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Examination of the Conversations in a WhatsApp Group Created for Communication in a Bachelor's Level Astronomy Course   
Yazarlar
Doç. Dr. Hafife BOZDEMİR YÜZBAŞIOĞLU
Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Sevcan CANDAN HELVACI
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Ebru Ezberci Çevik
Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Altan KURNAZ
Türkiye
Özet
The aim of this research on an astronomy course is to examine the situations that arose when WhatsApp, a social media application, was used as a tool for cooperation and interaction. In this work, a case study design was adopted. The WhatsApp group created for the research was composed of 87 participants and the messages exchanged in the WhatsApp group were used as research documents. Data were analyzed through descriptive and content analysis methods. The sharing in the WhatsApp group and the topics of the messages were revealed in the content analysis. The research results showed that the students used the WhatsApp group as an interaction tool in an extracurricular environment. It was also determined that they used this platform in order to inform each other about daily events and share and discuss information.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Astronomy education | Education | Social media | Technology supported | WhatsApp
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü Diğer hakemli uluslarası dergilerde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology (IJEMST)
Dergi ISSN 2147-611X
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler Journals Indexed in Eric
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 04-2020
Cilt No 8
Sayı 2
Sayfalar 168 / 176
Doi Numarası 10.46328/ijemst.v8i2.674
Makale Linki https://ijemst.net/index.php/ijemst/article/view/674