The role of social media in student information behavior (Case Study: Yazd High School Students)
Subject Areas : Infomartion Technology
Hamed Fallah Tafti
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(Management department; humanity faculty; science and arts universty; yazd; iran.)
Fatemeh Montazeri Sanij
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(Graduate of Information Technology Engineering - E-Commerce, Faculty of Engineering, Yazd University of Science and Art, Yazd, Iran)
Mohammad Bigha,m
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(Graduate of Information Technology Engineering - E-Commerce, Faculty of Engineering, Yazd University of Science and Art, Yazd, Iran)
Keywords: Information behavior, social media, student, high school,
Abstract :
The aim of this study was to investigate the role of social media in ‎stimulating the intelligence behavior of Yazd high school students. The ‎present study is applied in terms of purpose and is "quantitative research" ‎in terms of approach. The statistical population of this study included high ‎school teachers in Yazd city, which according to the ‎‏1397‏‎ education ‎census, over ‎‏2000‏‎ people. Using the Cochran's formula, ‎‏323‏‎ people were ‎selected by simple sampling as a statistical sample. The tool used in this ‎study is a researcher-made questionnaire with a five-point Likert scale. To ‎determine the validity of the content of this questionnaire, an expert ‎judgment test was used and Cronbach's alpha method was used to evaluate ‎the reliability of the questionnaire, which was ‎‏0.724‏‎. The statistical method ‎of this research is exploratory and analytical factor analysis which has ‎been used to validate and reliability of independent and dependent ‎variables of the mentioned analyzes. The results of this study show the ‎positive and significant effect of social media on students 'information ‎behavior. Research also shows that using social media reduces stress, quick ‎and easy access to information resources, increases students' awareness, ‎and group learning. Brings to them.‎
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