Junco, R. R., Heiberger, G. G., & Loken, E. E. (2011). The effect of Twitter on college student engagement and grades. Journal Of Computer Assisted Learning, 27(2), 119-132. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2729.2010.00387.x
This article by Junco, tells us that college students using twitter can effect their grades. In the reading it also tells about a semester long study to find out if using twitter, a type of social networking, hurts the engagement and grades of college students. 125 students participated in the survey. Their was an experimental group who used twitter for types of academic discussions. Then their was a control group. It turned out that the experimental group, the group of students who used twitter in this experiment, had higher grade point averages for the semester study and a great increase in engagement than those who were in the control group. The writer claims with this study that twitter and other social media networkings can actually help students to engage in their learning. With all of what Junco writes, he disproves the thought of what most people tink. He writes he lets readers know that social networking is big and can effect students in a bad way, but it may actually be good for students.
This article by Junco, tells us that college students using twitter can effect their grades. In the reading it also tells about a semester long study to find out if using twitter, a type of social networking, hurts the engagement and grades of college students. 125 students participated in the survey. Their was an experimental group who used twitter for types of academic discussions. Then their was a control group. It turned out that the experimental group, the group of students who used twitter in this experiment, had higher grade point averages for the semester study and a great increase in engagement than those who were in the control group. The writer claims with this study that twitter and other social media networkings can actually help students to engage in their learning. With all of what Junco writes, he disproves the thought of what most people tink. He writes he lets readers know that social networking is big and can effect students in a bad way, but it may actually be good for students.
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