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The research aims to explore how biology education students utilize social media as academic resources in Abia State universities.

March 12, 2026Open Access

Utilization of Social Media in the Digital Age as Academic Resources Among Biology Education Students' in Abia State, Nigeria

Key Points

The research aims to explore how biology education students utilize social media as academic resources in Abia State universities.
Descriptive survey research design was employed.
123 biology education students were randomly sampled from two universities.
Data was collected using a self-developed questionnaire validated by experts.
Cronbach Alpha established a reliability coefficient of 0.76.
Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and t-test.
Students reported Tiktok, Whatsapp, and Facebook as highly useful, while some platforms were deemed not useful.
Frequency of usage varied, with many students using Whatsapp and Facebook daily.
A non-significant statistical difference was found in social media platform utilization between the two universities.

Abstract

The study investigated the utilization of social media (SM) as academic resources among biology education students in Abia State Universities, adopting a descriptive survey research design. 123 students randomly drawn from, the 1500 biology education students in, the two universities served as the sample. A self-developed Questionnaire, face validated by experts with reliability coefficient of 0.76 established using Cronbach Alpha, was used for data collection. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics and t-test. Results revealed that MOUAU students indicated that Tiktok, Whatsapp and facebook are highly useful SM platforms, Snapchat, Instagram and Youtube are moderately useful, while the other stated SM platforms are just useful. ABSU students, on the other hand, indicated that Whatsapp and Facebook are highly useful, Tiktok and Youtube are moderately useful while Flickr, Tumblr, Spotify, Yelp, TripAdvisor, Angel list and Crunchbase are not useful. For frequency of usage; MOUAU students use Tiktok, Whatsapp and Facebook daily, Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, Telegram and Youtube several times in a week while other SM platforms are used occasionally. ABSU students indicated that Tiktok and Whatsapp are used daily, Snapchat and facebook, several times a week, Flickr is never used and other platforms are used occasionally. Respondents, from both schools, indicated that Whatsapp and Facebook are utilized (Very High Extent), Tiktok, Snap chat and Youtube (High Extent) and Other SM platforms (Low extent). Also, a non-significant statistical difference was found in the extent of utilization of SM platforms as academic resources between students in the two universities. Recommendations were made among which is the need for educators to incorporate SM platforms usage into their instructional methods to enhance student engagement and academic achievement.

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