Student Perceptions of Social Networking as a Supplemental Learning Tool in the Communication Disorders Classroom.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine students' perceptions of benefits associated with the use of an education-based social networking site (SNS) for an undergraduate course in child language disorders. Method: A social networking page was created via the online platform, Ning in Educat...
| Publicado en: | Contemporary Issues in Communication Science & Disorders Vol. 40; pp. 170 - 180 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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National Student Speech Language Hearing Association
Fall2013
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