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Exploring Students' Motivations in Using Blogs at the Primary School Level

Exploring Students' Motivations in Using Blogs at the Primary School Level

Gina May Yuen Ong, Wing Sum Cheung
Copyright: © 2015 |Volume: 5 |Issue: 1 |Pages: 15
ISSN: 2155-6873|EISSN: 2155-6881|EISBN13: 9781466679375|DOI: 10.4018/ijopcd.2015010103
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Ong, Gina May Yuen, and Wing Sum Cheung. "Exploring Students' Motivations in Using Blogs at the Primary School Level." IJOPCD vol.5, no.1 2015: pp.30-44. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijopcd.2015010103

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Ong, G. M. & Cheung, W. S. (2015). Exploring Students' Motivations in Using Blogs at the Primary School Level. International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course Design (IJOPCD), 5(1), 30-44. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijopcd.2015010103

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Ong, Gina May Yuen, and Wing Sum Cheung. "Exploring Students' Motivations in Using Blogs at the Primary School Level," International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course Design (IJOPCD) 5, no.1: 30-44. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijopcd.2015010103

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Abstract

Blogs have been widely used in education for the numerous benefits the tool offers. Previous research has examined the use of blogs in various educational settings, but very few studies have been carried out at the primary level. This study explored students' motivations to use blogs in a primary school context. A case study approach was adopted and data were collected through online reflections, supported by and triangulated with data from face-to-face interviews. Findings revealed several reasons that motivated students to blog, and students' motivations to blog seemed to suggest that the students were subconsciously meeting one or more psychological needs, namely belonging, competence, freedom, and fun, and the need for competence was the most prevalent amongst students in this study. This study also provides teachers in the school to gain some insights into what motivated their students to use blogs when they design instructional activities in the future.

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