Table 6 Ways of Making Meaning in University Related to Specific Social Media Use (Q13a-e)
From: Social media in undergraduate learning: categories and characteristics
Variables examined | Specific Social Media (Q13a-e; N of valid cases = 679) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (percent) | ||||||||||
Blogs | Wikis | Google Apps | Image sharing | Social bookmarking | ||||||
Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
Gaining your own deep understanding (e.g., of a concept). | 103 (85.8) | 398 (71.2) | 225 (82.1) | 276 (68.1) | 287 (81.8) | 214 (65.2) | 94 (77.7) | 407 (72.9) | 13 (86.7) | 488 (73.5) |
Saying something in your own words. | 77 (64.2) | 278 (49.7) | 169 (60.9) | 188 (46.4) | 203 (57.8) | 152 (46.3) | 74 (61.2) | 281 (50.4) | 10 (66.7) | 345 (52.0) |
Interacting with different perspectives. | 86 (71.7) | 237 (42.4) | 153 (55.8) | 170 (42.0) | 195 (55.6) | 128 (39.0) | 77 (63.6) | 246 (44.1) | 10 (66.7) | 313 (47.1) |
Discussing with other people. | 86 (71.7) | 282 (50.4) | 184 (67.2) | 184 (45.4) | 221 (63.0) | 147 (44.8) | 81 (66.9) | 287 (51.4) | 13 (86.7) | 355 (53.5) |
Applying your experience to real life (e.g., your career). | 88 (73.3) | 343 (61.4) | 189 (69.0) | 242 (59.8) | 264 (75.2) | 167 (50.9) | 98 (81.0) | 333 (59.7) | 12 (80.0) | 419 (63.1) |
Putting your learning into context. | 82 (68.3) | 300 (53.7) | 176 (64.2) | 208 (50.9) | 224 (63.8) | 158 (48.2) | 82 (67.8) | 300 (53.8) | 9 (60.0) | 373 (56.2) |
Researching information. | 70 (58.3) | 251 (44.9) | 150 (54.7) | 171 (42.2) | 182 (51.9) | 139 (42.4) | 60 (49.6) | 261 (49.6) | 9 (60.0) | 312 (47.0) |
Seeking help from others. | 60 (50.0) | 197 (35.2) | 136 (49.6) | 121 (29.9) | 163 (46.4) | 94 (28.7) | 60 (49.6) | 197 (35.3) | 11 (73.3) | 246 (37.0) |
Working through the process of figuring something out (e.g., solving a problem). | 79 (65.8) | 347 (62.1) | 198 (72.3) | 228 (56.3) | 246 (70.1) | 180 (54.9) | 84 (69.4) | 342 (61.3) | 10 (66.7) | 416 (62.7) |