Research on Differences of University Students’ Communication in IM and Practical Environments: Case Study Based on Acquaintance Group

Abstract

This paper takes the university students of a class as samples, collects students' communication materials by means of questionnaire, statistics, analyzes and compares the communication and interaction in practical and IM environments by means of variables analysis and network analysis, and from the two aspects of individual performance and group relationship. The results show that, in the two environments, students' activity and opinion leader tend to be consistent, and in acquaintance group, IM does not change the consistent model of students' communication.