Examination of Social Media Usage Purposes of Undergraduate and Graduate Students

In this study, social media usage of undergraduate and graduate students has been examined. Research is a descriptive study in the screening model. Participants of the research are 228 undergraduate and graduate students with membership in the Facebook social network. As data collection tools, "...

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Main Authors: Burak Yılmazsoy, Mehmet Kahraman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kastamonu University 2019-01-01
Series:Kastamonu Eğitim Dergisi
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Online Access:https://kefdergi.kastamonu.edu.tr/ojs/index.php/Kefdergi/article/view/2481
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description In this study, social media usage of undergraduate and graduate students has been examined. Research is a descriptive study in the screening model. Participants of the research are 228 undergraduate and graduate students with membership in the Facebook social network. As data collection tools, "Social Network Sites Usage Scale" developed by Karal and Kokoç (2010) and "Personal Information Form" was used to determine the personal characteristics of the participants. According to the results of the research, it is seen that students use social networks more for educational purposes. While there was a significant difference in the subscale of the scale for recognition and recognition purposes, there was no difference in the other subscales according to sex. There was a significant difference in the subscale of the scale for educational use and social interaction and communication use subscale compared to the age variable, but no difference was found in the other subscale. The result is that there is no significant difference in social media usage according to the level of education of students, membership status of any group, group types they belong to, and device variable connected to social network.
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spelling doaj.art-c7f8c54cf3df432d85af4ad5dfac44dc2023-02-15T16:13:35ZengKastamonu UniversityKastamonu Eğitim Dergisi1300-88112147-98442019-01-0127121922910.24106/kefdergi.2781823Examination of Social Media Usage Purposes of Undergraduate and Graduate StudentsBurak Yılmazsoy0Mehmet Kahraman1Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, İnternet ve Bilişim Teknolojileri Yönetimi ABD, AfyonkarahisarAfyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi, Eğitim Fakültesi, Bilgisayar ve Öğretim Teknolojileri Eğitimi Bölümü, AfyonkarahisarIn this study, social media usage of undergraduate and graduate students has been examined. Research is a descriptive study in the screening model. Participants of the research are 228 undergraduate and graduate students with membership in the Facebook social network. As data collection tools, "Social Network Sites Usage Scale" developed by Karal and Kokoç (2010) and "Personal Information Form" was used to determine the personal characteristics of the participants. According to the results of the research, it is seen that students use social networks more for educational purposes. While there was a significant difference in the subscale of the scale for recognition and recognition purposes, there was no difference in the other subscales according to sex. There was a significant difference in the subscale of the scale for educational use and social interaction and communication use subscale compared to the age variable, but no difference was found in the other subscale. The result is that there is no significant difference in social media usage according to the level of education of students, membership status of any group, group types they belong to, and device variable connected to social network.https://kefdergi.kastamonu.edu.tr/ojs/index.php/Kefdergi/article/view/2481Sosyal ağüniversite öğrencilerisosyal ağ kullanım amaçları
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üniversite öğrencileri
sosyal ağ kullanım amaçları
title Examination of Social Media Usage Purposes of Undergraduate and Graduate Students
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title_short Examination of Social Media Usage Purposes of Undergraduate and Graduate Students
title_sort examination of social media usage purposes of undergraduate and graduate students
topic Sosyal ağ
üniversite öğrencileri
sosyal ağ kullanım amaçları
url https://kefdergi.kastamonu.edu.tr/ojs/index.php/Kefdergi/article/view/2481
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