Learning Dialogue through WhatsApp Messenger: Students’ Experience and Attitude
Journal Title: International Journal of Social Sciences and Education - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 2
Abstract
This study examined students' perceptions of the effectiveness of the use of social media (WhatsApp) as a learning tool. A group of forty students from the Computer Education course was used to test the efficiency of this social media tool in learning. The students were placed in three WhatsApp groups and questionnaires designed to collect information about these student perceptions used. In this study, two mixed teaching strategies were used, which included regular teaching together wise-th mobile teaching strategy. The study further factored several interaction techniques, both inside and outside classrooms, which were learner to education package intercommunication, student -student interactions, and learner-teacher interactions. The study was conducted for a whole semester of the 2017-2018 school calendars. The results of the research showed that students improved their communication skills following the WhatsApp dialogue. Further, their learning improved as portrayed through enhanced student confidence and quick response in their information processing. The success of this research was attributed to WhatApp’s feature of rapid response, social application of open communication in both formal and informal settings as well as the application’s ability in making learning enjoyable due to its features that gives learners a pleasant learning experience.
Authors and Affiliations
Ibtesam Fares, Al-Mashaqbeh Al-Mashaqbeh, Atef Atef, F. Al-mashaqbeh
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