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Social media profiles in learning ecologies
Communications students at an online university formed distinct social-media learning profiles, including more academically guided versus more informal/digital resource users.
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What population and sample size are reported?
Population about 2522 communications students; 564 respondents.
Source: Social media in the learning ecologies of communications students: Identifying profiles from students' perspective · DOI · quote verified
What research design was used?
A non-experimental online survey of communications students.
Source: Social media in the learning ecologies of communications students: Identifying profiles from students' perspective · DOI · quote verified
What is a learning ecology here?
How learners organize learning across resources, actions, and contexts, including social media.
Source: Social media in the learning ecologies of communications students: Identifying profiles from students' perspective · DOI · quote verified
What statistical steps identified profiles?
PCA (Varimax) then cluster analysis based on the PCA solution.
Source: Social media in the learning ecologies of communications students: Identifying profiles from students' perspective · DOI · quote verified
What characterized a highlighted academically guided cluster?
About 19% of the sample with high scores on academically guided learning-resource variables.
Source: Social media in the learning ecologies of communications students: Identifying profiles from students' perspective · DOI · quote verified
What characterized a more informal/digital cluster?
About 20% with high scores on informal and digital resources/actions.
Source: Social media in the learning ecologies of communications students: Identifying profiles from students' perspective · DOI · quote verified
Why study communications students specifically?
Their professions are disrupted by digitalization and social media, so updating practices is central in training.
Source: Social media in the learning ecologies of communications students: Identifying profiles from students' perspective · DOI · quote verified
What practical implication do authors propose?
Profile-based distance education services that are more flexible, personalized, and collaborative.
Source: Social media in the learning ecologies of communications students: Identifying profiles from students' perspective · DOI · quote verified
How many non-nominal items were considered for factor analysis?
80 non-nominal items.
Source: Social media in the learning ecologies of communications students: Identifying profiles from students' perspective · DOI · quote verified
What extraction rotation was used in PCA?
Varimax orthogonal rotation.
Source: Social media in the learning ecologies of communications students: Identifying profiles from students' perspective · DOI · quote verified
What sampling approach was used?
Intentional sampling for the questionnaire respondents.
Source: Social media in the learning ecologies of communications students: Identifying profiles from students' perspective · DOI · quote verified
What broader goal does the discussion emphasize?
Increase knowledge of how social media can enhance professional updating depending on student profiles.
Source: Social media in the learning ecologies of communications students: Identifying profiles from students' perspective · DOI · quote verified