Mechanisms of the Learning Impact of Teacher-Organized Online Schoolwork Sharing Among Primary School Students

Abstract

<jats:p> Despite the increasing amount of literature on the educational potential of social media for learning, little is understood about how different functions of social media might affect learning in the K-12 context, the primary school education context in particular. This study examined the effect on learning of a key function of social media—online sharing. It examined how teacher-organized online schoolwork sharing on a social media-based platform, Seesaw, influenced a group of primary school students’ learning. Survey responses from 337 primary school students revealed that students had positive perceptions of the impact of schoolwork sharing on learning. Structural equation modeling analysis of the survey responses revealed that online schoolwork sharing influenced individual student learning primarily through enhanced perceptions of the value of online sharing for learning from peer review, which influenced learners’ efforts in schoolwork. Efforts in schoolwork then positively influenced students’ self-efficacy in learning. The findings suggest that primary school teachers should actively utilize the sharing function of social media to facilitate student learning. The findings also underscore the importance of enhancing peer review and students’ perceptions of its value in order to maximize the learning potential of online schoolwork sharing for primary school students. </jats:p>

Determinants of Active Online Learning in the Smart Learning Environment: An Empirical Study with PLS-SEM

“…From the perspective of active online learning in the smart learning environment, teachers do not need to worry too much about the adverse effects of gender and educational background, but to pay more attention to the instructional design and delivery methods. The data analysis results indicate that age will significantly negatively affect students' online active learning, similar to the prior research [30]. Therefore, teachers and schools need to consider this when promoting students' active online learning.…”

“…Whereas, Garrison [83] believes that females in an online learning environment are more conducive to achieve better learning outcomes. Learners of different age levels are also distinguished in using online learning tools, which may cause various learning behaviors [30]. Based on the above analysis, the hypothesis of this study is: Hypothesis 9 (H9a).…”

“…The problems accused as listed above are more likely to affect online teaching and learning effectiveness and quality seriously. Studies now are mainly focus on constraints of online learning, such as satisfaction [5][6][7][8], attitude [9], adoption [10,11], acceptance [12][13][14][15][16], sustained use [17][18][19][20], motivation [21,22], use behavior [23][24][25][26][27][28][29], and knowledge sharing [30].…”

Do Playfulness and University Support Facilitate the Adoption of Online Education in a Crisis? COVID-19 as a Case Study Based on the Technology Acceptance Model

“…Notably, teachers and students can share their points of view and communicate online through text, pictures, videos, etc. [14]. Additionally, students can view courses in advance and practice knowledge points they have not mastered through online learning [5].…”

Modelling the Effectiveness of a Social Media-based Counseling Intervention on Interest, Entrepreneurial Skills, and Behavioural Intention Towards Painting Among Youth Without Paid Jobs in Nigeria

“…The impact of social media has been examined in different aspects of human life. For example, Lai et al (2020) did a study wherein they examined how different functions of social media could impact learning in the K-12 context. The study involved a survey of 337 primary-school pupils.…”