Information Retrieval and Academic Performance among Facebook Users

被引:6
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作者
Din, Noorriati [1 ]
Yahya, Saadiah [1 ]
Haron, Shireen [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Teknol MARA, Inst Business Excellence, Shah Alam 40000, Malaysia
关键词
Information retrieval; academic performance; self-directed learning; Facebook;
D O I
10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.12.225
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Online social networking refers to social network sites such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Meetup, Tribe and MySpace. Since the inception, the number of online social networking is being created rapidly with many sophisticated features being developed ever since. The Facebook has gained much popularity among the public mainly for interactions as well as for exchanging information. This study intends to investigate the information retrieval that occurs in the Facebook platform and if the process of retrieving information on the Facebook support academic performance. Fifty nine adult learners participated in this research. (C) 2012 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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页码:258 / 268
页数:11
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