Embedded self-conceptualization and social learning in online social networking platforms.

ABSTRACT: Online social networking (OSN) has deeply penetrated university campuses, influencing multiple aspects of student life. Standing from a pedagogical perspective, this study investigates how university students' OSN engagement affect their learning outcomes. Drawn upon social learning theory, this study proposes that OSN engagement help university students' establishing the self-efficacy belief, achieving social acceptance and acculturation with environment, and these attributions further lead them to attain positive learning outcomes which are shaped by self-esteem development, satisfaction with university life, and the grade point average (GPA) based performance. Results from a survey accompanied by focus group discussions support these embedded self-conceptualization and social learning i

SUBMITTER: Yu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9470214 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature