INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOLS
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Background to the Study
The advancement of internet technology has resulted in its adoption as the most effective channel of communication. As a result, two-thirds of the world's internet population accesses social networking or blogging sites, which serve as a medium for communication and interaction. These social networking sites are known as social media (Zahidi, & Samans 2017). Social media, according to Patel (2016), are forms of electronic communication in which people build online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content. He went on to say that social media is a component of ICT that has swiftly spread and permeated practically every area of human existence. Nowadays, it is nearly a standard habit for people to spend the majority of their time utilizing social networks, and most of these classes have been included into the educational system. As a result, according to Boyd and Ellison (2007), as mentioned in Miah (2017), social media are built on web-based facilities that allow people or groups of persons to create public or semi-public profiles. Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp, YouTube, Wikipedia, LinkedIn, Reddit, Instagram, and Pinterest have been named as the most popular social networking networks now in use.
In recent years, social media has had a significant impact on the minds of students and the general public, resulting in a number of dramatic measures taken by students, teachers, and even educational officials to promote science education. Education, as defined by Danjuma and Adakole (2019), is the process of learning knowledge and concepts that shape and condition man's attitude, actions, and achievements. It is the art of using knowledge to live fully; it is a method of developing the child's moral, physical, emotional, and intellectual power for his contribution to social reform; it is the process of mastering natural laws and effectively applying them to the welfare of the individual and social reconstruction; it is power. Aina (2012), cited in Gabriel (2019), described science as a corpus of knowledge distinguished by unbiased observation and methodical experimentation. It is the foundation upon which any nation may be constructed; this implies that scientific development is essential for every nation seeking worldwide recognition. Overall, science education is critical to any nation's progress in many sectors, particularly scientific and technical improvement (Sani & Ikpe, 2019). It consists of three subjects: biology, chemistry, and physics, and if well-developed, will serve as a catalyst for educational training, public awareness, values, behavior, and lifestyles necessary for long-term human and capital growth (Okoli, Obiajulu, & Ella 2015).
Because scientific education is important for sustainable development in Nigeria, there is a need for the design and implementation of a curriculum and pedagogy that incorporates technology advancements such as web 2.0 into the teaching and learning of science subjects. With a focus on social networking sites, embeds the ministry of education and school administrations with responsibility of providing schools with web facilities that are adaptable to social media applications, as well as trained instructors who are knowledgeable about how to use these apps to make teaching and learning experiences more engaging, improve student academic achievement in science subjects, and promote science education in Nigeria secondary schools.
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