Universal Journal of Educational Research Vol. 8(9), pp. 4179 - 4186
DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2020.080944
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Impact of Social Network Usage on Academic Performance of the Vietnamese Students

Le Thanh Tung ^1,*, Tang My Ha ^2
1 Faculty of Economics and Public Management, Ho Chi Minh City Open University, Vietnam
² Faculty of Economics, Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics and Finance, Vietnam

ABSTRACT

Social networks and communication on the Internet have an important role in people's daily life worldwide. This paper examines the impact of Social network usage on the Academic performance of students. The research data were collected from a stratified sampling survey including 576 Vietnamese undergraduate students. The research model has five independent variables (Perceived usefulness, Perceived ease of use, Social influences, Facilitating conditions, Community identity), one mediating variable (Social network usage), and one dependent variable (Academic performance). The study methods include the Cronbach's alpha test, the Exploratory factor analysis, the Confirmatory factor analysis, and the Structural equation modeling are employed to quantitatively analyze the relationship among variables. The result finds that there are positive and significant impacts of Perceived usefulness, Perceived ease of use, Social influences, Community identity on Social network usage. The impact of Facilitating conditions on Social network usage is positive, however, it is not significant. The result also concludes that there is a positive and significant impact of Social network usage on the Academic performance of students. Besides, the empirical statistical data indicates that social networks are really a popular and familiar tool for helping students to communicate with each other in Vietnam. Finally, the study result suggests that educational managers may use social networks as an informal tool to enhance not only the academic performance of students but also other educational activities in universities.

KEYWORDS
Academic Performance, Educational Manager, Social Network Usage, Student

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Le Thanh Tung , Tang My Ha , "Impact of Social Network Usage on Academic Performance of the Vietnamese Students," Universal Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 8, No. 9, pp. 4179 - 4186, 2020. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2020.080944.

(b). APA Format:
Le Thanh Tung , Tang My Ha (2020). Impact of Social Network Usage on Academic Performance of the Vietnamese Students. Universal Journal of Educational Research, 8(9), 4179 - 4186. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2020.080944.