Social Networking: an educational tool?

Jennifer Duncan: EDTC 5103

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Social Media

Social & Mobile Media Statistics for Higher Education

“Traditional aged college students use social media more often than non-traditional aged

college students as a learning tool to increase student engagement and academic persistence.”

Hypothesis

Create a survey in google docs. Administer the survey to 20 college

students. Analyze the results. Create charts to show trend in data. Create powerpoint with results.

Methodology

What is your student status?

Traditional students: 18-25Non-Traditional students: 26 +

Non TraditionalTraditional

What is your gender?

FemaleMale

Where were you born?

OklahomaTexasMichiganJamaica

How often do you use social media for educational purposes

per day?

1-2 Hours3-4 Hours5 + Hours

If a student is taking a class where the instructor requires social media as a component, does the amount of time students spend utilizing the class social networking site impact their grade?

Does utilizing social media in the classroom increase student engagement?

Do you think social media can play an important role in the classroom?

Survey Questions

Trend Chart

Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree0

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Social Media as Require-mentStudent Engage-ment

Many students either agreed or were neutral that that the amount of time students spend utilizing social networking sites as a requirement impacted their grades.

Nearly all students either agreed or strongly agreed that social media increases student engagement?

Nearly all students either agreed or strongly agreed that social media can play an important role in the classroom.

Analysis

According to my research, both non-traditional and traditional students felt that social media can be used as a learning tool to increase student engagement. I also found that all students felt social media could play an important role in the classroom. However, the trend in my data proved that traditional aged college students were more likely to use social media than non-traditional college students as a learning tool to increase student engagement and academic persistence.

Overall Analysis

Google Docs Survey LinkSocial Networking Survey

Data