Blogging was perceived as useful for venting emotions and providing social support between peers in most studies¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · review r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2018 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Nine studies without control groups and exclusively using self-reported data indicated students perceived blogging as useful for venting emotions and giving social support between peers. → Carlos R. del Blanco 2018

Evidence¶

Carlos R. del Blanco 2018¶

Carlos R. del Blanco, Ivan García-Magariño. (2018). The use of blogs in the education field: A qualitative systematic review. https://arxiv.org/abs/1810.05421

q2 · i? · review · r3

Review synthesis of the social-support category: 10 of 12 studies lacked a control group and ten of twelve exclusively used self-reported data. The review reports students "perceived the blogging activity as useful for venting emotions, and give social sup port be- tween peers".

"The overall results of the nine studies that did not have a control a nd were exclusively based on self-reported data indicated that students p erceived the blogging activity as useful for venting emotions, and give social sup port be- tween peers."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Social Supports — outcome: instruction changes it

Related Claims¶

• Blogging fostered positive student engagement and interest in learning activities across most studies, though experimental evidence was mixed — related
• Blogging activities can foster reflective practices that support student learning, though most supporting studies relied on self-reported data and lacked control groups — related