The #bac2018 Twitter hashtag as an informal learning context around the French baccalauréat exams

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Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 qualitative), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description

The #bac2018 hashtag is a Twitter-based, self-organized space used in the month leading up to the 2018 baccalauréat exams. The article documents "use of the #bac2018 Twitter hashtag in the month leading up to the 2018 baccalauréat exams", where exam-takers and others tweeted practices ranging from sharing notes to joking. The bac itself is described as "significant not only for their role in the French educational system but also for their connections with broader French society and culture", giving the hashtag ties to both schooling and wider culture. It functions here as a data source and an instance of learning in a digital, non-formal context.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

• A public Twitter hashtag around a shared, time-bound event that participants voluntarily join

Constraints

• The study treats only public tweets; data from private accounts or deleted tweets were removed before analysis

Target Learners

• French lycée students preparing for the baccalauréat exams
• other Twitter users engaging with bac-related content

Learning Goals

• Exam preparation and academic content sharing
• Social connection and cultural participation around the bac

Claims

• Bac2018 Hashtag Tweeting Practices [+M]
• Bac2018 Social Cultural Learning Beyond Curriculum [+M]

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Examples

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Key Sources

• Greenhalgh, S. P., Nnagboro, C., Kaufmann, R., & Gretter, S. (2021). Academic, social, and cultural learning in the French #bac2018 Twitter hashtag. Education Tech Research Dev, 69, 1835-1851. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-021-10015-6

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title	The #bac2018 Twitter hashtag as an informal learning context around the French baccalauréat exams
description	The #bac2018 hashtag is a Twitter-based, self-organized space used in the month leading up to the 2018 baccalauréat exams.
status	review
generated	by process:settle-candidates on 2026-10-28
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sources	1 — greenhalgh-2021

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