A Comparative-Correlational Study of Grade 10 Students’ Perceptions of Facebook Usage, Activities on Facebook and English Learning Achievement According to Their Academic Programs at Muangnakhonsithammarat School in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
Year: 2021
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Facebook is the popular social media which has various features to support interaction such as sharing contents. The implementation of interactive learning which encourages exchanging information to raise the level of knowledge, and the development of learning environment by the interaction is the core focus of various schools. This research designed to study on students’ perceptions of Facebook usage and activities for English learning achievement by Grade 10 students in three programs at Muang-Nakhon-Si-Thammarat School in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. The quantitative research method using the questionnaire survey was performed on a sample of 115 respondents as Grade 10 students from three study programs at Muang-Nakhon-Si-Thammarat School in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. The further tests on the relationship between Facebook usage of students and English learning achievement was also executed. The results revealed a significant difference between students’ perceptions of Facebook usage for learning English by Grade 10 students among three programs. Meanwhile, no significant relationship between Facebook usage of students and English learning achievement was found.
Source: Scholar: Human Sciences
Authors: Patcharaporn Sukhom, Supit Karnjanapun
Institutions: Assumption University, Assumption University
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W3183154939