The Social Networking Sites Using and Its Relationship to Academic Achievement of Students from Their Point of View: A Field Study on Students of the Faculty of Arts, University of Sirte

Abstract

The study aimed to know the extent of the use of social media by students of the Faculty of Arts, Sirte University, and how to benefit from them in academic achievement. It also aimed to know the most important social media used by students of the Faculty of Arts and their impact on academic achievement. The study used the descriptive approach using the social survey method with a sample of (147) that was drawn using a simple random sample method. The study tool was the questionnaire. The study reached some results, the most prominent of which is the negative impact of social media sites and the loss of time allocated for study due to the frequent use of social media sites. The vast majority of the study sample confirmed that the positive impact of social media sites is helping to complete scientific research and increase their knowledge base, and increase thinking, dialogue and discussion skills. The most important sites used by students of the Faculty of Arts were Facebook, YouTube and Telegram.