scholarly journals IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE AND ACTIVE COLLABORATIVE LEARNING ON STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, SATISFACTION, AND LEARNING PERFORMANCE: GHANA AS GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF STUDY

2021 ◽  
pp. 91-102
Author(s):  
Clarissa Oteng – Darko ◽  
Fan Ming Yue ◽  
Otu Larbi-Siaw
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Student Engagement ◽  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Learning Performance ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Media Usage

This research aims to explore how social media use improves higher level education in Ghana. Emphatically, it attempts to investigate the effect of social media use and active collaborative learning on student engagement, satisfaction and learning performance. A close-ended questionnaire was administered through online survey to collect data from 429 higher education students. The relationship between variables were tested using partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). The research findings involve the significant effect of social media usage and active collaborative learning on student engagement, satisfaction, and learning performance. As per result development, student engagement positively affected satisfaction, which in turn influences learning performance. Moreover, this study concludes that effective use of social media, active collaborative and student engagement via social media enhances learning and satisfaction. The present study also offers several theoretical and practical implications for educational institutions and research directions for upcoming scholars. KEYWORDS: Social media use, active collaborative learning, student engagement, student satisfaction, student learning performance.

scholarly journals Social Media for Knowledge Acquisition and Dissemination: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Collaborative Learning Driven Social Media Adoption

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Naeem Khan ◽  
Muhammad Azeem Ashraf ◽  
Donald Seinen ◽  
Kashif Ullah Khan ◽  
Rizwan Ahmed Laar
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Learning Performance ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Learning Platform ◽  
The Impact

During the COVID-19 outbreak, educational institutions were closed, and students worldwide were confined to their homes. In an educational environment, students depend on collaborative learning (CL) to improve their learning performance. This study aimed to increase the understanding of social media adoption among students during the COVID-19 pandemic for the purpose of CL. Social media provides a learning platform that enables students to easily communicate with their peers and subject specialists, and is conducive to students' CL. This study addresses the key concept of CL during the COVID-19 pandemic by assessing social media use among students in higher education. The relationship between social media use and students' performance is crucial to understanding the role of social media during a pandemic. This study is based on constructivism theory and the technology acceptance model. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the conceptual model using SmartPLS. The research findings indicate that social media plays an important role during the pandemic because it provides opportunities for students to enhance CL under the aforementioned situations. This study makes noteworthy theoretical and practical contributions.

Social media use and student creativity: The mediating role of student engagement

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (10) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Xiaomeng Sun
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Student Engagement ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Chinese Higher Education ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Validated Questionnaire

Fostering student creativity is widely accepted as an important goal in Chinese higher education, and social media is now integrated into students' everyday lives. I investigated how social media use in study contexts is related to students' engagement and creativity. A validated questionnaire was used to collect data from 652 undergraduate students at 3 Chinese public universities. Structural equation modeling results show that social media use in study contexts was related to student engagement and creativity, and that student engagement partially mediated the relationship between social media use and student creativity. This provides insight into how to promote student creativity. Theoretical and practical implications of the results are presented, and future directions for research are discussed.

Acceptability of Social Media Use in Out-of-Class Faculty-Student Engagement

2018 ◽  
pp. 733-752 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joyce W. Njoroge ◽  
Diana Reed ◽  
Inchul Suh ◽  
Troy J. Strader
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Student Engagement ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Faculty Perceptions ◽  
Academic Discipline ◽  
Faculty Attitudes ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Student Relationship

In this exploratory study, higher education faculty perceptions regarding acceptability of social media use for out-of-class student engagement are identified. Hypotheses are developed and tested using a survey to address the impact of factors such as awareness, faculty/student relationship status, gender, academic discipline, and rank on faculty attitudes toward out-of-class social media use for student engagement. Findings indicate that faculty members are aware of social media, but use varies. Overall, they do not view social media as an important part of out-of-class engagement, but it is viewed as more acceptable for engagement with former students. In addition, faculty from Marketing and Communications disciplines and Associate/Full Professors perceive social media use to be more acceptable for student engagement when compared with their colleagues from other disciplines and lower ranks. Implications and conclusions are discussed for development of university social media usage policies and directions for future research.

scholarly journals Perceived Effectiveness of Social Media as an English Language Learning Tool

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arab World English Journal ◽  
Hanan Ismail K Kutubkhanah Alsaied
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
Learning Performance ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Learning Tool ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Saudi Students ◽  
Lp Model ◽  
Segregated Education

Little is known about the potential effects of social media usage on the learning performance of undergraduates, especially female students in some Arab/Islamic cultures, where sex-segregated education is the norm, and the freedom of expression of women may be suppressed. The purpose of the current study was to test the correlation between the independent variables (including, level of social media use, interactivity with peers, interactivity with teachers, active cooperative learning, engagement) and the dependent variable (i.e., learning performance) of female Saudi students in a sex-segregated educational system. A cross-sectional survey was administered to 283 participants, representing 15.8% of the target population of female Saudi students enrolled on a distance learning course at King Abdulaziz University. The data were analyzed by partial least squares structural equation modeling, to generate and validate the Social Media-Learning Performance (SM-LP) model. The SM-LP model predicted with a substantial effect size (R2 = 67.7%) that female Saudi students perceived that they could potentially improve their learning performance, in a sex-segregated education system, through high levels of social media use, stimulating inter activity with peers and teachers, as well as active collaborative learning, and engagement. All the path coefficients were statistically significant (p < .05) reflecting a strong endorsement of the use of social media as an effective learning tool. The findings have important implications for sex-segregated educational context.

Social Media Use and Job Performance

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peerayuth Charoensukmongkol
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Job Performance ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Partial Least Square Regression ◽  
Media Access ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Least Square Regression

The objective of this research is to examine the conditions that make social media use at work yield higher benefit to employee job performance. Survey data were collected from 211 employees in Thailand. Results from partial least square regression analysis show that although the intensity of social media use at work positively affects job performance, the benefit is significantly higher when (1) employees encounter high job demands, (2) social media access is allowed in the workplace, and (3) social media are accessed mostly from a personal computer instead of from mobile devices. These findings suggest some implications regarding the workplace policy on social media access during work.

scholarly journals Social Media Used in Higher Education: A Literature Review of Theoretical Models

INSIST ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Waleed Mugahed Al-Rahmi ◽  
Norma Alias ◽  
Mohd Shahizan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Learning Performance ◽  
Social Media Use

Abstract— This research provides a literature review related with social media used for collaborative learning and engagement in turn, to affect students' academic performance in higher education. Therefore, the main objective of this research is to review models on social media use for active collaborative learning and engagement by interactive and perceptual factors in turn affecting the learning performance of research students. Therefore, this study conducted on two theories constructivism theory and Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). This paper conducted an analysis of studies dedicated to social media use for collaborative learning and engagement based on previous research problems of models, and the theories. According to the literature review and discussion in this research, we noted the full satisfaction of students was through the use of social media for active collaborative learning and engagement to positively affect their learning performance.Keywords— Social Media, Collaborative Learning, Students’ Academic Performance, Theoretical Model 

Social Media and E-Commerce at the Global Level

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Osman Adam ◽  
Muftawu Dzang Alhassan
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Social Commerce ◽  
Global Level ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Ict Skills ◽  
Mediating Role

The global proliferation of mobile devices coupled with the heightened use of social media has led to increasing levels of social interactions, electronic commerce, and the phenomena of social commerce. Whilst previous information systems literature has sought to examine the benefits and factors that influence e-commerce adoption at both the individual and firm level, studies on e-commerce adoption at the global level have seldom been undertaken. Furthermore, previous studies have failed to examine the mediating role social media use plays in examining the effects of ICT access and ICT skills on e-commerce. Founded on the technology-organization-environment framework, this study seeks to fill this gap by examining the effects of ICT access, ICT skills, and social media use on global e-commerce adoption on one hand and the mediating role of social media use on the other. The study relied on cross-sectional data from 135 countries globally for the year 2016. The data analysis using partial least square structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) shows that ICT access, ICT skills, and social media use positively influence e-commerce adoption at the global level. Furthermore, social media use plays a significant role in mediating the influence of ICT access and ICT skills on e-commerce adoption. The results of this study provide fresh insights into the global adoption of e-commerce. The authors indicate some implications of the study for policy and practice.

The effect of social media use on empathy and welling: a personality perspective in Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mousa Albashrawi ◽  
Yousef Asiri ◽  
Muhammad Binsawad ◽  
Latifah Alqahtani
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Five Factor Model ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cognitive Empathy ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Content Type

Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the impact of social media use on both empathy and well-being through using a five-factor model (FFM) of personality in the context of Saudi Arabia. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from the 13 regions in Saudi Arabia. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to measure the reliability and validity of the study’s constructs and a structural equation modeling technique was applied to test the study hypotheses. Findings With a sample of 450 users, the regression results indicate a less significant relationship between personality and social media use, as well as between personality and affective empathy, while a more significant relationship between personality and cognitive empathy. Also, individuals’ well-being are influenced directly by the heavy use of social media. Research limitations/implications The cross-sectional design used in this research may not be able to provide the true essence of the hypothesized relationships compared to the cause-effect design. This study furthers the understanding of the role of personality on empathy and well-being in social media among Saudis from one side and provides insights to professionals for better improvement of social media and so better individuals’ well-being from the other side. Originality/value This paper fills an untapped gap in a developing country context by exploring the relationship between the usage of social media and the two dimensions of empathy, which, in turn, influence well-being under the theoretical lens of an FFM personality.

Divergent effects of social media use on meaning in life via loneliness and existential isolation during the coronavirus pandemic

2022 ◽  
pp. 026540752110669
Author(s):  
Peter J. Helm ◽  
Tyler Jimenez ◽  
Madhwa S. Galgali ◽  
Megan E. Edwards ◽  
Kenneth E. Vail ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Media Use ◽  
The United States ◽  
Psychological Consequences ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Emotional Loneliness

Stay-at-home orders issued to combat the growing number of infections during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 had many psychological consequences for people including elevated stress, anxiety, and difficulty maintaining meaning in their lives. The present studies utilized cross-sectional designs and were conducted to better understand how social media usage related to people’s subjective isolation (i.e., social loneliness, emotional loneliness, and existential isolation) and meaning in life (MIL) during the early months of the pandemic within the United States. Study 1 found that general social media use indirectly predicted higher MIL via lower existential isolation and social isolation. Study 2 replicated these patterns and found that social media use also predicted lower MIL via higher emotional loneliness, and that the aforementioned effects occurred with active, but not passive, social media use. Findings suggest social media use may be a viable means to validate one’s experiences (i.e., reduce existential isolation) during the pandemic but may also lead to intensified feelings concerning missing others (i.e., increased emotional loneliness). This research also helps to identify potential divergent effects of social media on MIL and helps to clarify the relationships among varying types of subjective isolation.

Antecedents and consequences of social media marketing use: an empirical study of the UK exporting B2B SMEs

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 284-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Riyad Eid ◽  
Ziad Abdelmoety ◽  
Gomaa Agag
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Export Performance ◽  
Empirical Evaluation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Social ◽  
Antecedents And Consequences ◽  
Use Of Social Media

Purpose The social media have enabled companies to reach out to global markets and provided them with the opportunity to customize their strategies and offerings in an unprecedented way. Given the scant empirical evaluation of social media use in the small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) business-to-business (B-to-B) context, this paper aims to offer a comprehensive description of the antecedents and consequences of social media use in international B-to-B SMEs and the way in which this use affects their export performance. Design/methodology/approach This study uses a sample of 277 British B-to-B SMEs and uses positivist research with a quantitative approach, adopting a survey strategy through questionnaires and structural equation modeling. Findings The results reveal that the use of social media influences export performance through the quality of international business contacts – understanding customers’ views and preferences, brand awareness and knowledge of the competition in various international markets. This study contributes to the emerging literature on B-to-B SMEs digital marketing by determining the mechanism through which B-to-B SMEs may benefit from using the social media in their efforts to export. Originality/value Despite the promising potential of the social media, especially for export-oriented companies, very limited attention has hitherto been paid to the relationship between the use of social media and export performance. This study attempts to fill the gap by investigating the extent to which actual use of social media impacts on the performance of exporting firms.

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