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Impact of Social Media on Behavioral Pattern and Secondary School Students’ Academic Performance in Bayelsa Central, Nigeria

The study explores impact of social media on the behavioral patterns and secondary school students’ academic achievement in Bayelsa Central, Nigeria. Three objectives, research questions and two null hypotheses were developed. Descriptive survey research design was employed. The population consisted of all 3,462 SS 3 students from 88 public secondary schools in Bayelsa Central. Simple random technique is adopted to select a sample size of 360 students in senior secondary school three from 30 public secondary schools. Structured questionnaire titled Students’ Questionnaire on the Impact of soci…