WhatsApp and Google Drive Influence on Pre-service Students’ Learning
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Moreno Guerrero, Antonio José; Rodríguez Jiménez, Carmen; Ramos Navas-Parejo, Magdalena; Soler Costa, Rebeca; López Belmonte, JesúsEditorial
Frontiers Research Foundation
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ICT Education innovation WhatsApp Google Drive Quantitative
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2020-08-18Referencia bibliográfica
Moreno-Guerrero A-J... [et al.] (2020) WhatsApp and Google Drive Influence on Pre-service Students’ Learning. Front. Educ. 5:152. doi: [10.3389/feduc.2020.00152]
Resumen
The use of technology and all that it entails, such as applications and social networks,
has led to a transformation of education in all aspects. Communication and the
monitoring of training processes are being transformed through these new elements
gradually incorporated into the classrooms. The aim of the study is to analyze the impact
of WhatsApp and Google Drive on the monitoring of training practices among preservice
students using a traditional, face-to-face methodology. A quasi-experimental
design was carried out on a sample of 123 Spanish pre-service students. The data
were collected by means of a questionnaire. The results show that the follow-up of
external practices of future teachers using WhatsApp and Google Drive is effective
in comparison with the face-to-face follow-up, although no significant differences are
shown in the students’ grades. Conclusions show that applying a monitoring method
with these technological tools leads to an increase in students’ motivation mainly as it
allows a more direct interaction between the teacher and the student. It is important
to select the monitoring method and the target student in the didactic development.
Hence, these educational applications enable active learning where the learner is the
main protagonist and can be supported and monitored.