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Understanding through interactive scaffolding in the Facebook community

Thanks to the fast development of various computer-based technologies, as such that, the potential influence that they can have on both academic and personal lives cannot be ignored. This paper aimed to shed more light on the pedagogical values of using web -based technologies such as Facebook on en...

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Main Authors: Saadati, Farzaneh, Ahmad Tarmizi, Rohani
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2012
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39576/1/Understanding%20through%20interactive%20scaffolding%20in%20the%20Facebook%20community.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.395762019-05-17T00:55:40Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39576/ Understanding through interactive scaffolding in the Facebook community Saadati, Farzaneh Ahmad Tarmizi, Rohani Thanks to the fast development of various computer-based technologies, as such that, the potential influence that they can have on both academic and personal lives cannot be ignored. This paper aimed to shed more light on the pedagogical values of using web -based technologies such as Facebook on enhancing students' learning through interactive scaffolding. This study was conducted on postgraduate students attending Educational Statistics course. The data collection procedure was based on qualitative responses via Facebook communications. The results of the interviews were indicative of the positive effect, which web-based technologies have on their learning of several statistics topics. This mode of learning, via Facebook, act as interactive scaffolding in strengthening the students' further understanding of statistics topics. In addition, the participants responded that they improve their learning through sharing and discussing different ideas on the various web-based pages. Hence, use of Facebook may act as scaffoldings, which can enhance understanding among learners. IEEE 2012 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39576/1/Understanding%20through%20interactive%20scaffolding%20in%20the%20Facebook%20community.pdf Saadati, Farzaneh and Ahmad Tarmizi, Rohani (2012) Understanding through interactive scaffolding in the Facebook community. In: International Conference on Multimedia Computing and Systems (ICMCS 2012), 10-12 May 2012, Tangier, Morocco. . 10.1109/ICMCS.2012.6320297
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description Thanks to the fast development of various computer-based technologies, as such that, the potential influence that they can have on both academic and personal lives cannot be ignored. This paper aimed to shed more light on the pedagogical values of using web -based technologies such as Facebook on enhancing students' learning through interactive scaffolding. This study was conducted on postgraduate students attending Educational Statistics course. The data collection procedure was based on qualitative responses via Facebook communications. The results of the interviews were indicative of the positive effect, which web-based technologies have on their learning of several statistics topics. This mode of learning, via Facebook, act as interactive scaffolding in strengthening the students' further understanding of statistics topics. In addition, the participants responded that they improve their learning through sharing and discussing different ideas on the various web-based pages. Hence, use of Facebook may act as scaffoldings, which can enhance understanding among learners.
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author Saadati, Farzaneh
Ahmad Tarmizi, Rohani
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Ahmad Tarmizi, Rohani
Understanding through interactive scaffolding in the Facebook community
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Ahmad Tarmizi, Rohani
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title Understanding through interactive scaffolding in the Facebook community
title_short Understanding through interactive scaffolding in the Facebook community
title_full Understanding through interactive scaffolding in the Facebook community
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publishDate 2012
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39576/1/Understanding%20through%20interactive%20scaffolding%20in%20the%20Facebook%20community.pdf
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