Using Facebook in Higher Education: Exploring Effects on Social Climate, Achievements, and Satisfaction

Autor/inn/en	Davidovitch, Nitza; Belichenko, Margarita
Titel	Using Facebook in Higher Education: Exploring Effects on Social Climate, Achievements, and Satisfaction
Quelle	In: International Journal of Higher Education, 7 (2018) 1, S.51-58 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1927-6044
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Social Media; Higher Education; Technology Uses in Education; Computer Mediated Communication; College Students; Educational Environment; Academic Achievement; Student Satisfaction; Information Sources; Electronic Learning; Online Surveys; Correlation; Learning Experience; Statistical Analysis; Israel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Soziale Medien; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Computerkonferenz; Collegestudent; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Schulleistung; Information source; Informationsquelle; Korrelation; Lernerfahrung; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	During recent years there has been a significant increase in the usage of technological tools in general, and in academic teaching in particular. Many programs have been developed, including online teaching and online courses at educational institutions. In this paper, we discuss the Facebook social network and its use at the University. The research shows that Facebook groups are used to facilitate communication between students, to foster a positive social climate, to create dialogue and to share learning material among group members. The paper examines students' achievements and their satisfaction with the impact of the Facebook group on the academic course, in order to examine whether the use of Facebook groups in academic courses can improve course quality and students' achievements. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01