Students reported high engagement perceptions, including feeling connected with the university through Facebook conversations with classmates¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · causal r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 2013 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? 74.2% of respondents agreed they felt connected with the university as a result of Facebook conversations with classmates; 69.7% agreed the overall educational experience was excellent. → Wang 2013 q2 i? Peer interactions were rated especially positively: 95.5% described peers as very supportive and reported a strong sense of belonging. → Wang 2013 (2)

Evidence¶

Wang 2013¶

Wang, J., Lin, C.-F. C., Yu, W.-C. W., & Wu, E. (2013). Meaningful engagement in Facebook learning environments: Merging social and academic lives. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education-TOJDE, 14(1), Article 26. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1006268

q2 · i? · causal · r1

Descriptive survey results for the student-institution relationship subscale in the Facebook course sample. The article also reports 69.7% agreed the overall educational experience at the institution is excellent.

"Two-thirds of the respondents (74.2%) agreed that they felt connected with the university as a result of their conversations with classmates on Facebook."

Wang 2013 (2)¶

Wang, J., Lin, C.-F. C., Yu, W.-C. W., & Wu, E. (2013). Meaningful engagement in Facebook learning environments: Merging social and academic lives. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education-TOJDE, 14(1), Article 26. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1006268

q2 · i? · causal · r1

Descriptive survey results for the student-student interactions subscale. The article also reports 93.9% enjoyed chatting with friends and 75.7% indicated other students cared about them.

"Almost all of the students (95.5%) described their peers at this institution as very supportive and reported experiencing a strong sense of belonging."

Discussion¶

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