Academic use of WhatsApp in groups of engineering and architecture students from a private university
The objective of this research was to determine the use of the WhatsApp application in groups of students from the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture of the Peruvian Union University (Universidad Peruana Union, UPeU), in the district of Lurigancho-Chosica, Lima, 2018. The research is of a basic...
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| author | Lynch Becilla, Augusto Calsín Molleapaza, Jose |
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| description | The objective of this research was to determine the use of the WhatsApp application in groups of students from the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture of the Peruvian Union University (Universidad Peruana Union, UPeU), in the district of Lurigancho-Chosica, Lima, 2018. The research is of a basic type with a focus quantitative, non-experimental and descriptive design applied to a sample of 304 university students. For this study, a standardized questionnaire for “WhatsApp in the regulation of group work” was applied, with four dimensions and 59 items, which were adapted and validated by experts judgment to evaluate clarity, construction domain, congruence and context. The results of the analysis show that 68.8% of the students have a high level of use of the WhatsApp application in academic groups. Also, regarding the dimensions of use of WhatsApp for group work, 67.6% of the students showed a high level: 79.8% as a communication system, 71.4% high for interpersonal relationships, and 42, 2% state that the use of WhatsApp for academic works presents limitations. In conclusion, the students of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture of the Universidad Peruana Unión of the year 2018 have a high level of use of the WhatsApp application for group work, which represents a potential tool to improve and take advantage of the process of communication for academic purposes. |
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| spelling | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/13012020-03-27T17:43:21Z Academic use of WhatsApp in groups of engineering and architecture students from a private university Uso académico de WhatsApp en grupos de estudiantes de ingeniería y arquitectura de una universidad privada Lynch Becilla, Augusto Calsín Molleapaza, Jose WhatsApp, redes sociales, grupos académicos, relaciones interpersonales, comunicación digital. WhatsApp, social networks, academic groups, interpersonal relationships, digital communication. The objective of this research was to determine the use of the WhatsApp application in groups of students from the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture of the Peruvian Union University (Universidad Peruana Union, UPeU), in the district of Lurigancho-Chosica, Lima, 2018. The research is of a basic type with a focus quantitative, non-experimental and descriptive design applied to a sample of 304 university students. For this study, a standardized questionnaire for “WhatsApp in the regulation of group work” was applied, with four dimensions and 59 items, which were adapted and validated by experts judgment to evaluate clarity, construction domain, congruence and context. The results of the analysis show that 68.8% of the students have a high level of use of the WhatsApp application in academic groups. Also, regarding the dimensions of use of WhatsApp for group work, 67.6% of the students showed a high level: 79.8% as a communication system, 71.4% high for interpersonal relationships, and 42, 2% state that the use of WhatsApp for academic works presents limitations. In conclusion, the students of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture of the Universidad Peruana Unión of the year 2018 have a high level of use of the WhatsApp application for group work, which represents a potential tool to improve and take advantage of the process of communication for academic purposes. El objetivo de la presente investigación fue determinar el uso de la aplicación WhatsApp en grupo en estudiantes de la Facultad de Ingeniería y Arquitectura de la Universidad Peruana Unión (UPeU), Lurigancho-Chosica, Lima, 2018. La investigación es de tipo básica con enfoque cuantitativo, de diseño no experimental y descriptivo aplicado a una muestra de 304 estudiantes universitarios. Para este estudio se aplicó un cuestionario estandarizado para “WhatsApp en la regulación de trabajo en grupo”, con cuatro dimensiones y 59 ítems, los cuales fueron adaptados y validados por juicio de expertos para evaluar la claridad, dominio de constructo, congruencia y contexto. Los resultados del análisis evidencian que el 68,8 % de los estudiantes poseen un nivel alto en el uso de la aplicación WhatsApp en grupos académicos. Asimismo, en cuanto a las dimensiones de uso de WhatsApp para trabajos grupales, el 67,6 % de los estudiantes evidenciaron un nivel alto: 79,8 % como sistema de comunicación, 71,4 % alto para las relaciones interpersonales, y 42,2% manifiesta que el uso de WhatsApp para trabajos académicos presenta limitaciones. Se concluye que los estudiantes de la Facultad de Ingeniería y Arquitectura de la Universidad Peruana Unión del año 2018, poseen un alto nivel de uso de la aplicación WhatsApp para trabajos en grupos, lo cual representa una herramienta potencial para mejorar y aprovechar en el proceso de comunicación con fines académicos. Universidad Peruana Unión 2020-03-26 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo revisado por pares application/pdf https://revistas.upeu.edu.pe/r-Muro-investigaion/article/view/1301 10.17162/rmi.v5i1.1301 Revista Muro de la Investigación; Vol. 5 Núm. 1 (2020): Revista Muro de la Investigación; 43 - 57 2523-2886 2521-2079 10.17162/rmi.v5i1 spa https://revistas.upeu.edu.pe/r-Muro-investigaion/article/view/1301/1643 Derechos de autor 2020 Augusto Lynch Becilla, Jose Calsín Molleapaza |
| spellingShingle | WhatsApp, redes sociales, grupos académicos, relaciones interpersonales, comunicación digital. WhatsApp, social networks, academic groups, interpersonal relationships, digital communication. Lynch Becilla, Augusto Calsín Molleapaza, Jose Academic use of WhatsApp in groups of engineering and architecture students from a private university |
| title | Academic use of WhatsApp in groups of engineering and architecture students from a private university |
| title_alt | Uso académico de WhatsApp en grupos de estudiantes de ingeniería y arquitectura de una universidad privada |
| title_full | Academic use of WhatsApp in groups of engineering and architecture students from a private university |
| title_fullStr | Academic use of WhatsApp in groups of engineering and architecture students from a private university |
| title_full_unstemmed | Academic use of WhatsApp in groups of engineering and architecture students from a private university |
| title_short | Academic use of WhatsApp in groups of engineering and architecture students from a private university |
| title_sort | academic use of whatsapp in groups of engineering and architecture students from a private university |
| topic | WhatsApp, redes sociales, grupos académicos, relaciones interpersonales, comunicación digital. WhatsApp, social networks, academic groups, interpersonal relationships, digital communication. |
| topic_facet | WhatsApp, redes sociales, grupos académicos, relaciones interpersonales, comunicación digital. WhatsApp, social networks, academic groups, interpersonal relationships, digital communication. |
| url | https://revistas.upeu.edu.pe/r-Muro-investigaion/article/view/1301 |
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