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April 14, 2026

Social media in class:Problem or panacea?

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B0Beemt, van den, A.A.J.; id_orcid 0000-0001-9594-6568ACT Foundation

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Conceptual review assesses social media's impact on education, indicating mixed effectiveness in learning outcomes.

Key Points

  • This chapter examines the role of social media in classrooms based on a framework involving curriculum levels.
  • Conducted a mapping review from 2020 to identify research directions on social media in education.
  • Included updates from recent reviews and case studies to evaluate effectiveness.
  • Analyzed barriers and positive effects of social media in educational contexts.
  • Ambiguous findings on the effectiveness of social media in enhancing learning outcomes.
  • Barriers include teachers' attitudes and competence related to social media use.
  • Positive effects noted in student engagement and increased interaction.
  • Social media use in writing and language courses showed more convincing results compared to STEM or medical fields.

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Beemt, van den, A.A.J.; id_orcid 0000-0001-9594-6568 (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ddda0de195c95cdefd789bhttps://doi.org/10.4324/9781003386131-19/social-media-class-antoine-van-den-beemt?context=ubx&refid=44aac451-47c2-4dbc-8978-70a0b5087845
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