Use of Social Media for Knowledge Sharing Among Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-75
Author(s):  
Funmilola O. Omotayo ◽  
Olugboyega M. Salami
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Set Up

The world of research requires researchers, students to share knowledge. With the invention of social media, knowledge sharing process has been more effective and easier. This study examined the usage of social media for knowledge sharing among students of the Polytechnic Ibadan, Nigeria. Descriptive survey research design was adopted, while stratified random sampling technique was adopted to select the students. Four hundred and thirty four copies of questionnaire were administered, while 301 were retrieved and 271 copies found useful for data analysis. Data was analysed using frequencies and percentage distribution, Spearman’s rank correlation, Kruskal Wallis test, and Chi-Square. Findings reveal that Facebook and Whatsapp are the widely used social media tools for knowledge sharing by the students. The study found significant relationship between social influence and attitude towards using social media for knowledge sharing, as well as significant relationship between attitude and use of social media for knowledge sharing.The study recommends that institutions should exploit the proliferation of social media and its use to set up off-class student-student and student-lecturer discussion groups, which could help encourage and promote knowledge sharing, and thereby help students in achieving good academic outcomes.

Knowledge Sharing Practice in Brunei Darussalam

2021 ◽  
pp. 681-707
Author(s):  
Auni Razanah Hj Abdul Rajak ◽  
Siti Nur Afifah Hamdan ◽  
Rabiha Khairunnisa Matzin
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Organization Performance ◽  
Employee Creativity ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Competitive Edge ◽  
Use Of Social Media

In today's world, organizations realized the importance of managing and utilizing knowledge to stay competitive in the business world and become innovative. Furthermore, by being innovative, organizations can achieve a competitive edge and long-term survival. With proper knowledge management and knowledge sharing, organizations can benefit from good organization performance and improve employee creativity, especially with the help of social media. The purpose of this research is to explore the importance of knowledge sharing in organizational practice and the relationship with employee creativity, organization performance, and social media using SPSS Pearson Correlation analysis. The study uses a sample of 39 working individuals both in the public and private sectors in Brunei. The results indicate that knowledge sharing has a significant relationship with organizational performance and the use of social media in the organization. However, the results also showed there is no significant relationship with knowledge sharing and employee creativity.

scholarly journals The Use of Social Media and Its Impact on Shopping Behavior of Slovak and Italian Consumers during COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 1710
Author(s):  
Viktória Ali Taha ◽  
Tonino Pencarelli ◽  
Veronika Škerháková ◽  
Richard Fedorko ◽  
Martina Košíková
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Shopping Behavior ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation Coefficient ◽  
The Social ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
The Impact

The coronavirus crisis hit the world and affected all aspects of our lives, including consumers’ habits, preferences, and shopping behaviors. The survey, which involved 937 respondents from two countries, examined how the pandemic affected shopping behavior and consumer preferences in Italy and Slovakia. This paper aims to explore the impact of social media on consumer behavior, more specifically, it examines the influence of social media on the preference of specific e-shops during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient was used to determine a statistically significant relationship between the variables and the Mann–Whitney U test and the Kruskal–Wallis H test to assess the significance of differences between respondents in terms of demographic characteristics (residence, age, and gender). The results revealed the existence of statistically significant differences in the use of social media during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of various demographic factors as well as a relatively weak relationship between the social media used and the purchase in the e-shop promoted on the social media.

scholarly journals Hubungan Karakteristik Individu dan Literasi Media dalam Pemanfaatan Media Sosial di Kalangan Remaja

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 483
Author(s):  
Aulia Mulqi ◽  
Sutisna Riyanto
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Literacy ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Technical Skills ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Media Analysis ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Critical Understanding ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Communicative Abilities

Perkembangan teknologi informasi dan komunikasi (TIK) yang semakin pesat menyebabkan aktivitas komunikasi antar manusia menjadi lebih mudah dan praktis. Salah satu bentuk perkembangan TIK yaitu internet dengan media sosial sebagai salah satu fasilitasnya. Namun, pada penggunaannya media sosial tidak selalu berdampak positif. Agar terhindar dari dampak negatif media sosial, maka dibutuhkan literasi media bagi para penggunanya. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menjelaskan karakteristik individu remaja, menjelaskan tingkat literasi media remaja, menjelaskan pemanfaatan media sosial oleh remaja, dan menganalisis hubungan karakteristik individu dan literasi media dalam pemanfaatan media sosial. Analisis data yang digunakan berupa analisis data kuantitatif dan kualitatif. Analisis kuantitatif dilakukan dengan Statistika deskriptif dan Inferensial dengan uji korelasi rank spearman dan chi square. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Tingkat literasi media responden pada aspek technical skills dan communicative abilities tergolong pada kategori tinggi sedangkan pada aspek critical understanding tergolong sedang. Frekuensi mengakses media sosial oleh remaja tergolong ke dalam dua kategori, yakni frekuensi rendah dan tinggi dengan durasi mengakses tinggi, media yang paling banyak digunakan responden dalam mengakses media sosial adalah ponsel, serta mayoritas responden mengakses media sosial untuk tujuan komunikasi. Pendidikan, biaya paket data merupakan karakteristik responden yang berhubungan signifikan dengan tujuan pemanfaatan, serta critical understanding dan communicative abilities berhubungan sangat nyata dengan frekuensi, durasi mengakses, dan tujuan pemanfaatan.Kata Kunci : literasi media, media sosial, pemanfaatan media sosial=====ABSTRACTThe purpose of this study is to explain the individual characteristics of village youth, explain the level of media literacy of village youth, explain the use of social media by village youth, and analyze the relationship of individual characteristics and media literacy in the use of social media. Analysis of the data used in the form of quantitative and qualitative data analysis. Quantitative analysis is done by descriptive and inferential statistics with a Spearman rank correlation test and chi-square. The results showed that the level of media literacy of respondents in the aspects of technical skills and communicative abilities was in the high category while in the aspect of critical understanding was moderate. The frequency of accessing social media by rural adolescents falls into two categories, namely low and high frequencies with high access duration, the media most widely used by respondents in accessing social media are mobile phones, and the majority of respondents access social media for communication purposes. Education, data package costs are characteristics of respondents that are significantly related to the purpose of utilization, and critical understanding and communicative abilities are very significantly related to frequency, duration of access, and purpose of utilization.Keywords: media literacy, social media, use of social media

Hubungan Karakteristik Individu dan Literasi Media dalam Pemanfaatan Media Sosial di Kalangan Remaja

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 477
Author(s):  
Aulia Mulqi ◽  
Sutisna Riyanto
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Literacy ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Technical Skills ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Media Analysis ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Critical Understanding ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Communicative Abilities

Perkembangan teknologi informasi dan komunikasi (TIK) yang semakin pesat menyebabkan aktivitas komunikasi antar manusia menjadi lebih mudah dan praktis. Salah satu bentuk perkembangan TIK yaitu internet dengan media sosial sebagai salah satu fasilitasnya. Namun, pada penggunaannya media sosial tidak selalu berdampak positif. Agar terhindar dari dampak negatif media sosial, maka dibutuhkan literasi media bagi para penggunanya. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menjelaskan karakteristik individu remaja, menjelaskan tingkat literasi media remaja, menjelaskan pemanfaatan media sosial oleh remaja, dan menganalisis hubungan karakteristik individu dan literasi media dalam pemanfaatan media sosial. Analisis data yang digunakan berupa analisis data kuantitatif dan kualitatif. Analisis kuantitatif dilakukan dengan Statistika deskriptif dan Inferensial dengan uji korelasi rank spearman dan chi square. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Tingkat literasi media responden pada aspek technical skills dan communicative abilities tergolong pada kategori tinggi sedangkan pada aspek critical understanding tergolong sedang. Frekuensi mengakses media sosial oleh remaja tergolong ke dalam dua kategori, yakni frekuensi rendah dan tinggi dengan durasi mengakses tinggi, media yang paling banyak digunakan responden dalam mengakses media sosial adalah ponsel, serta mayoritas responden mengakses media sosial untuk tujuan komunikasi. Pendidikan, biaya paket data merupakan karakteristik responden yang berhubungan signifikan dengan tujuan pemanfaatan, serta critical understanding dan communicative abilities berhubungan sangat nyata dengan frekuensi, durasi mengakses, dan tujuan pemanfaatan.Kata Kunci : literasi media, media sosial, pemanfaatan media sosial=====ABSTRACTThe purpose of this study is to explain the individual characteristics of village youth, explain the level of media literacy of village youth, explain the use of social media by village youth, and analyze the relationship of individual characteristics and media literacy in the use of social media. Analysis of the data used in the form of quantitative and qualitative data analysis. Quantitative analysis is done by descriptive and inferential statistics with a Spearman rank correlation test and chi-square. The results showed that the level of media literacy of respondents in the aspects of technical skills and communicative abilities was in the high category while in the aspect of critical understanding was moderate. The frequency of accessing social media by rural adolescents falls into two categories, namely low and high frequencies with high access duration, the media most widely used by respondents in accessing social media are mobile phones, and the majority of respondents access social media for communication purposes. Education, data package costs are characteristics of respondents that are significantly related to the purpose of utilization, and critical understanding and communicative abilities are very significantly related to frequency, duration of access, and purpose of utilization.Keywords: media literacy, social media, use of social media

scholarly journals THE EXCESSIVE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO INSOMNIA AMONG NURSING STUDENTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 102-108
Author(s):  
Deboorah Siregar ◽  
Adellia Adellia ◽  
Alserina Hideni Harefa ◽  
Yonavia Oriza ◽  
Deborah Siregar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Online Media ◽  
P Value ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
The Relationship

Social media is online media used to interact and exchange information with other people. Excessive use of social media can negatively impact, one of which can make a person's sleep patterns change, causing insomnia. Insomnia is a condition characterized by a disturbance in the amount, quality, or time of an individual's sleep. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between the excessive use of social media and insomnia among nursing students. This research method was correlational quantitative with a cross-sectional design. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling with a sample size of 207 participants. Data analysis used the chi-square test.The results showed 102 participants (49.3%) actively used social media, and 105 participants (50.7%) were not actively using social media, 103 participants (49.8%) experienced insomnia, and 104 participants (50.2%) do not experience insomnia. This study demonstrated a significant relationship between the excessive use of social media and insomnia among nursing students(p-value 0.01).Therefore, this research can provide information to students to optimize the use of social media to support the learning process and improve students’ sleep quality.

scholarly journals Effects of Social Media on Researchers’ Attitude to Work at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Oyo State, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 12-22
Author(s):  
Adefunke F. O. Ayinde ◽  
Oluwakemi E. Fapojuwo ◽  
Abayomi A. Soetan ◽  
Muhammed O. Suleiman ◽  
Alexander O. Adeyinka
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
International Institute ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Work Attitude ◽  
Chi Square Analysis

This study assessed the effects of social media on researchers’ work attitude at IITA, Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria. Proportionate sampling technique was used to select 82 respondents for the study through the use of questionnaire. Data collected were analysed using percentage, Chi-square and Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC). Results showed that the frequently used media on a daily basis, were emails (87.7%), Facebook (76.6%) and WhatsApp (71.6%) while Skype (24.7%) and Twitter (21.0%) were used on weekly basis. Researchers used social media to source for journals (14.8%), collaborative research (38.2%) and connection with families and friends (41.9%) as well as for online dating (7.4%). Furthermore,  38.0% of the respondents accessed social media from their departmental office, personal office (29.7%) and their individual homes (13.6%).  Researchers agreed that social media were essential office tools (37.0%), retarded their work (3.7%) as well as wasted their time (1.2%). Chi-square  analysis showed that there was significant relationship between the usage of social media and religion (χ 2=8.336, p≤0.05), marital status (χ2=14.81, p≤0.05) and rank/cadre of respondents (χ 2 =23.03, p≤0.05) while PPMC analysis results showed a significant relationship between social media  usage and age (R = -0.245, p≤0.05) as well as work experience (R= -0.33, p≤0.005). Social media has both positive and negative effects on  researchers’ attitude to work. Social media usage should be controlled during working hours to improve the positive attitude of researchers  towards work at IITA. Key Words: Social media, work attitude, researchers.

scholarly journals EFEKTIVITAS PENGGUNAAN MEDIA SOSIAL PADA UMKM DAERAH ALIRAN SUNGAI (DAS) CITARUM, KARAWANG

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Ria Estiana ◽  
Nurul Giswi Karomah ◽  
Teddy Setiady
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Media Exposure ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Promotion Effectiveness ◽  
The Relationship

<p><em>This study aims to determine the correlation between the characteristics of followers and social media exposure on the effectiveness of promotion of MSME products carried out in the Citarum river basin, Karawang Regency through social media. The population in this study were the followers of MSME social media in 4 sub-districts in the Citarum Watershed, Karawang Regency. The sampling method used in this study is non-probability sampling and a sampling technique based on spontaneity, which means that anyone who accidentally meets their characteristics can be used as a sample (respondent). The results showed the Characteristics of Followers (X1) and Social Media Awareness (X2) had a sufficient and negative relationship, so the relationship between the two variables was that if the characteristics of followers were low, social media awareness was high and vice versa. Characteristics of Followers (X1) and Promotion Effectiveness (Y) have a strong and positive relationship. Chi square test is to see the relationship, so there is no relationship between Follower Characteristics and Promotion Effectiveness. The results of the spearman rank correlation analysis show that the correlation coefficient of Social Media Awareness (X2) and Promotion Effectiveness (Y) has a strong and positive relationship, so the relationship between the two variables is that if Social Media Awareness is high then the Promotion Effectiveness is high. Chi square testing is to see the relationship, so there is a relationship between Social Media Awareness and Promotion Effectiveness.</em></p><p><strong><em>Keyword</em></strong><em>: characteristics of followers,social media exposure, the effectiveness of promotion</em></p>

KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE REGARDING SPACING METHODS OF CONTRACEPTION AMONG PRIMIPARA MOTHERS OF KOLHAPUR

2021 ◽  
pp. 70-71
Author(s):  
Jyoti Dhanpal Aurwade ◽  
Manisha Bijapurkar
Keyword(s):  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Favorable Attitude ◽  
Attitude Score ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Poor Knowledge ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Background: Almost half of the pregnancies are usually unintended. Inappropriate spacing between pregnancies can lead to maternal and neonatal complications. Awareness and education plays, a major role in combating this issue. This study was aimed to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding spacing methods of contraception among primipara mothers of Kolhapur. Material and methods: The descriptive study was performed on 110 primipara mothers admitted in hospitals of Kolhapur. A pre-validated study tool consisting of a questionnaire and a Likert attitude scale was used to assess knowledge and attitude of participants. Chi-square and Spearman's rank correlation test was used to nd the association and correlation between variables. Results: Good knowledge score was observed in 5.45% participants whereas, average and poor knowledge score found in 70% and 24.55% of participants respectively. A favorable attitude was noted in 53.6% of mothers and moderately favorable attitudes and unfavorable attitudes were observed in 43.6% and 2.7% mothers respectively. Asignicant positive correlation was observed between the knowledge score and attitude score -05 of primipara mothers (r=0.379, P=4.326e ). A signicant association of knowledge score (P<0.01) and attitude score (P<0.01) with the sociodemography of the participants was observed. Conclusion: Most of the primipara mothers had a favorable attitude regarding spacing methods of contraception but they are lacking in knowledge. The Socio-demography of the participants was signicantly associated with knowledge and attitude scores.

Dentists’ knowledge of fluoride cariostatic mechanisms

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Urszula Kaczmarek ◽  
Wojciech Kowalczyk ◽  
Dariusz Gozdowski ◽  
Dorota Olczak-Kowalczyk
Keyword(s):  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Bone Fragility ◽  
Caries Prevention ◽  
Water Fluoridation ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Almost All

Introduction. The use of age- and risk-adjusted caries prevention requires up-to-date knowledge on the cariostatic effects of fluoride, as well as the methods and safety of fluoride prophylaxis. Aim. The aim of the study was to assess dentists’ knowledge of the safety and mechanism of anticaries effects of fluoride. Material and methods. An anonymous questionnaire was conducted among 212 dentists participating in dental training. The questions included in the questionnaire related to knowledge about water fluoridation, fluoride cariostatic mechanisms and the safety of fluoride prophylaxis. The chi-square test and the Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient were used for statistical analysis. A significance level of 0.05 was used. Results. Incorrect knowledge about water fluoridation was demonstrated by 26.9% of respondents in the country and 16.0% of respondents in Europe. Most respondents (80.7%) reported higher efficacy of exogenous vs endogenous anticaries approaches, and more than half of respondents (59.0%) considered the processes of remineralisation and demineralisation as the most important anticaries activity. Almost all respondents (95.7%) agreed that the use of fluoride for caries prevention is controversial, mainly due to its dose-dependent therapeutic or toxic effects (85.4%). According to about 20% of respondents, cariostatic fluoride doses have adverse effects on the general health, mainly in the form of bone fragility (10.4%). Conclusions. Lack of correct knowledge about the dominant cariostatic effects of fluoride may result in the choice of an inappropriate preventive method or avoiding local application of fluoride preparations for fear of adverse systemic effects, which may in turn lead to increased caries prevalence in a given population.

scholarly journals “Why not use it more?” Sources of self-efficacy in researchers’ use of social media for knowledge sharing

2018 ◽  
Vol 74 (6) ◽  
pp. 1274-1292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hussain Alshahrani ◽  
Diane Rasmussen Pennington
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Personal Mastery ◽  
Mastery Experience ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Postdoctoral Researchers

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the sources of self-efficacy that researchers rely on when using social media for knowledge sharing and to explore how these sources impact their use. Design/methodology/approach The study employed 30 semi-structured interviews with researchers at a major Scottish university. The authors analysed the interview transcriptions using directed content analysis. Findings The researchers relied on the four sources of self-efficacy proposed by Bandura (1977) when using social media for knowledge sharing. These sources lead researchers to use social media effectively and frequently for sharing knowledge, although some may discourage its use. Research limitations/implications It extends the self-efficacy integrative theoretical framework of Bandura (1977) by presenting the relative amount of the influence of these sources for researchers to share their ideas, experiences, questions and research outputs on social media. While the participants included academic staff, postdoctoral researchers, and PhD students, the majority were PhD students. Practical implications The findings can help universities understand how to promote productive use of social media. For example, academic staff who have high personal mastery experience could mentor those who do not. Originality/value This is the first known study to investigate the sources of self-efficacy that impact researchers’ use of social media for knowledge sharing.

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