Table 4 Reasons for use of social media
From: Taking social media to a university classroom: teaching and learning using Twitter and blogs
Factors | % |
|---|---|
Because it contributed to end of semester grade | 60.9 |
Because students smartphones and also the availability of computers in the library for accessing such Twitter and blogs | 59.4 |
Because twitting and blogging skills | 51.6 |
Helped students learn something that they did not understand in class | 45.3 |
Because Twitter helped students meet new friends | 35.9 |
To follow other media outlets such as BBC for News that kept them updated on current affairs | 34.4 |
Because they were both easier to use compared to other communication methods and also cheaper. | 25.0 |