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标题：Using Facebook for Learning: A Case Study on the Perception of Students in Higher Education
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作者：Teresa Pérez ; Teresa Pérez ; María De Jesús Araiza 等
期刊名称：Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
印刷版ISSN：1877-0428
出版年度：2013
卷号：106
页码：3259-3267
DOI：10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.12.375
语种：English
出版社：Elsevier
摘要：AbstractFacebook is essentially a successful online social network site, in which individuals can share information; the company was founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes as a way to support the communication of Harvard University. This network was successful used within the Harvard community, and then was quickly spread out to other institutions. Site was opened to the public in 2006. Nine years later, when the company was established and it became into the most popular social network in the world, more and more users are being added every day, coming to already be millions around the world, including students in higher education. This paper shows the results of a study conducted in one a Mexican University, in order to explore the potential benefits that might have this social network in the learning process. Data were obtained by the survey was analyzed and commented upon using the SPPS program with the percentage, frequency, and mean statistical analysis techniques. The results indicated that students will benefit from this interaction tool. The potential benefits of Facebook for students are not only limited to the improvement of learning process used as a communication and a interaction tool, but also as a tool useful to help students in their professional development.
关键词：persepetion;education;student interaction;learning porcess;facebook