There is mixed evidence about the educational impacts of Facebook with some research indicating how using Facebook facilitates academic outcomes while other investigations showing the link of Facebook

The gap

Consensus across the literature

Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps

• Scope and Implications of Social Media in the Context of Higher Education: Review of Researches (2021) · doi

  The inherent challenges and promises to optimize the use of social media in the context of higher education still require concerted efforts of educational technologies and academicians as conclusive evidence on the effective use of social media for attaining objectives of higher education is lacking at present.

  Keywords: social media higher education inherent challenges promises optimize context still require concerted efforts educational technologies
• Impact of Academic-Related Peer Influence and Fear of Missing Out From Social Media on Academic Activities of Adolescents (2023) · doi

  Contribution: This research is meaningful in raising awareness of researchers, students, teachers, and parents about the vigorous impacts of social media on students’ academic activities and serves as the foundation for further research on regulation methods to secure healthy social media use and academic development.

  Keywords: students social media academic contribution meaningful raising awareness researchers teachers parents vigorous impacts activities serves
• Does Facebook intensity matter for academic self-efficacy? A path analytic approach (2022) · doi

  There is mixed evidence about the educational impacts of Facebook with some research indicating how using Facebook facilitates academic outcomes while other investigations showing the link of Facebook usage to maladaptive educational outcomes such as reduced academic self-efficacy and performance.

  Keywords: facebook educational academic outcomes there mixed evidence impacts indicating using facilitates investigations showing link usage