Abstract:

Today, social networks have an important educational potential with their interaction and communication tools and common use rate. In this context, researchers examined effects of social networks on learning with an application that runs on Facebook which is particularly most used social software by students between the ages of 18-24. The research is modeled in pretest-posttest control group design and conducted with 102 participants who are second class students from department of Social Sciences, Usak University Faculty of Education. The participants seperated two groups of experiment and control. The experimental group used the Facebook application developed for the course Methods and Principles of Instruction and control group processed course using traditional way. Measurements have been made through the achievement test which developed by researchers. As a result of the application, according to academic success test scores the experimental group students who used social network-based application for 4 weeks have significant achievement compared to control group students who were studying with traditional methods.

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