Contribution of Social Media to the Students’ Academic Development

Abstract

Abstract— Social media, throughout the communication world after 2005, has brought about the transformation of personal and social changes, specifically, among youngsters between the ages of 13 to 25 who use the social media intensely as a communication tool. Such an effect of social media is of great significance in terms understanding how they are utilized in courses and how students benefit from them in their learning processes. In this study, the case of sharing the social media will be put forward with regard to the relationship of teachers and students, that is to say, how they carry out their media facilities for their courses and learning/teaching processes will be under the focus.