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Ho, Pham Vu Phi; Phung, Luong Thi Kim; Oanh, Tran Thi Thuy; Giao, Nguyen Quang – International Journal of Instruction, 2020
Many studies in literature have compared peer e-feedback/comments to traditional peer feedback/comments to see whether one medium of providing feedback should replace the other. However, few studies investigated to see whether two modes of commentary activities positively affected the students' writing quality, instead of just comparing one to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Peer Evaluation, Feedback (Response), Computer Mediated Communication
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Aharony, Noa; Zion, Avi – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2019
The current study seeks to shed light on the usage habits of the "WhatsApp" application among teenagers, exploring the effect of mobile instant messaging distractions on pupils' working memory performance. Research was conducted in Israel during 2016 school year. The study sample was divided into two groups randomly--a control group and…
Descriptors: Social Media, Computer Mediated Communication, Short Term Memory, Adolescents
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Noyan, Ebru; Kocoglu, Zeynep – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2019
The present study attempts to explore the effects of WhatsApp and Pen/Paper dialogue journal writing techniques on university students' writing performance. 45 freshmen students from Sociology department of State University in Turkey, participated in the current study forming three homogenous groups of 15, namely WhatsApp dialogue journaling…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Media, Computer Mediated Communication, Skill Development
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Ekahitanond, Visara – Australian Educational Computing, 2018
Today's technology allows easier understanding of course activity and increasing motivation to learn. The Six Thinking Hats model, combined with the use of social media to enhance critical thinking abilities of learners. This framework is considered to be effective in promoting motivation and encouraging interaction between learners and teachers…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Skill Development, Models
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Govaerts, Sten; Holzer, Adrian; Kocher, Bruno; Vozniuk, Andrii; Garbinato, Benoit; Gillet, Denis – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2018
Improving face-to-face (f2f) interaction in large classrooms is a challenging task as student participation can be hard to initiate. Thanks to the wide adoption of personal mobile devices, it is possible to blend digital and face-to-face interaction and integrate co-located social media applications in the classroom. To better understand how such…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Social Media, Computer Oriented Programs, Technology Uses in Education
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Çetinkaya, Levent; Sütçü, Selim Soner – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2018
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of Facebook and WhatsApp on success in English vocabulary instruction and the learners' opinions about the implementation process. In the study, mixed method model, which combines both quantitative and qualitative data, was used. The success of the students in Facebook, WhatsApp, and control…
Descriptors: Social Media, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Software, Vocabulary Development
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Guo, Rong; Shen, Yide; Li, Lei – International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 2018
The lack of effective faculty-student interaction has been identified as a main contributor to the high dropout rate in online education. For this paper, the authors conducted an empirical study using a social networking tool, specifically Facebook, to improve student-instructor communication and student performance in an online learning…
Descriptors: Social Media, Interaction, Teacher Student Relationship, Telecommunications
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Lai, Chih-Hung; Lin, Hung-Wei; Lin, Rong-Mu; Tho, Pham Duc – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2019
This article explores whether a learning community can affect students' learning achievement and engagement. Besides, this study also analyzed whether degree centralities of peer interaction affect learning achievement and learning engagement based on social network analysis. While the experimental group combined the English learning system with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Peer Relationship, Peer Influence, Online Courses
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Chen, S. N.; Luh, D. B. – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2018
Freehand sketching is one of the most important and commonly used methods of generating and sharing budding ideas during the conceptual development portion of the preliminary phase of design. To develop one's skills, prolonged practice, acquiring instant feedback and suggestions while practicing are invaluable. The two key and indispensable parts…
Descriptors: Drafting, Freehand Drawing, Concept Formation, Design
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Hussein, Nadhim Obaid; Elttayef, Ahmed Ibrahim – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
The importance of this study comes from the fact that foreign language learners suffer from traditional ways and methods of teaching and learning. They are looking for new ways of teaching and learning specially methods which integrated with technology. What makes this study important is that using one of the most familiar software for learners…
Descriptors: Social Media, Majors (Students), English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Armstrong, Shelley N.; Early, Jody O.; Burcin, Michelle M.; Bolin, Kim; Holland, Nicole; No, Sun – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2018
New media communication tools used in health science education may help enhance student engagement and sense of community, improve retention and persistence, and provide a richer academic experience, but the research is limited on non-traditional online learners. The studies described here therefore, focus on fully online, undergraduate health…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Health Sciences, Medical Education, Computer Mediated Communication
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Cetinkaya, Levent – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2017
The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of WhatsApp use for education and determine the opinions of students towards the process. The study was designed in mixed research model which combines both qualitative and quantitative data. In the quantitative aspect of the study, quasi-experimental design, with a pretest-posttest control…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Social Media, Computer Mediated Communication, Technology Uses in Education