Use of Social Media Sites as Information Resourcesby the Faculty of Educational Sciences Students at Zarqa University and their Attitudes towards Them
Journal Title: مجلة الزرقاء للبحوث والدراسات الإنسانية - Year 2018, Vol 18, Issue 3
Abstract
This study aimed at investigating the status Quo use of social media sites as information resources by students of the Faculty of Educational Sciences at Zarqa University and their attitudes towards them. Population of the study consisted of all (474) students of the College in the 2nd Semester of the academic year 2016/2017. The sample consisted of (300) students, of which (278) responded, (92.7%). A questionnaire of three parts was developed, the first part was concerned with the demographic variables of the respondent (sex, year of study, and specialization), the second was concerned with status quo use of social Media sites as information resources, and the third was concerned with students' attitudes towards those sites as information resources. The questionnaire was tested for its validity and reliability. The results revealed that the total degree of respondents use of social media sites and its four dimensions (Culture, Learning, Research, and Use of Libraries and Information Centers) consequently was estimated moderale, and that statistical differences )ά≥=1010( were found in students use due to six, while no statistical differences )ά≥=1010(were found in students use due to year of study and specialization. The results also showed that the total degree of respondents attitudes towards the use of social media sites as information resources was estimated moderate, and that no statistical differences)ά≥=1010( were found on their attitudes due to all study variables: sex, year of study, and specialization.
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Omar Al-hamshari
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