Home⇛SALETTINIAN OPEN ACADEMIC REVIEW⇛vol. 8 no. 1 (2026)

Perceived Usefulness Of Social Media As A Learning Tool Among First-Year Students Of The University Of La Salette

Pyae Phyo Thwe

Discipline: Teacher Training

 

Abstract:

Technology has profoundly influenced students’ lives, playing a significant role in modern society. This study aims to investigate the system of media platform consumption and to explore the usefulness of media platforms in learning among first-year university students. The study employed a descriptive-comparative research design for the investigation. The researcher used a survey questionnaire with four-point Likert scales to measure students’ attitudes and insight into media platform usage as a learning tool. The study utilized stratified random sampling among 1,499 students, a sample size of 306 enrolled first-year La Salette University students in 2024- 2025. The study employed statistical tools such as frequency and percentage to measure students’ demographic profile and hours spent, the Mann-Whitney U Test, and the Kruskal-Wallis H Test to obtain the hypothesis results. The findings found that the respondents were “Useful” in the perceived usefulness of social media as a learning tool. It further revealed no significant difference between the perceived usefulness of social media as a learning tool when grouped by their demographic profile. The results demonstrate that most of the respondents perceived media platforms as invaluable for learning performance. The study proposed basic activities to help students improve individualized and collaborative learning in the classroom environment, utilizing a media platform as their academic outcome.



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