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Using WhatsApp for Teaching a Course on the Education Profession: Presence, Community and Learning

Using WhatsApp for Teaching a Course on the Education Profession: Presence, Community and Learning

I Ketut Suardika, Alberth, Mursalim, Siam, Lelly Suhartini, Nikolaus Pasassung
Copyright: © 2020 |Volume: 12 |Issue: 1 |Pages: 16
ISSN: 1941-8647|EISSN: 1941-8655|EISBN13: 9781799803430|DOI: 10.4018/IJMBL.2020010102
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Suardika, I Ketut, et al. "Using WhatsApp for Teaching a Course on the Education Profession: Presence, Community and Learning." IJMBL vol.12, no.1 2020: pp.17-32. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJMBL.2020010102

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Suardika, I. K., Alberth, Mursalim, Siam, Suhartini, L., & Pasassung, N. (2020). Using WhatsApp for Teaching a Course on the Education Profession: Presence, Community and Learning. International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning (IJMBL), 12(1), 17-32. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJMBL.2020010102

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Suardika, I Ketut, et al. "Using WhatsApp for Teaching a Course on the Education Profession: Presence, Community and Learning," International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning (IJMBL) 12, no.1: 17-32. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJMBL.2020010102

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Abstract

Social media has gained popularity in the realm of education. However, little research has examined empirically the extent to which students interacting using social media experience a different level of social presence, sense of community and perceived learning compared to those interacting face-to-face. As many as 100 students who were taking a course on Education Profession at the Department of Primary School Teacher Education at Halu Oleo University were recruited for this study. The students were randomly divided into two groups: Group one attended conventional face-to-face classroom instruction over the course of seven weeks and Group two used WhatsApp for learning. Questionnaires measuring social presence, sense of community and perceived learning were pre- and post-tested, followed immediately by interviews. The WhatsApp group reported a stronger sense of community, but both groups experienced an equal level of social presence and perceived learning. Reported benefits of WhatsApp far outnumbered its drawbacks.

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