Examination of the social network sites usage patterns of pre-service teachers

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Highlights：

• Facebook is an important instructional and communicational media for students.

• Students prefer to use social media to get in touch with the instructors.

• It is found social media has the potential to improve instructional quality.

• Uncontrolled use of social media can steal the time allocated for academic activities.

摘要

•Facebook is an important instructional and communicational media for students.•Students prefer to use social media to get in touch with the instructors.•It is found social media has the potential to improve instructional quality.•Uncontrolled use of social media can steal the time allocated for academic activities.

论文关键词：Social network sites,Facebook,Education,Social media,SNS usage

论文评审过程：Available online 18 May 2015, Version of Record 18 May 2015.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.04.052