Social Media Utilizing for Studying and Learning Purposes among University Students in Kurdistan-Iraq

Khals Rasoo Mala; Nahro Taher Ali

doi:10.53103/cjess.v5i1.314

Authors

Khals Rasoo Mala University of Raparin, Iraq
Nahro Taher Ali Lebaneese French University, Iraq

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53103/cjess.v5i1.314

Keywords:

Social Media Platforms, Facebook, YouTube, Undergraduate Students, Time Spending for Studying and Learning

Abstract

The study focuses on utilizing social media for studying and learning purposes among university students in Kurdistan-Iraq and Lebanese French University (LFU) Erbil, Iraq in 2022 was taken as an example. The study focuses on social media interest and time spent by undergraduate students and taking advantage of it for studying & learning purposes. The mixed method approach is depended on to find out and trsanlate the data results. The Chi-Square test of independence indicated there is not any significant relationship between academic levels and the favourite Social Media app or daily time spent on social media. The results illustrated that Facebook (23.5%) after Snapchat (47.8%), is the second most interesting Social Media platform that is generally used by university students. Additionally, Facebook (20%) is the third most used Social Media application for learning and studying after YouTube (33%) and Viber (20.9%). Meanwhile, academics can take advantage of social media especially Facebook and YouTube to utilize in the teaching and learning process in academic establishments.

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