Social media for learning: A mixed methods study on high school students’ technology affordances and perspectives

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Highlights:

• Leisure and social connection are the top reasons for students’ social media use.

• Most learning through social media is informal and socialized.

• Positive attitudes are not consistent with the actual social media adoption.

• Students lack a conceptual understanding of social media for learning.

• Current uses of social media in classroom focus on the usability level.

摘要

•Leisure and social connection are the top reasons for students’ social media use.•Most learning through social media is informal and socialized.•Positive attitudes are not consistent with the actual social media adoption.•Students lack a conceptual understanding of social media for learning.•Current uses of social media in classroom focus on the usability level.

论文关键词:Social media,Technology affordances,Attitudes and beliefs,Learning design

论文评审过程:Available online 14 February 2014.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.01.002