The Attractiveness of Facebook in Secondary Students in the Kingdom of Tonga and its Potential

Sopu, Hans Tobias; Chisaki, Yoshifumi; Usagawa, Tsuyoshi

doi:10.1109/iiai-aai.2014.107

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“…About 39.5% of the ages 15 to 24 were Facebook users. Sopu, Chisaki, and Usagawa (2014) found that many students in secondary schools in the Kingdom of Tonga were familiar with the Facebook platform such as comment, uploading pictures, and chat features, with most students (49%) favoring the comment feature. These students did not have academic requirements involving the Internet but instead use the Internet for personal interest, such as for social networking.…”

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Use of Facebook by Secondary School Students at Nuku'alofa as an Indicator of E-Readiness for E-Learning in the Kingdom of Tonga

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Usagawa³

2016

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The Kingdom of Tonga is an isolated least developing country located on the northeast of New Zealand with a population of 103,252 (2011 census) and with a gross domestic product per capita of USD $2,545.20. Before educational systems in a least developing country like the Kingdom of Tonga begin employing e-learning, an assessment of the current situation of students and learning institutions may contribute to its success. Using an appropriate assessment tool is important for accurately measuring the degree of e-readiness. In this study, we administered a survey to 186 students randomly selected from five secondary schools in the Kingdom of Tonga to measure Facebook usage as an index of e-readiness for elearning. We found that a large percentage (81%) of secondary students use Facebook, and most (74%) of these students have used Facebook for two or more years. All (100%) students use a computer to access Facebook, and most also access Facebook through mobile phones (62%) or tablets (46%). We also found correlations between duration of having a Facebook account and other indicators of e-readiness. Our findings suggest that secondary students in the Kingdom of Tonga have developed e-readiness for elearning through their use of Facebook.

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