Table 2 The extent and pattern of social networking sites usages by the students from all participating institutions
Responses | CoM-UoS | CHS-UoS | CDM-UoS | AMC | USIM | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Panel A: The responses of students to “S3: how often do you use social networking sites (i.e., Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Flickr to share education-related information?” (n = 1722) | ||||||
Never | 61 (4%) | 36 (2%) | 31 (2%) | 24 (1%) | 16 (1%) | 168 (10%) |
Once a month | 41 (2%) | 59 (3%) | 30 (2%) | 22 (1%) | 48 (3%) | 200 (12%) |
Once a week | 109 (6%) | 75 (4%) | 47 (3%) | 48 (3%) | 68 (4%) | 347 (20%) |
Once a day | 119 (7%) | 102 (6%) | 78 (5%) | 65 (4%) | 86 (5%) | 450 (26%) |
3–5 times a day | 184 (11%) | 127 (7%) | 79 (5%) | 78 (5%) | 88 (5%) | 556 (32%) |
Panel B: The responses of students to “S18: I have found social networking sites useful for educational purposes”(n = 1722) | ||||||
Strongly agree | 219 (3%) | 160 (9%) | 126 (7%) | 115 (7%) | 171 (10%) | 791 (46%) |
Agree | 215 (12%) | 171 (10%) | 90 (5%) | 87 (5%) | 121 (7%) | 684 (40%) |
Neutral | 60 (3%) | 54 (3%) | 42 (2%) | 27 (2%) | 9 (1%) | 192 (11%) |
Disagree | 6 (0.3%) | 6 (0.3%) | 3 (0.2%) | 6 (0.3%) | 2 (0.1%) | 23 (1%) |
Strongly disagree | 15 (0.9%) | 5 (0.3%) | 4 (0.2%) | 2 (0.1%) | 3 (0.2%) | 25 (1%) |
Panel C: The responses of students to “S19: medical students need supervision and guidance for the appropriate use of social networking sites for educational purposes” (n = 1722) | ||||||
Strongly agree | 142 (8%) | 120 (7%) | 61 (4%) | 67 (4%) | 135 (8%) | 525 (30%) |
Agree | 120 (7%) | 157 (9%) | 77 (4%) | 107 (6%) | 107 (6%) | 568 (33%) |
Neutral | 142 (8%) | 80 (5%) | 79 (5%) | 39 (2%) | 52 (3%) | 392 (23%) |
Disagree | 79 (5%) | 27 (2%) | 30 (2%) | 19 (2%) | 8 (0.5%) | 163 (10%) |
Strongly disagree | 32 (2%) | 12 (0.7%) | 15 (1%) | 5 (0.3%) | 4 (0.2%) | 68 (4%) |
Panel D: The most used social networking sites for education in this study (n = 1722) | ||||||
99 (6%) | 80 (5%) | 85 (5%) | 67 (4%) | 48 (3%) | 379 (22%) | |
65 (4%) | 56 (3%) | 55 (3%) | 69 (4%) | 82 (5%) | 327 (19%) | |
73 (4%) | 60 (3%) | 71 (4%) | 58 (3%) | 48 (3%) | 310 (18%) | |
YouTube | 69 (4%) | 57 (3%) | 67 (4%) | 55 (3%) | 45 (3%) | 293 (17%) |
57 (3%) | 47 (3%) | 55 (3%) | 45 (3%) | 37 (2%) | 241 (14%) | |
Others | 41 (2%) | 33 (2%) | 39 (2%) | 32 (2%) | 27 (2%) | 172 (10%) |