Role of Social Media in Education During Covid-19: A Case Study of Swat

Abstract

The study aimed to find out the role of social media in education during corona outbreak for the students of Swat. It was also the aim of the study to search out the use of media social media by students for the purpose of educational materials. As a quantitative method, the researchers collected data through survey technique by random sampling techniques. Researchers used questionnaire comprises of 19 close-ended questions for that data collection including demographic section, while distributed among 200 students of University of Swat, however; the responds rate was 75% (150) were returned. After data collection, Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software used for analysis and to make sure objectivity in the results, while, data was interpreted through descriptive and chi-square statistics to find out the results of the developed hypotheses. The study revealed that most of the students responded that online classes are less effective than physical class. It has also been revealed that in district Swat most of the students uses Facebook and YouTube for the engagement in the education. It has also been explored that most of the students did not accessed online classes due to connectivity issues in hilly areas.