Facebook Group as Platform to Support Online Learning during the COVID-19 Endemic
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https://doi.org/10.37934/picl.2.1.4960Keywords:
Facebook, online learning, online discussion, COVID-19, communicationAbstract
COVID-19 forces the educational sector to be implemented via online. However, students faced problems to have a good platform for their online learning. Facebook is one of the platforms used for informal learning. Numerous studies have explored the features in the Facebook learning environment but lacked studies on the correlation between the features in the Facebook learning environment towards collaboration and communication. Therefore, this study assesses the correlation between features on Facebook and learning. Thus, this study aims to examine correlation for each feature in Facebook toward communication and collaboration as a discussion platform for student learning. A survey was carried out on 50 undergraduate students in a Malaysian university. The data were collected through a questionnaire adapted from previous study. The descriptive analysis and AMOS regression path analysis were used in this study. The result revealed that perceived ease of use, research material sharing, work related, and facilitating conditions have a significant correlation with collaboration. Moreover, research materials sharing, perceived usefulness, facilitating conditions, and social relations have a significant correlation with communication. Thus, it can be concluded that Facebook groups could support online learning during the COVID-19 endemic. Some limitations and future suggestions were also discussed in this study
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