Relationship between the Use of Virtual Social Networks, Self-Directed Learning and Critical Thinking of Students in Developing Countries: A Comparative Study between Iranian and Indian Undergraduate Students

Autor/inn/en	Dastjerdi, Negin Barat; Ahmed, Anjum
Titel	Relationship between the Use of Virtual Social Networks, Self-Directed Learning and Critical Thinking of Students in Developing Countries: A Comparative Study between Iranian and Indian Undergraduate Students
Quelle	In: Australian Educational Computing, 34 (2019) 1, (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0816-9020
Schlagwörter	Correlation; Social Networks; Web 2.0 Technologies; Computer Use; Self Management; Critical Thinking; Comparative Education; Developing Nations; Undergraduate Students; Student Attitudes; Thinking Skills; Cognitive Tests; Foreign Countries; Independent Study; Social Media; Learning Motivation; Iran; India; California Critical Thinking Skills Test (College) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Korrelation; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Selbstmanagement; Kritisches Denken; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Schülerverhalten; Denkfähigkeit; Kognitiver Fähigkeitstest; Ausland; Selbststudium; Soziale Medien; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Indien
Abstract	This study investigated the relationship between uses of virtual social networks, self-directed learning and critical thinking of students in developing countries, a comparative study between students at the University of Esfahan in Iran and students of Aligarh Muslim University in India, enrolled in the academic year 2017-2018. Research was conducted using a descriptive correlational method and found that the use of virtual networks among Iranian students had a positive and significant relationship with components of critical thinking (interpretation, analysis and explanation skills), while among the Indian students, there was a positive and significant relationship with all the components of critical thinking. Moreover, the use of virtual social networks among Iranian students had a positive and significant relationship with the components of self-directed learning (interests in learning and self-control), but it did not have a significant relationship with the component of self-management. Among Indian undergraduate students, the use of virtual social networks had a positive and significant relationship with all the self-directed learning components (self-management, interests in learning and self-control). (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01