Tuesday, 4/5/2022
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University
Shawnee State University
Major
Educational Studies
Presentation Types
Oral Presentation
Keywords:
Social networking, digital tools, exposure
Abstract
Digital technology is constantly growing in our society, workplaces and school environments, and the way we use and interact with these digital tools has the potential to affect us mentally, morally and emotionally. This effect of mental malleability acted as the inspiration for the special topics research of digital tools and social media sites on the performance of students’ academic achievement. The subject matter of presented material touches on the discussion of digital addiction and the effects of Social Networking Sites (SNSs), as well as the observation of students' weekly mental state and their academic performances based on controlled exposure times to social networks. Through weekly check-ins, academic evaluations, surveys, controlled exposure times and third party observations, the researcher will begin the initial steps of determining a correlation between digital technology and the academic performances of students.
Human Subjects
yes
IRB Approval
no
Faculty Mentor Name
John Roush
Faculty Mentor Title
Professor
Faculty Mentor Academic Department
School of Education
Second Faculty Mentor
Greg Williams
Second Faculty Mentor Title
Professor
Recommended Citation
Schwamberger, Vincent, "Digital tools and SNSs on academic performance" (2022). Celebration of Scholarship. 11.
https://digitalcommons.shawnee.edu/cos/2022/day2/11
Digital tools and SNSs on academic performance
Digital technology is constantly growing in our society, workplaces and school environments, and the way we use and interact with these digital tools has the potential to affect us mentally, morally and emotionally. This effect of mental malleability acted as the inspiration for the special topics research of digital tools and social media sites on the performance of students’ academic achievement. The subject matter of presented material touches on the discussion of digital addiction and the effects of Social Networking Sites (SNSs), as well as the observation of students' weekly mental state and their academic performances based on controlled exposure times to social networks. Through weekly check-ins, academic evaluations, surveys, controlled exposure times and third party observations, the researcher will begin the initial steps of determining a correlation between digital technology and the academic performances of students.