TY - JOUR AU - Emmanuel, Adejo Patrick AU - Ibrahim, M.K AU - Ogurinde, O.A PY - 2019/07/25 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Effects of Social Media on the Academic Performances of Students of Faculty of Agriculture, Kogi State University, Anyigba, Nigeria JF - Journal of Extension Education JA - JEE VL - 30 IS - 4 SE - Research Article DO - 10.26725/JEE.2018.4.30.6152-6156 UR - https://www.extensioneducation.org/index.php/jee/article/view/350 SP - AB - <p><em>The main purpose of this research study was to examine the effects of social media on students’ performances in Faculty of Agriculture, Kogi State University, Nigeria. All the 1673 full-time undergraduate students formed the sample. A multistage sampling procedure was used for this research &amp; a well structured questionnaire was used to elicit information from the respondents. Descriptive statistics and Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient were used to analyze demographic data. Research findings showed that there was a positively significant relationship between the time spent on social media and academic performances of students. Results also showed that socio-economic characteristics of students had an effect on the level of subscription to social media by students</em></p> ER -