The ‘Facebook' Effect: College Students' Perceptions of Online Discussions in the Age of Social Networking

The ‘Facebook' Effect: College Students' Perceptions of Online Discussions in the Age of Social Networking

Despite the growing prominence of Facebook in the lives of college students, few studies have investigated the potential of these innovative web-based communication tools for engaging students in academic discussions. This study used a pre-test, post-test design in two introductory-level courses at...

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Main Authors: Nicole Hurt, Gregory Moss, Christen Bradley, Lincoln Larson, Matthew Lovelace, Luanna Prevost, Nancy Riley, Denise Domizi, Melinda Camus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georgia Southern University 2012-07-01
Series:International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Subjects:
Facebook
Online discussion
Peer interaction
Social network
Student perception
Online Access:https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/ij-sotl/vol6/iss2/10

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