The Impact of SNS in Higher Education: A Case Study of Using WhatsApp in the University of Bahrain

2015 Fifth International Conference on e-Learning (econf) Pub Date : 2015-10-01 DOI:10.1109/ECONF.2015.72

A. Al-Omary, W. El-Medany, Khalil Jasim Ebrahim Isa

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The purpose of this research is to study impact of Social Networking Service (SNS) in higher education, and find out how WhatsApp can create a positive effect when used in education and to study its impact on student learning. This experimental study was carried out in university of Bahrain at undergraduate and graduate levels. The study was conducted on one semester which last for 14 weeks. The teachers created a whatsApp group for the students and use it to support the face-to-face learning environment. The study was conducted on undergraduate class of 18 students and graduate class of 5 students. The required information was collected using questionnaire created by the authors. The questionnaire consisted of 22 statements about WhatsApp and its impact in mobile learning skills. Results show that WhatsApp could improve the teaching process and students learning skills. Results also indicate that WhatsApp helps teachers in setting up a friendly environment that help the students outside the classroom in solving assignment and in studying the course materials.

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SNS对高等教育的影响:以巴林大学使用WhatsApp为例

本研究的目的是研究社交网络服务(SNS)在高等教育中的影响，并找出WhatsApp如何在教育中使用时产生积极的影响，并研究其对学生学习的影响。本实验研究在巴林大学的本科和研究生阶段进行。这项研究进行了一个学期，持续14周。老师们为学生们创建了一个whatsApp群，并用它来支持面对面的学习环境。本研究以18名本科生和5名研究生为研究对象。使用作者制作的问卷收集所需信息。调查问卷由22个关于WhatsApp及其对移动学习技能影响的陈述组成。结果表明，WhatsApp可以改善教学过程，提高学生的学习技能。结果还表明，WhatsApp帮助教师建立了一个友好的环境，帮助学生在课堂外解决作业和学习课程材料。

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