Does Facebook interfere academic success?
At the end of his thesis, one of primary concerns is the potential pessimistic perspective from university administration. Universities argue that Facebook becomes interference on the academic success of college students on campus (p. 57). This is an important question. Boogart suggests that universities should adapt Facebook and other SNS as tools to improve student’s academic ability. He is right. However, how the universities are going to believe that? Some evidences need to prove. How about inferring from the effectiveness of different kinds of course management system? Well, SNS is not just like webCT or blackboard. The major component of SNS primarily focuses on social aspect of community rather than the implication of educational . I would think there would be a good amount of related literature in educational psychology, especially examining various factors influencing student’s academic success. One of them definitely includes social networking. I think we all realize how our
