Comparing the extent and pattern of use of social networking sites by medical and non medical university students: a multi-center study

Autor:	Hamdi H. Almaramhy, Shaista Salman Guraya, Mona Faisal Al-Qahtani, B Bilal, Salman Yousuf Guraya
Rok vydání:	2019
Předmět:	Medical education media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Demographic data 050105 experimental psychology Scarcity 03 medical and health sciences Psychiatry and Mental health 0302 clinical medicine Multi center study 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Social media 030212 general & internal medicine Psychology General Psychology media_common
Zdroj:	Psychology Research and Behavior Management. 12:575-584
ISSN:	1179-1578
Popis:	Objectives Although use of social networking sites (SNSs) for fun and leisure is escalating, educational use of SNSs by students is low. Furthermore, there is a scarcity of data about the use of SNSs by students from different faculties. This study compared patterns and extent of use of SNSs among medical and nonmedical university students. Methods A 21-statement questionnaire was administered to the students of medical colleges of two Saudi universities and nonmedical students of two Chinese universities. Demographic data, nature of SNSs, and strategies used for sharing knowledge were collected and analyzed. Results Of 2,350 respondents, 92% used SNSs for various reasons. Overall, 624 (26.6%) students used SNSs for education and found these sites to be useful (P=0). Educational use of SNSs was significantly higher in medical than nonmedical students (P=0). However, nonmedical students found SNSs more useful for social connections than medical students, with mean rankings of 1,328 and 978, respectively. WhatsApp use was significantly greater among medical students, while WeChat was more popular with nonmedical students (P=0). Conclusion This study reports low use of SNSs for education by university students. For sharing knowledge, WhatsApp was more popular among medical students and WeChat for nonmedical students. This research demands educational reforms that can uniformly embed the use of social media in teaching and learning pedagogies across disciplines.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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