The effect of social networks on education and academic learning: an interventional study

Vida Sepahi; Saeed Ghiasi Nodooshan; Ahmad Khoshay; Shafighe Mohammaditabar

doi:10.22037/jme.v15i3.11504

Journal of Medical Education for Future Demands

Former Title: Journal of Medical Education | The Official Journal of School of Medical Education and Learning Technologies

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The effect of social networks on education and academic learning: an interventional study

Author(s):

Vida Sepahi¹,

Saeed Ghiasi Nodooshan¹,

Ahmad Khoshay^2,*,

Shafighe Mohammaditabar³

1Department of Educational Planning and Management, Allameh Tabataba'i University,Tehran, Iran

2Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

3Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran

Journal of Medical Education for Future Demands:Vol. 15, issue 3; e105522

Published online:Dec 07, 2016

Article type:Research Article

Received:Feb 21, 2016

Accepted:May 21, 2016

How to Cite:Vida SepahiSaeed Ghiasi NodooshanAhmad KhoshayShafighe MohammaditabarThe effect of social networks on education and academic learning: an interventional study.J Med Edu.15(3):e105522.https://doi.org/10.22037/jme.v15i3.11504.

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Background and Purpose: Undoubtedly, social networks are being used extensively and are the most important communicative tool among students, especially at higher levels of education. We aimed to investigate the effect of social networks on education and academic learning.Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted on 32 nursing students who were taking the cancer nursing course at Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences during 2015. The students were randomly and equally divided into two groups. The students in the case group established a group in Viber social network and shared the academic materials related to the presented course in addition to receiving information in the classroom. At the end of the semester, they were evaluated through a test and a questionnaire. The obtained data were analyzed by SPSS-18 software using t-test and Kolmogrov-Smirnov test. P<0.05 was considered significant.Results: The findings showed that 20 (93.8%) students suggested the use of social networks for better understanding of the course materials and 27 (81.8%) students believed that social networks were useful. We found a statistically significant difference between the case (15.79±2.13) and control (13.84±2.02) groups in terms of the mean score of cancer nursing (P=0.013).Conclusions: The results revealed that the academic achievement scores in the case group were significantly higher than those of the control group. Hence, they can be recommended as a teaching tool taking into account different aspects of social networks.

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Social Network

Education

Academic Learning

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Vida Sepahi:[PubMed][Scholar]
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Ahmad Khoshay:[PubMed][Scholar]
Shafighe Mohammaditabar:[PubMed][Scholar]