Social Media and Technology Usage and Attitudes of Students- An Example of EMU

The Internet and communication technologies have grown dramatically in recent decades, and these technologies have played an important role in education and learning. The main objective of current research was to evaluate Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) students’ social media and technology usage and attitudes. The subjects of current research were all undergraduate students registered to the 2018-2019-fall semester in EMU. The data collection tool had two sections. The first part of the questionnaire included questions about sex, age, class level, and faculty of participants. The second part of the questionnaire contained questions related to students' usage and attitude toward social media and technology. T-test and ANOVA were used for analyzing data. SPSS software version 22 was used to analyze the data. The results showed that EMU students had a positive attitude toward the use of technology. Also, EMU students generally have moderate anxiety when they do not have access to technology. Meanwhile, the results showed that students do not have a negative attitude toward the application of technology. However, the score of the preference for task switching subscale was 12.44, suggesting the students’preference for task switching and simultaneous work on multiple projects. Based on the results achieved in this study, it can be said that there is a possibility to use the technology and the social media in EMU students' education. Using these tools, we can expect to improve student performance in research and academic affairs. Keywords: social media, technology, attitude, usage