SOCIAL NETWORKS SITES AND COMMUNICATION EFFECT ON STUDENT (A SURVEY OF AKWA IBOM STATE POLYTECHNIC)

This study examined the communicative effect of social Networks sites on students, a survey of Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic Students. The objectives of this study were to find out whether students at Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic are exposed to social network sites, to identify the types of social network sites students are exposed to, to determine the influence of social networks sites on the academic performance of students in Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic and to examine the communicative effect of social network sites on students of Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic. This study is supported by Uses and Gratification Theory and Media system Dependency theory. The study adopted a simple random techniques to select 300 respondents. The questionnaire was the instrument used to collect data from the respondents. Based on the findings, it was discovered that social networks have more positive than negative effect on students' communication skills. The research work recommended that students should be taught proper time management so that they would rightly allot time for various activities especially while using social networks to enhance better academic performance. The research study concluded that social networks have a great positive effect on, and limited danger to the communication skills of students of Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic.