Date of Award

2023

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

College

College of Education and International Services

Program

Special Education, MA

First Advisor

Luana Greulich

Second Advisor

Larry Burton

Abstract

The use of technology has tremendously increased in the education sector, especially during the Covid 19 pandemic, for middle and high school students through social media and digital devices. This study investigated the effects of social media and the use of digital devices among middle and high school students in relation to their academic performance. Also, the study examined how social media and digital devices use among middle and high school students has changed compared to before, during and after the Covid-19 pandemic.

An online survey was used through Andrews University class climate to collect the data from a hundred seventeen students aged 12 to 19 years old and from 7 to 12 grade.

The results showed that the majority of the students, 27%, have more than six social media accounts, 28% spend more than four hours using social media and digital devices, and 70% use mobile phones. Also, the results showed no significant relationship between the time students spend on social media or using various digital devices with their academic performance. Moreover, the results revealed that the time middle and high school students spend on social media and using digital devices increased during and after the Covid-19 pandemic compared to before Covid-19.

Subject Area

Social media and high school students; Social media and middle school students; Social media--Influence; Academic achievement

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