Attitudes towards Facebook and the Use of Knowledge and Skills among Students in the English Department at the University of Hail

Autor/in	Salameh, Zakariya
Titel	Attitudes towards Facebook and the Use of Knowledge and Skills among Students in the English Department at the University of Hail
Quelle	In: Journal of Education and Practice, 8 (2017) 8, S.1-6 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2222-1735
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Student Attitudes; Social Media; Teaching Methods; Questionnaires; Likert Scales; Knowledge Level; Language Skills; English (Second Language); College Students; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Statistical Analysis; Saudi Arabia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Schülerverhalten; Soziale Medien; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Fragebogen; Likert-Skala; Wissensbasis; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Collegestudent; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Statistische Analyse; Saudi-Arabien
Abstract	This research aims at investigating students' attitudes towards knowledge and skills in the web page of Facebook among students in the English department at the University of Hail. Social network sites such as Facebook has a significant effect on students' life. Facebook has a potential of supplementing students education with a secondary source that could enhance knowledge and skills among students with the target to further improve students' achievement. 145 students participated in the study. A 5 point Likert-type questionnaire was designed by the researcher. The questionnaire was divided into 4 dimensions of attitudes towards the adequacy, usability, efficacy, and satisfaction of knowledge and skills. The results of the study indicated that students possess high positive attitudes towards these factors with the exception of the attitudes towards adequacy of the education content which draws the attention for further investigation. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01