AJAYI CROWTHER UNIVERSITY, OYO
FACULTY OF …
DEPARTMENT OF…
SOCIAL MEDIA AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS
QUESTIONNAIRE (SMAAPOS)
Dear respondents, the purpose of this study is to examine the influence of Social media on
the academic performance of students of selected secondary schools in Saki West Local
Government Area.
Please read carefully and tick () the appropriate column for each statement as promptly as
possible. All information gathered shall be used purely for research purpose and shall be
treated with confidentiality. Thanks,
SECTION A (DEMOGRAPHIC DATA)
School: __________________________________________________________________
Sex: Male [ ] Female [ ]
Age: 11- 14( ) 15 – 20( ) 21 and Above ( )
Class: JSS 1 [ ] JSS 2 [ ] JSS 3 [ ] SSS 1 [ ] SSS 2 [ ] SSS 3 [ ]
SECTION B
SA- Strongly Agree, A- Agree, D- Disagree, SD- Strongly Disagree
S/N ITEMS SA A D SD
STUDENTS
ADDICTIVENESS TO
SOCIAL NETWORK
AND ACADEMIC
PERFORMANCE
Addiction to online social
networks is a problematic issue
1
that affects
my academic life.
Online social networks distract
2
me from my studies.
Hours spent online can never be
compared to the number of hours
3
I
spend reading.
There is no improvement in my
grades since I became engaged
4
into these
social networking sites.
EXPOSURE OF
STUDENTS TO
SOCIAL MEDIA
NETWORK AND
THEIR ACADEMIC
PERFORMANCE
I usually have unlimited access to
Facebook and this has affected
5 my
academic performance
negatively.
I engage in academic discussions
on twitter and this has improved
6
my
academic performance.
I make use of whatsapp to
7 disseminate knowledge to my
class mate.
I Solely rely on information
gotten from Wikipedia to do my
8
assignments without consulting
other sources.
USE OF SOCIAL
MEDIA AND
STUDENTS’
ACADEMIC
PERFORMANCE
The usage of Wikipedia for
9 research has helped improve my
grades.
Engaging in academic forums on
10 yahoo reduces my rate of
understanding.
I use materials gotten from
blogging sites to complement
11
what I have
been taught in class.
I will not perform well in my
12 academics even if I stop using
social media.