Breaching Learners' Social Distancing through Social Media during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT: Higher education has been shifted toward blended learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. An increase in social media usage intensity and reduced face-to-face interaction due to the COVID-19 pandemic urged instructional communication researchers to revisit the dynamics of learners' group development in terms of their socialization and academic performance during the COVID-19 crisis. This research aimed to determine the mediating role of social media sociability between face-to-face socialization and academic performance of higher education students in blended learning environments during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was also the aim of the study to determine the moderating effect of social media usage intensity on social media sociability. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with the student

SUBMITTER: Asghar MZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8583489 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature