Towards Enhancing Quality Learning Among Undergraduate Students In Nigeria’s Universities - The Place Of Social Media Networking

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The study examines how social media network utilization relates to university classification among 635 undergraduate students sampled from a privately owned university and a public university in Nigeria. It tests two research hypotheses using validated instruments (USSMCUS and USSMFU). Results show significant differences in students’ utilization of different social media concepts for learning, yet no significant differences across most individual media forms. Utilization is low in public universities and high in privately owned universities, with recommendations for further studies.

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ABSTRACT

1. INTRODUCTION AND LITERATURE REVIEW

ICT and distance/e-learning support

Social media networks and definitions

Social media in student daily life and education

Asian Journal of Distance Education [http://www](http://www.AsianJDE.org)[.](http://www.AsianJDE.org)[AsianJDE](http://www.AsianJDE.org)[.](http://www.AsianJDE.org)[org](http://www.AsianJDE.org) © 2019 The Asian Society of Open and Distance Education ISSN 1347-9008 Asian J D E 2019 vol 14, no 1, pp 88-97 Towards Enhancing Quality Learning Among Undergraduate Students In Nigeria’s Universities: The Place Of Social Media Networking Mutahir Oluwafemi ABANIKANNDA Department of Science, Technology and Mathematics Education, Osun State University, Nigeria [moabanix@gmail.com](moabanix@gmail.com | ORCID:)[ | ORCID:](moabanix@gmail.com | ORCID:) 0000-0001-5599-9577 ABSTRACT: Given that social media networks have proliferated rapidly, it was hypothesized that the classification of universities attended by undergraduate students would influence their utilization of social media. It was felt that students in privately owned universities as a result of their higher family background, better social status and economic advantage which should afford them a better access to electronic devices and telecommunication gadgets would make a better use of social media for learning than their counterparts in public universities. Two research hypotheses were tested in this study, a descriptive research of the survey type was employed, and 635 undergraduate students were sampled from a privately owned and a public university. Two validated research instruments tagged ‘USSMCUS’ and ‘USSMFU)’ which were found reliable were used to gather data. Although there was a significant difference in the utilization of different social media concepts for learning by undergraduate students in both privately owned and public university, there was not a significant difference between most of the individual forms of social medium. It was found that the extent of social media network utilization by undergraduate students in public universities for learning was low. In privately owned universities on the other hand, the utilization level of social media network was high. Since there was no evidence indicating that undergraduate students in the two universities had interest and affinity for specific forms of social media networks and that this interest led to their extent of utilization, this was recommended for further studies. KEYWORDS: Electronic Devices, Mobile Digital Devices, Social Status, Economic Advantage, Public University, Privately Owned University 1. INTRODUCTION AND LITERATURE REVIEW: The revolutionary tide blown across the globe by the proliferation of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) has left no stone unturned as it has impacted on our social, cultural, economic, political, religious and most peculiarly educational life. The interactive networks of internet accessed through telecommunication gadgets gave rise to the use of ICT in our daily lives. Aderogba and Abanikannda (2009) stated that there has been an increased interest in the use of electronic network to support distance and electronic learning around the world, which has This work of the Asian Journal of Distance Education is available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License ASIAN JOURNAL of DISTANCE EDUCATION assisted collaborative learning and also provided access to electronic libraries and multimedia education. This system unequivocally metamorphosed into electronics super highway called ICT. The use of ICT has assisted greatly in connecting and interacting with a very wide and unlimited audience all over the world. The connectivity brought about through ICT has consequently led to the advent of social media networking through social networking sites. Baruah (2012) referred to social media networks as the use of web-based and mobile technologies to turn communication into an interactive dialogue. These social media networks have become so popular that students rarely live without them. Boyd and Ellison (2007) defi

FAQs

What relationship does the study hypothesize between university classification and social media use?

It hypothesizes that the classification of universities attended by undergraduates influences how they utilize social media networks for learning.

How was the study conducted and what was the sample size?

A descriptive survey design was used, sampling 635 undergraduate students from both a privately owned and a public university.

What did the study find about social media utilization in private vs public universities?

Utilization for learning was low among students in public universities and high among students in privately owned universities.

Oct 15, 2026

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