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

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 i...

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Autores principales:	Muhammad Zaheer Asghar, Ayesha Iqbal, Pirita Seitamaa-Hakkarainen, Elena Barbera
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	academic performance blended learning COVID-19 social media Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a0fc041c5ef448fbb6c04aca2cccdd532021-11-11T16:10:22ZBreaching Learners’ Social Distancing through Social Media during the COVID-19 Pandemic10.3390/ijerph1821110121660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/a0fc041c5ef448fbb6c04aca2cccdd532021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/21/11012https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601Higher 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 students (<i>n</i> = 340) enrolled in science teacher education departments of universities in Pakistan. Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was used for multivariate analysis. Results revealed that face-to-face socialization gave an essential start to develop a learning group. However, when face-to-face socialization was reduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was mediated by social media usage in blended learning environments to increase their socialization and academic performance during the crisis. The findings of the study are useful for higher education institutions to adopt social media strategies for students’ socialization during the crisis.Muhammad Zaheer AsgharAyesha IqbalPirita Seitamaa-HakkarainenElena BarberaMDPI AGarticleacademic performanceblended learningCOVID-19social mediaMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11012, p 11012 (2021)
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spellingShingle	academic performance blended learning COVID-19 social media Medicine R Muhammad Zaheer Asghar Ayesha Iqbal Pirita Seitamaa-Hakkarainen Elena Barbera Breaching Learners’ Social Distancing through Social Media during the COVID-19 Pandemic
description	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 students (<i>n</i> = 340) enrolled in science teacher education departments of universities in Pakistan. Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was used for multivariate analysis. Results revealed that face-to-face socialization gave an essential start to develop a learning group. However, when face-to-face socialization was reduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was mediated by social media usage in blended learning environments to increase their socialization and academic performance during the crisis. The findings of the study are useful for higher education institutions to adopt social media strategies for students’ socialization during the crisis.
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title	Breaching Learners’ Social Distancing through Social Media during the COVID-19 Pandemic
title_short	Breaching Learners’ Social Distancing through Social Media during the COVID-19 Pandemic
title_full	Breaching Learners’ Social Distancing through Social Media during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Breaching Learners’ Social Distancing through Social Media during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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