WhatsApp for mobile learning. Effects on knowledge, resilience and isolation in the school-to-work transition

IF 6.4 1区教育学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Internet and Higher Education Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI:10.1016/j.iheduc.2021.100809

Christoph Pimmer , Florian Brühlmann , Titilayo Dorothy Odetola , Oluwafemi Dipeolu , Olusola Oluwasola , Janine Jäger , Ademola J. Ajuwon

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Abstract

This study investigated the use of instant messaging in the school-to-work transition, a crucial stage of learning and development. Newly graduated health professionals (n = 235) participated either in WhatsApp groups in which moderators shared knowledge and facilitated professional discussions or in the control group. The results show that participants in the WhatsApp groups had markedly higher levels of knowledge, greater resilience as well as lower levels of professional isolation– in comparison with the control group. They also reported less stress when searching for a new job. These findings are affirmed by the qualitative analysis of open survey questions: knowledge acquisition emerged as the main benefit followed by connectedness and professional informational benefits. A further interesting result is that the general, day-to-day use of WhatsApp outside of the intervention was linked to higher levels of resilience.

Another finding is that although the actual (measured) and self-reported frequency of participation in the WhatsApp groups correlated highly, these measures did not predict the outcome variables in the regression analysis. This observation questions the frequency of participation as a proxy for the success of engagement.

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用于移动学习的WhatsApp。从学校到工作的转变对知识、适应能力和孤立的影响

本研究调查了在学习和发展的关键阶段——从学校到工作的过渡阶段——即时通讯的使用情况。新毕业的卫生专业人员(n = 235)要么参加由版主分享知识并促进专业讨论的WhatsApp群，要么参加对照组。结果显示，与对照组相比，WhatsApp组的参与者明显拥有更高的知识水平、更强的适应力以及更低的职业隔离水平。他们还表示，在找新工作时压力更小。这些发现被公开调查问题的定性分析所证实:知识获取成为主要的利益，其次是连通性和专业信息利益。另一个有趣的结果是，在干预之外的日常使用WhatsApp与更高的弹性水平有关。另一个发现是，尽管实际(测量的)参与WhatsApp群组的频率和自我报告的频率高度相关，但这些指标并不能预测回归分析中的结果变量。这一观察结果质疑，参与的频率是否代表了参与的成功。

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Internet and Higher Education EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

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19.30

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4.70%

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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.