Information Retrieval and Academic Performance among Facebook Users
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This study intends to investigate the information retrieval that occurs in the Facebook platform and if the process of retrieving information on the Facebook support academic performance.About:
This article is published in Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences.The article was published on 2012-12-19 and is currently open access. It has received 21 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Social media & Cyberpsychology.read more
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Educational use of Facebook by undergraduate students in Malaysia higher education: A case study of a private university
Lee Cheng Ean,Teh Phoey Lee +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a qualitative analysis of the Facebook closed group activities of undergraduate students in a Malaysian private university and conclude with two main findings of the realities of students' Facebook closed groups activity and the role of Facebook in students' experience in higher education.
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Can Self-directed Learning Environment Improve Quality of Life?
TL;DR: The self-directed environment is viewed as a solution to support and inhibit the ability to function with minimal supervision that improve individual and group responsibilities among instructors and learners.
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Introduction to Information
TL;DR: Information is recognized as the source of the "Life Force", the most important force in the universe as discussed by the authors, and it is the most powerful force in all of creation and evolution.
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Redes Sociales: Aproximación a un Estado del Arte
TL;DR: This paper present a revision de estado del arte sobre las redes sociales, with una aproximación a aspectos relacionados con su impacto in el ambito educativo, con un enfasis especial en la red social Facebook debido al crecimiento que esta ha tenido in los ultimos anos.
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Introduction to Information Retrieval
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an up-to-date treatment of all aspects of the design and implementation of systems for gathering, indexing, and searching documents; methods for evaluating systems; and an introduction to the use of machine learning methods on text collections.
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Facebook® and academic performance
TL;DR: Results show that Facebook(R) users reported having lower GPAs and spend fewer hours per week studying than nonusers, and its relation to academic performance as measured by self-reported Grade Point Average (GPA) and hours spent studying per week.
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