From: Social media in undergraduate learning: categories and characteristics
Variables Examined | Specific Social Media (Q13f-i; N of valid casesā=ā679) | |||||||
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n (percent) | ||||||||
Social networking | Social news sites | VOIP and Instant messaging | Do-it-yourself networks | |||||
Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
Gaining your own deep understanding (e.g., of a concept). | 273 (81.3) | 228 (66.5) | 53 (77.9) | 448 (73.3) | 136 (79.5) | 365 (71.9) | 9 (69.2) | 492 (73.9) |
Saying something in your own words. | 201 (59.8) | 154 (44.9) | 42 (61.8) | 313 (51.2) | 108 (63.2) | 247 (48.6) | 7 (53.8) | 348 (52.3) |
Interacting with different perspectives. | 193 (57.4) | 130 (37.9) | 43 (63.2) | 280 (45.8) | 107 (62.6) | 216 (42.5) | 9 (69.2) | 314 (47.1) |
Discussing with other people. | 224 (66.7) | 144 (42.0) | 43 (63.2) | 325 (53.2) | 118 (69.0) | 250 (49.2) | 9 (69.2) | 359 (53.9) |
Applying your experience to real life (e.g., your career). | 251 (74.7) | 180 (52.5) | 62 (91.2) | 369 (60.4) | 137 (80.1) | 294 (57.9) | 12 (92.3) | 419 (62.9) |
Putting your learning into context. | 220 (65.5) | 162 (47.2) | 47 (69.1) | 335 (54.8) | 114 (66.7) | 268 (52.8) | 11 (84.6) | 371 (55.7) |
Researching information. | 178 (53.0) | 143 (41.7) | 42 (61.8) | 279 (45.7) | 101 (59.1) | 220 (43.3) | 7 (53.8) | 314 (47.1) |
Seeking help from others. | 170 (50.6) | 87 (25.4) | 30 (44.1) | 227 (37.2) | 92 (53.8) | 165 (32.5) | 7 (53.8) | 250 (37.5) |
Working through the process of figuring something out (e.g., solving a problem). | 233 (69.3) | 193 (56.3) | 51 (75.0) | 375 (61.4) | 131 (76.6) | 295 (58.1) | 9 (69.2) | 417 (62.6) |