📄 Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of Facebook on the academic achievement of university students in Mogadishu. The studyâ??s objectives were to investigate the effects of Facebook usage, self-regulation, and time spent on Facebook on university studentsâ?? academic performance. To investigate the relationship between variables, a correlation research design was used. Data were collected from 204 students in the faculty of education at the University of Somalia (UNISO) using a self-administered questionnaire. The participants were chosen through a stratified sampling technique. The quantitative data gathered was analyzed using the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). Pearson product-moment coefficient results indicated that a significant positive correlation existed between Facebook usage and academic achievement (r =.85 n = 204, p<.05), a positive statistically significant relationship between self-regulation and academic achievement (r = .559, n = 204, p < .05), and a significant positive relationship also existed between time spent on Facebook and academic achievement (r = .858, n = 204, p < .05). It was concluded that Facebook usage, self-regulation, and time spent on Facebook have a strong positive correlation with the studentsâ?? academic achievement. It was recommended the establishment of a national policy on Facebook to regulate studentsâ?? usage in educational institutions such as universities by cutting off internet services from studentsâ?? smartphones during study time to learn appropriately.
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📚 How to Cite:
Ali Abdi Mohamed , THE EFFECT OF FACEBOOK ON STUDENTS' ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AT UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN MOGADISHU, SOMALIA. , Volume 9 , Issue 5, may 2022, EPRA International Journal of Environmental Economics, Commerce and Educational Management(ECEM) , DOI: https://doi.org/10.36713/epra10134