The use of using social networking sites in teaching and learning among educators and learners

This study aims to explore how learners and educators use social networking sites (SNSs) for education-related activities and identify the factors that influence their usage. The study was conducted at a private institute for higher learning (IHL) in central Malaysia involving learners at different...

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Main Authors: Adnan, Wardatul Hayat, Bahar, Nurhidayah
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spelling my.um.eprints.243102020-05-18T04:55:02Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/24310/ The use of using social networking sites in teaching and learning among educators and learners Adnan, Wardatul Hayat Bahar, Nurhidayah L Education (General) QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science T Technology (General) This study aims to explore how learners and educators use social networking sites (SNSs) for education-related activities and identify the factors that influence their usage. The study was conducted at a private institute for higher learning (IHL) in central Malaysia involving learners at different levels of study and educators from various positions. A total of 200 respondents consisting of 100 learners and 100 educators participated in the self-administered questionnaire. Chi-square and regression analyses were used to determine the significance of demographic factors (education and gender) and other factors such as perceived privacy (PP), perceived security (PS), perceived trust (PT), web experience (WE), computer anxiety (CA), social norms (SN), enjoyment (ET), desire to give information (GV) and desire to get information (GT) towards their intention to use SNSs. The findings illustrate that other than external factors, demographic factors also influence the use of SNSs for both learners and educators. Copyright © 2019 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. Inderscience 2019 Article PeerReviewed Adnan, Wardatul Hayat and Bahar, Nurhidayah (2019) The use of using social networking sites in teaching and learning among educators and learners. International Journal of Learning Technology, 14 (3). pp. 236-250. ISSN 1477-8386 https://doi.org/10.1504/IJLT.2019.105709 doi:10.1504/IJLT.2019.105709
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topic L Education (General)
QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
T Technology (General)
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QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
T Technology (General)
Adnan, Wardatul Hayat
Bahar, Nurhidayah
The use of using social networking sites in teaching and learning among educators and learners
description This study aims to explore how learners and educators use social networking sites (SNSs) for education-related activities and identify the factors that influence their usage. The study was conducted at a private institute for higher learning (IHL) in central Malaysia involving learners at different levels of study and educators from various positions. A total of 200 respondents consisting of 100 learners and 100 educators participated in the self-administered questionnaire. Chi-square and regression analyses were used to determine the significance of demographic factors (education and gender) and other factors such as perceived privacy (PP), perceived security (PS), perceived trust (PT), web experience (WE), computer anxiety (CA), social norms (SN), enjoyment (ET), desire to give information (GV) and desire to get information (GT) towards their intention to use SNSs. The findings illustrate that other than external factors, demographic factors also influence the use of SNSs for both learners and educators. Copyright © 2019 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
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author Adnan, Wardatul Hayat
Bahar, Nurhidayah
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Bahar, Nurhidayah
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title The use of using social networking sites in teaching and learning among educators and learners
title_short The use of using social networking sites in teaching and learning among educators and learners
title_full The use of using social networking sites in teaching and learning among educators and learners
title_fullStr The use of using social networking sites in teaching and learning among educators and learners
title_full_unstemmed The use of using social networking sites in teaching and learning among educators and learners
title_sort use of using social networking sites in teaching and learning among educators and learners
publisher Inderscience
publishDate 2019
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/24310/
https://doi.org/10.1504/IJLT.2019.105709
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