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The role of social media for collaborative learning to improve academic performance of students and researchers in Malaysian higher education

Social media is widely considered to improve collaborative learning among students and researchers. However, there is a surprising lack of empirical research in Malaysian higher education to improve performance of students and researchers through the effective use of social media that facilitates de...

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Main Authors: Al-Rahmi, Waleed Mugahed, Othman, Mohd. Shahizan, Mi Yusuf, Lizawati
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Published: Athabasca University 2015
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T58.5-58.64 Information technology
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/58995/
http://dx.doi.org/10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n5s2p625
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spelling my.utm.589952017-10-04T06:03:51Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/58995/ The role of social media for collaborative learning to improve academic performance of students and researchers in Malaysian higher education Al-Rahmi, Waleed Mugahed Othman, Mohd. Shahizan Mi Yusuf, Lizawati T58.5-58.64 Information technology Social media is widely considered to improve collaborative learning among students and researchers. However, there is a surprising lack of empirical research in Malaysian higher education to improve performance of students and researchers through the effective use of social media that facilitates desirable outcomes. Thus, this study offers a review of the empirical literature, and its distinctiveness stems from the focus on collaborative learning and engagement to understand the interactive factors relevant that affect academic performance. This study also explores factors that contribute to the enhancement of collaborative learning and engagement through social media. It is unique in that it highlights that the effective use of social media for collaborative learning, engagement, and intention to use social media" - a phenomenon that relies on the theory of social constructivist learning. The findings showed that collaborative learning, engagement, and intention to use social media positively and significantly relate to the interactivity of research group members with peers and research students with supervisors to improve their academic performance in Malaysian higher education. Athabasca University 2015 Article PeerReviewed Al-Rahmi, Waleed Mugahed and Othman, Mohd. Shahizan and Mi Yusuf, Lizawati (2015) The role of social media for collaborative learning to improve academic performance of students and researchers in Malaysian higher education. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 16 (4). pp. 177-204. ISSN 1492-3831 http://dx.doi.org/10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n5s2p625 DOI:10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n5s2p625
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topic T58.5-58.64 Information technology
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Al-Rahmi, Waleed Mugahed
Othman, Mohd. Shahizan
Mi Yusuf, Lizawati
The role of social media for collaborative learning to improve academic performance of students and researchers in Malaysian higher education
description Social media is widely considered to improve collaborative learning among students and researchers. However, there is a surprising lack of empirical research in Malaysian higher education to improve performance of students and researchers through the effective use of social media that facilitates desirable outcomes. Thus, this study offers a review of the empirical literature, and its distinctiveness stems from the focus on collaborative learning and engagement to understand the interactive factors relevant that affect academic performance. This study also explores factors that contribute to the enhancement of collaborative learning and engagement through social media. It is unique in that it highlights that the effective use of social media for collaborative learning, engagement, and intention to use social media" - a phenomenon that relies on the theory of social constructivist learning. The findings showed that collaborative learning, engagement, and intention to use social media positively and significantly relate to the interactivity of research group members with peers and research students with supervisors to improve their academic performance in Malaysian higher education.
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author Al-Rahmi, Waleed Mugahed
Othman, Mohd. Shahizan
Mi Yusuf, Lizawati
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Othman, Mohd. Shahizan
Mi Yusuf, Lizawati
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title The role of social media for collaborative learning to improve academic performance of students and researchers in Malaysian higher education
title_short The role of social media for collaborative learning to improve academic performance of students and researchers in Malaysian higher education
title_full The role of social media for collaborative learning to improve academic performance of students and researchers in Malaysian higher education
title_fullStr The role of social media for collaborative learning to improve academic performance of students and researchers in Malaysian higher education
title_full_unstemmed The role of social media for collaborative learning to improve academic performance of students and researchers in Malaysian higher education
title_sort role of social media for collaborative learning to improve academic performance of students and researchers in malaysian higher education
publisher Athabasca University
publishDate 2015
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/58995/
http://dx.doi.org/10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n5s2p625
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