WhatsApp as a resource for group work in university students

The objective of the research was to analyze the group work carried out by students at a public university in the State of Hidalgo through the use of WhatsApp. A descriptive study with a quantitative approach was carried out, and a survey was applied to 299 students of the bachelor's degrees in...

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Main Author: Felipe Antonio Bastidas Terán
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Guadalajara 2020-09-01
Series:Apertura
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Online Access:http://www.udgvirtual.udg.mx/apertura/index.php/apertura/article/view/1911
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description The objective of the research was to analyze the group work carried out by students at a public university in the State of Hidalgo through the use of WhatsApp. A descriptive study with a quantitative approach was carried out, and a survey was applied to 299 students of the bachelor's degrees in Education Sciences and Social Work. Among the main findings, the usefulness of the technological tool for the organization of work stands out, and the development of efficient communication between students and students, as well as students and teachers, which strengthens interpersonal relationships, among the limitations are the distractions that came up by sending information that does not correspond to the subject of study.
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spelling doaj.art-8d4972fef2de4870ba748e000ae281d82022-12-22T03:06:51ZengUniversidad de GuadalajaraApertura1665-61802007-10942020-09-01122749310.32870/Ap.v12n2.1911WhatsApp as a resource for group work in university students Felipe Antonio Bastidas Terán0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4867-0711 Universidad de CaraboboThe objective of the research was to analyze the group work carried out by students at a public university in the State of Hidalgo through the use of WhatsApp. A descriptive study with a quantitative approach was carried out, and a survey was applied to 299 students of the bachelor's degrees in Education Sciences and Social Work. Among the main findings, the usefulness of the technological tool for the organization of work stands out, and the development of efficient communication between students and students, as well as students and teachers, which strengthens interpersonal relationships, among the limitations are the distractions that came up by sending information that does not correspond to the subject of study.http://www.udgvirtual.udg.mx/apertura/index.php/apertura/article/view/1911whatsappgroup workstudentscommunicationorganization
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WhatsApp as a resource for group work in university students
Apertura
whatsapp
group work
students
communication
organization
title WhatsApp as a resource for group work in university students
title_full WhatsApp as a resource for group work in university students
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topic whatsapp
group work
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communication
organization
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