A measurement scale for students’ usage of online networks
Studies suggest that students are increasingly turning to information and communication technologies as learning tools in which they can present multiple identities quite explicitly tied to context, knowledge and understanding within online networks. Hence it is imperative for educational institutio...
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| description | Studies suggest that students are increasingly turning to information and communication technologies as learning tools in which they can present multiple identities quite explicitly tied to context, knowledge and understanding within online networks. Hence it is imperative for educational institutions to understand how twenty-first-century learners use online networks for their identity formation and learning experiences. Through a systematic review of existing instruments, constructs and elements were identified and used to develop a new conceptual research framework which was quantitatively tested on a convenience sample of students (n=300) at Sunway University in Malaysia. Based on the results, a measurement scale was developed and analysed through structural equation modelling and confirmatory factor analysis. The responses of the students revealed they are more likely to use online networks for identity formation than for the learning experience and that there is a relationship between identity formation, the learning experience and the use of online networks. |
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| spelling | sunway-6732020-10-12T07:03:54Z http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/673/ A measurement scale for students’ usage of online networks Barker, Rachel Ong, Derek Lai Teik * LC Special aspects of education QA76 Computer software ZA4050 Electronic information resources Studies suggest that students are increasingly turning to information and communication technologies as learning tools in which they can present multiple identities quite explicitly tied to context, knowledge and understanding within online networks. Hence it is imperative for educational institutions to understand how twenty-first-century learners use online networks for their identity formation and learning experiences. Through a systematic review of existing instruments, constructs and elements were identified and used to develop a new conceptual research framework which was quantitatively tested on a convenience sample of students (n=300) at Sunway University in Malaysia. Based on the results, a measurement scale was developed and analysed through structural equation modelling and confirmatory factor analysis. The responses of the students revealed they are more likely to use online networks for identity formation than for the learning experience and that there is a relationship between identity formation, the learning experience and the use of online networks. University of the Free State 2016 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/673/1/Perspectives%20in%20Education%202016%2034%282%29%201-18.pdf Barker, Rachel and Ong, Derek Lai Teik * (2016) A measurement scale for students’ usage of online networks. Perspectives in Education, 34 (2). pp. 1-18. ISSN 0258-2236 http://dx.doi.org/10.18820/2519593X/pie.v34i2.1 |
| spellingShingle | LC Special aspects of education QA76 Computer software ZA4050 Electronic information resources Barker, Rachel Ong, Derek Lai Teik * A measurement scale for students’ usage of online networks |
| title | A measurement scale for students’ usage of online networks |
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| title_full_unstemmed | A measurement scale for students’ usage of online networks |
| title_short | A measurement scale for students’ usage of online networks |
| title_sort | measurement scale for students’ usage of online networks |
| topic | LC Special aspects of education QA76 Computer software ZA4050 Electronic information resources |
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