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A model of factors affecting learning performance through the use of social media in Malaysian higher education

This study attempted to mitigate the gap in literature concerning the use of social media for active collaborative learning and engagement and its effect on the research students’ learning performance in the context of Malaysia. A questionnaire based on Constructivism Theory and the Technology Accep...

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Main Authors: Al-Rahmi, Waleed Mugahed, Alias, Norma, Othman, Mohd. Shahizan, Marín, Victoria I., Tur, Gemma
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Published: Elsevier Ltd 2018
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QA Mathematics
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/86111/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2018.02.010
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spelling my.utm.861112020-08-30T08:56:15Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/86111/ A model of factors affecting learning performance through the use of social media in Malaysian higher education Al-Rahmi, Waleed Mugahed Alias, Norma Othman, Mohd. Shahizan Marín, Victoria I. Tur, Gemma QA Mathematics This study attempted to mitigate the gap in literature concerning the use of social media for active collaborative learning and engagement and its effect on the research students’ learning performance in the context of Malaysia. A questionnaire based on Constructivism Theory and the Technology Acceptance Model was employed as the main data collection method, which was distributed to 723 research students in five Malaysian research universities. Based on the obtained results, male and female students’ satisfaction of social media use for collaborative learning and engagement positively affected their learning performance, although in the case of females, they were not fully satisfied with perceived ease of use and usefulness. The study concludes that overall, active collaborative learning and engagement through social media enriches the learning activities of students and facilitates group discussions, and hence, their use should be encouraged in learning and teaching processes in higher education institutions. Elsevier Ltd 2018-06 Article PeerReviewed Al-Rahmi, Waleed Mugahed and Alias, Norma and Othman, Mohd. Shahizan and Marín, Victoria I. and Tur, Gemma (2018) A model of factors affecting learning performance through the use of social media in Malaysian higher education. Computers and Education, 121 . pp. 59-72. ISSN 3600-1315 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2018.02.010
institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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topic QA Mathematics
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Al-Rahmi, Waleed Mugahed
Alias, Norma
Othman, Mohd. Shahizan
Marín, Victoria I.
Tur, Gemma
A model of factors affecting learning performance through the use of social media in Malaysian higher education
description This study attempted to mitigate the gap in literature concerning the use of social media for active collaborative learning and engagement and its effect on the research students’ learning performance in the context of Malaysia. A questionnaire based on Constructivism Theory and the Technology Acceptance Model was employed as the main data collection method, which was distributed to 723 research students in five Malaysian research universities. Based on the obtained results, male and female students’ satisfaction of social media use for collaborative learning and engagement positively affected their learning performance, although in the case of females, they were not fully satisfied with perceived ease of use and usefulness. The study concludes that overall, active collaborative learning and engagement through social media enriches the learning activities of students and facilitates group discussions, and hence, their use should be encouraged in learning and teaching processes in higher education institutions.
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author Al-Rahmi, Waleed Mugahed
Alias, Norma
Othman, Mohd. Shahizan
Marín, Victoria I.
Tur, Gemma
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Alias, Norma
Othman, Mohd. Shahizan
Marín, Victoria I.
Tur, Gemma
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title A model of factors affecting learning performance through the use of social media in Malaysian higher education
title_short A model of factors affecting learning performance through the use of social media in Malaysian higher education
title_full A model of factors affecting learning performance through the use of social media in Malaysian higher education
title_fullStr A model of factors affecting learning performance through the use of social media in Malaysian higher education
title_full_unstemmed A model of factors affecting learning performance through the use of social media in Malaysian higher education
title_sort model of factors affecting learning performance through the use of social media in malaysian higher education
publisher Elsevier Ltd
publishDate 2018
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/86111/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2018.02.010
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