Title
Students' Engagement On Facebook In Undergraduate Business Courses: An Experimental Study
Abstract
There has been extensive research on the use of social networking sites, particularly Facebook, for enhancing student engagement. However, a detailed discussion on contexts has been largely ignored. The main objective of this paper is to examine the role of learning context in the success of student engagement by the use of social networking sites. The study has conducted three experiments and deployed Facebook as a communication channel and a discussion board in a first-year undergraduate business course, in a third-year information and communication technology (ICT) subject and in an executive MBA course. This research has compared the student engagement in mentioned contexts based on five principles of engagement. The paper presents lessons learned from these experiments that can be used by faculty and administrators in universities and educational institutes to design contexts in which social networking sites can achieve their potentials in improving student engagement and their overall academic experience.
Year
DOI
Venue
2015
10.1504/IJKL.2015.077534
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING
Keywords
Field
DocType
student engagement, social networking sites, online learning, experimental study
E learning,Social network,Computer science,Knowledge management,Cyberpsychology,Discussion board,Information and Communications Technology,Student engagement,Higher education,Business education
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
10
4
1741-1009
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.36
0
Authors
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Tala Talaei Khoei110.36
Suchada Vichitvanichphong2123.17
Babak Abedin36813.11
Ahmad Reza Ghapanchi410.70
Behnam Abedin510.36