Using the research topic: Effect of social media on academic advancement of students in College of Nursing Sciences Jos, identify variables, state an objective, raise a research question, formulate a

Here are the answers to Question 3, part c:

c) Use the research topic: Effect of social media on academic advancement of students in College of Nursing Sciences Jos to answer the following questions:

• c.i) Identify the dependent and independent variables in the topic (3 Marks)

  • Independent Variable: Social media
  • Dependent Variable: Academic advancement of students

• c.ii) State one specific objective of the research topic (2 Marks)

  • To assess the impact of social media usage on the academic performance of students at the College of Nursing Sciences Jos.

• c.iii) Raise one research question (2 Marks)

  • What is the effect of social media usage on the academic advancement of students at the College of Nursing Sciences Jos?

• c.iv) Formulate one null hypothesis (2 Marks)

  • There is no significant effect of social media usage on the academic advancement of students at the College of Nursing Sciences Jos.

• c.v) Identify the target population for the study (2 Marks)

  • Students in College of Nursing Sciences Jos.

• c.vi) State the extraneous variable (2 Marks)

  • Prior academic performance of students. (Other possible answers include study habits, motivation, or socioeconomic status).