Tweet to teach: Using a twitter-based instructional method to improve student motivation and academic outcomes in higher education

IF 6.4 1区 教育学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Séverine Erhel, Nicolas Michinov, Audrey Noël, Corentin Gonthier
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Abstract

Scholars are aware of the power of social media to capture the attention of students, notably during lectures. Far from banning them, some teachers have considered using them to improve the motivation of students. One of the most popular social media platforms for that purpose is Twitter. It has been widely used in educational settings as a tool for collaboration and communication, but studies using Twitter as a tool to help students remember course concepts and stimulate their motivation to learn are scarce. In the present study, we conducted a three-year study in a ‘naturalistic’ educational setting using Twitter to remind students of course concepts, and asking questions every week during one semester. Comparing the groups of user and non-user students showed that this Twitter-based method elicited higher intrinsic motivation and interest in the course throughout the semester; importantly, it also reduced amotivation. Some benefits of using Twitter were also observed on learning and academic outcomes. We discuss the benefits and the limits of repurposing social networks for pedagogical activities.

推特教学:在高等教育中使用基于推特的教学方法来提高学生的积极性和学术成果
学者们意识到社交媒体吸引学生注意力的力量,尤其是在讲课期间。一些老师非但没有禁止,反而考虑用它们来提高学生的积极性。Twitter是最受欢迎的社交媒体平台之一。它已被广泛用于教育环境作为协作和交流的工具,但研究使用Twitter作为工具来帮助学生记住课程概念和激发他们的学习动机是很少的。在目前的研究中,我们在一个“自然主义”的教育环境中进行了为期三年的研究,使用Twitter来提醒学生课程概念,并在一个学期中每周提出问题。用户组和非用户组的对比表明,这种基于twitter的方法在整个学期中激发了更高的内在动机和对课程的兴趣;重要的是,它还降低了动机。使用Twitter在学习和学业成绩上也有一些好处。我们讨论了重新利用社会网络进行教学活动的好处和限制。
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Internet and Higher Education
Internet and Higher Education EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-
CiteScore
19.30
自引率
4.70%
发文量
30
审稿时长
40 days
期刊介绍: The Internet and Higher Education is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal focused on contemporary issues and future trends in online learning, teaching, and administration within post-secondary education. It welcomes contributions from diverse academic disciplines worldwide and provides a platform for theory papers, research studies, critical essays, editorials, reviews, case studies, and social commentary.
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