Table 8 Ways of Making Meaning in University Related to Specific Social Media Use (Q13j-m)
From: Social media in undergraduate learning: categories and characteristics
Variables Examined | Specific Social Media (Q13j-m; N of valid cases = 679) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (percent) | ||||||||
File sharing | Video sharing | Location-based applications | Microblogs | |||||
Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
Gaining your own deep understanding (e.g., of a concept). | 253 (82.1) | 248 (66.8) | 236 (80.5) | 265 (68.7) | 69 (78.4) | 432 (73.1) | 76 (78.4) | 425 (73.0) |
Saying something in your own words. | 188 (61.0) | 167 (45.0) | 176 (60.1) | 179 (46.4) | 56 (63.6) | 299 (50.6) | 62 (63.9) | 293 (50.3) |
Interacting with different perspectives. | 180 (58.4) | 143 (38.5) | 169 (57.7) | 154 (39.9) | 64 (72.7) | 259 (43.8) | 67 (69.1) | 256 (44.0) |
Discussing with other people. | 211 (68.5) | 157 (42.3) | 195 (66.6) | 173 (44.8) | 66 (75.0) | 302 (51.1) | 72 (74.2) | 296 (50.9) |
Applying your experience to real life (e.g., your career). | 227 (73.7) | 204 (55.0) | 215 (73.4) | 216 (56.0) | 76 (86.4) | 355 (60.1) | 74 (76.3) | 357 (61.3) |
Putting your learning into context. | 205 (66.6) | 177 (47.7) | 186 (63.5) | 196 (50.8) | 58 (65.9) | 324 (54.8) | 62 (63.9) | 320 (55.0) |
Researching information. | 162 (52.6) | 159 (42.9) | 154 (52.6) | 167 (43.3) | 54 (61.4) | 267 (45.2) | 59 (60.8) | 262 (45.0) |
Seeking help from others. | 148 (48.1) | 190 (29.4) | 139 (47.4) | 118 (30.6) | 47 (53.4) | 210 (35.5) | 49 (50.5) | 208 (35.7) |
Working through the process of figuring something out (e.g., solving a problem). | 219 (71.1) | 207 (55.8) | 205 (70.0) | 221 (57.3) | 64 (72.7) | 362 (61.3) | 64 (66.0) | 362 (62.2) |