to be careful in their social media
usage.
(1)"Social media" refers to "all online groups or publications that To identify advantages and disadvantages of
cultivate and encourage dialogue amongst users and allow them to generate,
critique, publish, and interact with a huge diversity of online information," using social media for students. Regarding our
according to Pop Culture Universe. (1)Social media is a type of communication research we had collected advantages and
that takes place on the internet. (2) Social media, when handled correctly, may
be a valuable supplement to a department's communications strategy. disadvantages from more than one perspective
(2)Users can converse, share information, and produce web content on a
social networking platform. (3)

Data
The vast majority of students had previously been active
on social media. The most popular platform was
Facebook, with 95.8% of students active on the platform.
YouTube, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn were next in
popularity, with usage rates of 77%, 71.3% and 69%
respectively.
Abstract
The study sought to assess students’ use of social media and its
effect on academic performance of tertiary
Advantages and Disadvantages of institutions students in Ghana with a focus on Koforidua Polytechnic
students. Questionnaire was used for
Using Social Media for Students collecting data. Out of one thousand five hundred and seventy-eight
copies of the questionnaire distributed, one
thousand five hundred and eight were retrieved which represented
a response rate of 95.5 %.

Discussion Advantages
Many people are increasingly spending a great deal of
time on social networking sites. Social media should be
Disadvantages 1. Social Media aids research
seen as a wide-reaching tool to reach a huge audience 1. Social Media is distractive 2. Social Media is a tool of receiving
and so getting your name, the university’s name out there 2. Social Media is addictive information
on the web, in the way we choose, is incredibly
important. 3. Leads to poor time management 3. Communication
4. Cyber bullying 4. Improves Learning
5. Social Media facilitates Criminal 5. Brand Development
activities