Extending Social Networking into the Secondary Education Sector

Autor/in	Kio, Su Iong
Titel	Extending Social Networking into the Secondary Education Sector
Quelle	In: British Journal of Educational Technology, 47 (2016) 4, S.721-733 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0007-1013
DOI	10.1111/bjet.12259
Schlagwörter	Social Networks; Secondary School Students; Information Technology; Access to Information; Correlation; Information Seeking; Foreign Countries; Models; Profiles; Educational Benefits; Regression (Statistics); Prediction; Macau + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Sekundarschüler; Informationstechnologie; Korrelation; Informationserschließung; Ausland; Analogiemodell; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Bildungsertrag; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Vorhersage
Abstract	Secondary schools do not have the same technical resources and capabilities as universities. They usually need to rely on ready-to-use tools to fulfill their information and communication technology (ICT) structure. Social networking site (SNS) has emerged as a practical solution to this need. However, few have collected empirical data on the application of SNS in a secondary school setting. This paper probes into the current condition of SNS usage among secondary school students using a sample of 851 students in Macau, a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China. Data in terms of access, profile and activities are collected. The activities on SNSs are analyzed by regression techniques to produce a prediction model relating perceived academic benefit and SNS activities. The model yields a strong positive relationship between that benefit and activities such as raising questions and engaging in study-related discussions. The model also yields a weak dependency on activities such as searching for information and entertainment. The paper also evaluates the actual academic utilization of a Facebook Group for one class of secondary school students for a period of one year. At the end of the year, various opinion parameters are measured, and improvements are observed in most parameters. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01