ERIC Number: EJ1269423
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-0816-9020
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Relationship between the Use of Virtual Social Networks, Self-Directed Learning and Critical Thinking of Students in Developing Countries: A Comparative Study between Iranian and Indian Undergraduate Students
Dastjerdi, Negin Barat; Ahmed, Anjum
Australian Educational Computing, v34 n1 2019
This study investigated the relationship between uses of virtual social networks, self-directed learning and critical thinking of students in developing countries, a comparative study between students at the University of Esfahan in Iran and students of Aligarh Muslim University in India, enrolled in the academic year 2017-2018. Research was conducted using a descriptive correlational method and found that the use of virtual networks among Iranian students had a positive and significant relationship with components of critical thinking (interpretation, analysis and explanation skills), while among the Indian students, there was a positive and significant relationship with all the components of critical thinking. Moreover, the use of virtual social networks among Iranian students had a positive and significant relationship with the components of self-directed learning (interests in learning and self-control), but it did not have a significant relationship with the component of self-management. Among Indian undergraduate students, the use of virtual social networks had a positive and significant relationship with all the self-directed learning components (self-management, interests in learning and self-control).
Descriptors: Correlation, Social Networks, Web 2.0 Technologies, Computer Use, Self Management, Critical Thinking, Comparative Education, Developing Nations, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Thinking Skills, Cognitive Tests, Foreign Countries, Independent Study, Social Media, Learning Motivation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Iran; India
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: California Critical Thinking Skills Test (College)
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