Singaporean Adolescent Perceptions of Online Social Communication: A Factor Analysis

New Search

Print Abstract

E-mail Abstract

Full Text

Save to My Collections

Export Citation

Zheng, R. & Khoo, A. (2009). Singaporean Adolescent Perceptions of Online Social Communication: A Factor Analysis. In T. Bastiaens et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2009 (pp. 3308-3313). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
Retrieved from http://www.editlib.org/p/32958.

• Share:
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Conference Information

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (ELEARN) 2009
Vancouver, Canada
October 26, 2009
ISBN 1-880094-76-2
  Theo Bastiaens, Jon Dron & Cindy Xin
AACE

More Information on ELEARN
Table of Contents

Authors

Robert Zheng, University of Utah, USA; Angeline Khoo, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Abstract

The current study investigated adolescents’ perceptions in online social communication. Three factors were identified perceived by adolescents as critical to online social communication. They include social environment, self-confidence, and self-control. Results showed significant differences between the factors derived from current study and those in the literature. Three regression analyses were conducted to determine the predicative power of variables like demographic information and online experience on adolescent perceptions in online social communication. Discussions were made focusing on the implications of the findings for online educators. Suggestions for future research were also made to generate findings that would be applicable and generalizable to a larger population.

Also Read

• Users’ Attitudes and Perceptions toward Online Social Networking Tools
• Social Networks in Education
• Social Networking Tools for Teacher Education
• Student and Faculty uses of Social Networking to Advance Learning in a Higher Education Classroom
• Investigation on Educational Applications in Social Networking
• An Investigation of Student-Teachers’ Use of Social Networks and their Perceptions of Using Technology for Teaching and Learning
• How Web 2.0 Technologies Are Used in Higher Education: An Updated Review of Literature
• The Perception and Acceptance of Students towards using Social Networking Sites in Teaching and Learning
• Students’ use of technologies to support formal and informal learning
• Let’s ‘Face’ It: Facebook as an Educational Tool for College Students

Tags