Using social media for research: The role of interactivity, collaborative learning, and engagement on the performance of students in malaysian post-secondary institutes
A great deal of research has been conducted regarding the effect of social media on research. However, only a few of these studies have examined the collaborative use of social media as a way to improve the performance of students. Both students and supervisors have expanded their use of social medi...
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| author | Al-Rahmi, Waleed Mugahed Othman, Mohd. Shahizan Mi Yusuf, Lizawati |
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| description | A great deal of research has been conducted regarding the effect of social media on research. However, only a few of these studies have examined the collaborative use of social media as a way to improve the performance of students. Both students and supervisors have expanded their use of social media and understanding how social media can be used to instigate improvements through collaborative learning must be investigated. We conducted a survey of two universities in Malaysia. The goal of this study was to identify the characteristics and factors of social media that improve the academic performance of postsecondary students and students through collaborative learning. Four hundred and twenty-six responses were received from the Malaysian universities surveyed. IBM SPSS and Amos were used to analyze the data. We used a constructivism theory to further explore the data. The results demonstrated that collaborative learning and engagement using social media had a significant and positive affect on the interactions and engagement of members and supervisors of research groups in Malaysian universities. |
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| spelling | utm.eprints-559202017-08-25T08:19:19Z http://eprints.utm.my/55920/ Using social media for research: The role of interactivity, collaborative learning, and engagement on the performance of students in malaysian post-secondary institutes Al-Rahmi, Waleed Mugahed Othman, Mohd. Shahizan Mi Yusuf, Lizawati QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science A great deal of research has been conducted regarding the effect of social media on research. However, only a few of these studies have examined the collaborative use of social media as a way to improve the performance of students. Both students and supervisors have expanded their use of social media and understanding how social media can be used to instigate improvements through collaborative learning must be investigated. We conducted a survey of two universities in Malaysia. The goal of this study was to identify the characteristics and factors of social media that improve the academic performance of postsecondary students and students through collaborative learning. Four hundred and twenty-six responses were received from the Malaysian universities surveyed. IBM SPSS and Amos were used to analyze the data. We used a constructivism theory to further explore the data. The results demonstrated that collaborative learning and engagement using social media had a significant and positive affect on the interactions and engagement of members and supervisors of research groups in Malaysian universities. MCSER-Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational research 2015-09-01 Article PeerReviewed Al-Rahmi, Waleed Mugahed and Othman, Mohd. Shahizan and Mi Yusuf, Lizawati (2015) Using social media for research: The role of interactivity, collaborative learning, and engagement on the performance of students in malaysian post-secondary institutes. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 6 (5S2). pp. 536-546. ISSN 2039-9340 http://dx.doi.org/10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n5s2p536 DOI:10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n5s2p536 |
| spellingShingle | QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science Al-Rahmi, Waleed Mugahed Othman, Mohd. Shahizan Mi Yusuf, Lizawati Using social media for research: The role of interactivity, collaborative learning, and engagement on the performance of students in malaysian post-secondary institutes |
| title | Using social media for research: The role of interactivity, collaborative learning, and engagement on the performance of students in malaysian post-secondary institutes |
| title_full | Using social media for research: The role of interactivity, collaborative learning, and engagement on the performance of students in malaysian post-secondary institutes |
| title_fullStr | Using social media for research: The role of interactivity, collaborative learning, and engagement on the performance of students in malaysian post-secondary institutes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Using social media for research: The role of interactivity, collaborative learning, and engagement on the performance of students in malaysian post-secondary institutes |
| title_short | Using social media for research: The role of interactivity, collaborative learning, and engagement on the performance of students in malaysian post-secondary institutes |
| title_sort | using social media for research the role of interactivity collaborative learning and engagement on the performance of students in malaysian post secondary institutes |
| topic | QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science |
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