Examination of Student Opinions on the Use of Social Media in Educational Environments

Autor/inn/en	Bilgici, Bahar Gümrükçü; Akyuz, Halil Ibrahim; Bilgici, Göksal
Titel	Examination of Student Opinions on the Use of Social Media in Educational Environments
Quelle	(2018), (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Social Media; Information Technology; Student Attitudes; Content Analysis; Foreign Countries; Educational Environment; Nursing Education; Child Development; Program Descriptions; College Students; Social Networks; Criticism; Teacher Attitudes; Course Descriptions; Classroom Communication; Sharing Behavior; Educational Benefits; Computer Mediated Communication; Technology Uses in Education; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Medien; Informationstechnologie; Schülerverhalten; Inhaltsanalyse; Ausland; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Pflegepädagogik; Kindesentwicklung; Collegestudent; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Kritik; Lehrerverhalten; Kursstrukturplan; Klassengespräch; Bildungsertrag; Computerkonferenz; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Türkei
Abstract	This study aimed to determine the use of social networks in educational environments from a student' s perspective, for which 57 students at Kastamonu University, Kastamonu Vocational School, Department of Nursing and Care Services, Child Development Programme and taking Educational Tools and Development course were interrogated. The students were asked to use Facebook, which was among the most used social networking sites in Turkey. A group of administrators were selected based on volunteerism among the students enrolled in the course. A closed Facebook group was created for these students. Each week, the students posted the images of the materials and their ideas of the new course material in this closed group. Other fellow students shared positive or negative criticisms about these posts by stating their reasons. The course instructor commented on students' new ideas. At the end of the 15-week course, students' opinions were gathered via semi-structured interview form and evaluated using a content analysis method. A total of 724 statements of opinion were obtained according to the research results. These expressions were collected under Technological Advantages, Negativities, Influencing Classroom Communication, Factors Considered in Commenting, idea and Project Sharing. [This paper was published in the INTE - ITICAM - IDEC 2018, Paris-France proceedings, Volume 1, (p.636-347).] (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01