Exploring the use of social media tools among students for teaching and learning purpose

• Main Authors: Abdul Rahman, N. S., Othman, M. S., Al-Rahmi, W.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Asian Research Publishing Network 2016
• Subjects: QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/72082/1/MohdShahizanOthman2016_ExploringtheuseofSocialMediaTools.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/72082/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84987786791&partnerID=40&md5=67ca35b08a6e50d41442e3a08311a21c

Social media network is a fairly recent word used to define a form of learning that can be performed via websites online learning. The exploring of the potential use of social media tools and impact of contingent factors on the relationship between three predictors was investigated. A total of 235 valid responses were received from undergraduate students Faculty of Computing, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) in the study. Several factors have been found to correlate with social media use, active learning both to affect teaching and learning. The researchers made use of the structural equation modelling (SEM) method with the SmartPLS program to shed a light on the adoption process. The results show that the use of social media positively and significantly relates to active learning, which in turn affect teaching and learning.