Abstract:
There is no doubt that Social media has gained wider acceptability and usability and is also
becoming probably the most important communication tools among students. However, it
is found that students experience of their grades and academic performance due to their
addictions and heavy time spend on fun and social activities in the social media platforms.
This study mainly carried out to investigate the impact of social media on the education
performance of the teenage students in Kandy district in Sri Lanka. This study carried out
as an empirical research that used both secondary and primary data. Secondary data were
used to understand and establish causal relationship between variables and primary data
were collected to analyze these causal relationships. Primary data was collected using a
self-administered survey-based questionnaire that delivered among 130 no. of social media
usage sample strength. Data were statistically analyzed using correlation and regulations.
As per the primary research results, it is evidenced that the time spend on socialization,
collaboration, communication and entertainment significantly impact on the academic
performance of the students. It is therefore, understood that when the teenage students
spend much time on socialisation activities, collaboration activities, communication
activities and entertainment activities on social media networks generate impact of
academic performance such as change the daily habits, improving grads obtains for
examinations, concentrating on studies, encourage for studies, do home works and practical
assignments and positively influence on academic life.
Findings of this study were used recommend for the authorised personnel to enhance the
effective utilisation of social media among the student solitary for the education purposes
by promoting collaborative learning.
