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Using the WhatsApp Social Media Application for Active Learning
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Dahdal, Sohail – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2020
WhatsApp, the message-sharing social media app, is commonly used by students to collaborate on class assignments. This article examines the use of WhatsApp as part of a course gradable assignments and weekly pre- and postlecture discussions. This study is based on a survey and interviews conducted with undergraduate university students in the UAE…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Media, Computer Mediated Communication, Handheld Devices