Impact of a Virtual Social Network of Learning in Academic Performance

ABSTRACT: This paper presents a study of how a virtual social network of learning generates a positive effect on academic performance. A control group was conducted with two courses. Each comprised of 30 students from an academic higher education program; in one course a virtual social network of learning was used and in the other the Moodle platform was used, as technological support to the learning-teaching process taught by the same teacher, for both courses. A test of difference of means was applied and it is concluded that the students who used the virtual social network of learning showed a significant difference in their academic performance in the course.

• Autores: Arias Pérez, José Enrique; Coronado Hernández, Jairo; Viloria, Amelec; Mercado Caruso, Nohora; Lis Gutiérrez, Jenny Paola; Gaitán Angulo, Mercedes
• Tipo de recurso: Article of investigation
• Fecha de publicación: 2016
• Institución: Universidad de Antioquia
• Repositorio: Repositorio UdeA
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/39627
• Acceso en línea: https://hdl.handle.net/10495/39627
• Palabra clave: Virtual social learning network; Virtual learning environments; Moodle
• Rights: openAccess
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/co/