Time spent on Facebook correlates with co-curricular participation and socializing but not with class preparation time¶

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q2 i3 Time on Facebook showed a moderate correlation with co-curricular participation (r = .480) and a substantial correlation with relaxing and socializing (r = .603), but no significant correlation with time preparing for class (r = .154, p>.1). → Wang 2013

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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

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Cross-tabulation and correlation analyses of survey time-use variables in the Facebook course sample. The article also reports a substantial correlation between Facebook time and relaxing/socializing (r = .603, p<.001) and no significant correlation with class preparation (r = .154, p>.1).

"There was a moderate correlation between the amount of time spent on Facebook and the amount of time spent participating in co-curricular activities (Pearson's r= .480, p<.001)."

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