Impact of Social Networking Sites on Academic Performance and Career through Collaborative Learning (with Reference to Students of Self-financing Engineering Colleges in Tiruchirappalli)
- Title
- Impact of Social Networking Sites on Academic Performance and Career through Collaborative Learning (with Reference to Students of Self-financing Engineering Colleges in Tiruchirappalli)
- Creator
- Arunkumar S.; Shukla U.K.; Chandar K.S.; Deepak R.S.; Kumar A.V.; Thirugananam; Aravindh
- Description
- Use of Social Networking Sites (SNSs) is having a growing importance among students in their everyday life. It acts as an essential tool for them in higher level education. Among the social networking sites Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, LinkedIn is gaining more support from the student community. It helps the students to communicate each other directly like face to face interaction. SNSs are having an ability to induce students decision making capability. Based on this, the study tries to emphasize the ability of the SNSs to induce the students academic performance using collaborative learning among various groups in which they belong. The result reveals that collaborative learning will have a major impact on academic performance, i.e. 49.6% of the respondents stated that they are using SNSs for academic purpose. They use SNSs for sharing of information and study materials with their peers. SNSs help them to be interacting with their peers and teachers. Serials Publications Pvt. Ltd.
- Source
- International Journal of Applied Business and Economic Research, Vol-15, No. 13, pp. 363-374.
- Date
- 2017-01-01
- Publisher
- Serials Publications
- Subject
- Academic Performance; Collaborative Learning; Interactive; Social Networking sites
- Coverage
- Arunkumar S., SOM, SASTRA University, India; Shukla U.K., Lecturer-St.Theresa International College, Thailand; Chandar K.S., Department of Management Studies, Christ University, India; Deepak R.S., School of Management, SASTRA University, India; Kumar A.V., School of Management, SASTRA University, India; Thirugananam, School of Management, SASTRA University, India; Aravindh, School of Management, SASTRA University, India
- Rights
- Restricted Access
- Relation
- ISSN: 9727302
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Article
Collection
Citation
Arunkumar S.; Shukla U.K.; Chandar K.S.; Deepak R.S.; Kumar A.V.; Thirugananam; Aravindh, “Impact of Social Networking Sites on Academic Performance and Career through Collaborative Learning (with Reference to Students of Self-financing Engineering Colleges in Tiruchirappalli),” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 23, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/17094.