THE STUDY OF BODY POSITIVITY AND ANATOMICAL DIVERSITY OF BODY IMAGE WITHIN STUDENTS OF FACULTY OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES,PRINCE ABUBAKAR AUDU UNIVERSITY ANYIGBA

ABSTRACT The purpose of this research was to investigate the influence of social media on the performance of secondary school students in English language in Ilorin WEST Local Government Area of Kwara State. To achieve the objectives of the research, the study used a mixed method approach which involved the survey of student’s addictiveness and the teacher’s response on its effect on students. The study sample were eighty students in the selected secondary schools. The descriptive survey design was used. Simple random sampling was employed in sampling the respondents. A researcher-designed questionnaire titled ‘Social Media and Academic Performance of Students in English Language’ (SMAPOSIEL) was used to collect data from the respondents. Frequency and mean (X) were used in the analysis of data. The study revealed among others that a great number of students in Ilorin WEST Local Government Area are addicted to social media such as WhatsApp, Facebook, twitter etc., for making friends and chatting instead of academic work. In addition, the negative effects of this trend are seen in their wrong use of language, grammar and spelling such as the use of short phrases and incomplete sentences, sentence structure, content organization, incessant use of acronyms, wrong spellings, and less study time due to their heavy participation on social media networks. The findings of the study led to the conclusion that the dominance and addiction on social media are the major causes of poor performance in English language both in internal and external examinations among secondary school students of Ilorin WEST Local Government Area of Kwara State. It was however recommended that social media should be used for academic purposes, social networking sites should be expanded and new pages should be created to enhance students’ academic activities