Effectiveness of instructional design based of social networking in learner Production of knowledge

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The aim of the present study is designing Instructional Design based on virtual social networks and then investigate it’s effect in Learners' knowledge Production.This reseach is A quasi-experimental design post-test with single group. After studying and designing Instructional design, 31 students for a semester were trained using this method. The Content produced by students in The social network is investigated by William Rummy’s method of content analysis technique. The results showed that learners were actively involved in the production of knowledge (Involvement coefficient=0/97). The results of analysis of variance with repeated measures showed that this difference was statistically significant (P> 0.05).Finally The results of this study indicate that use of social networking in education, enables learners to take responsibility for their own learning And engage in the production of knowledge, thought and knowledge dissemination.The results showed that learners were actively involved in the production of knowledge Key word: Social networking, education, active learning, content analysis, knowledge production

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The Journal of New Thoughts on Education
Volume 12, Issue 2
September 2016
Pages 189-208

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