The generation of student engagement as a cognition-affect-behaviour process in a Twitter learning experience

Perez-Lopez, R. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Gurrea-Sarasa, R. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Herrando, C. ; Martin-De Hoyos, M.J. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Bordonaba-Juste, V. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Utrillas Acerete, A. (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: Twitter is a microblog that allows users to interact about a topic in online discussion. This makes it an interesting interactive tool with possibilities to increase student engagement and learning performance through active collaboration in an informal learning environment. However, few articles take a quantitative approach to investigate the creation of student engagement using this social networking site. To address this gap, we propose a series of activities conducted through Twitter to analyse the engagement generation process in a sample of 110 students in the first year of a business and administration degree at a large Spanish university. The results show that the engagement process is created through active collaborative learning and enjoyment, and that engaged students are more satisfied with the activity and perceive greater learning performance. This leads us to recommend teachers to encourage active and collaborative activities to make students more engaged and satisfied, and improve their performance.es consisting of applying the concepts studied in class to practical environments, and activities where students browse for online information and take part in a debate, are more enjoyable.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.14742/ajet.5751

Año: 2020

Publicado en: AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY 36, 3 (2020), 132-146
ISSN: 1449-3098

Factor impacto JCR: 3.067 (2020)

Categ. JCR: EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH rank: 76 / 264 = 0.288 (2020) - Q2 - T1

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 1.397 - Education (Q1) - E-learning (Q1)

Tipo y forma: Artículo (Versión definitiva)

Área (Departamento): Área Comerci.Investig.Mercados (Dpto. Direc.Mark.Inves.Mercad.)