Facebook has a reputation for being the ultimate time waster for students. Rather than spend time essay writing, students find it more pleasurable to while away the time poking friends and updating their status. A 2009 study by Ohio State University found that students who used Facebook on a daily basis might spend as little as a single hour a week on their studies. The study found that 65% of Facebook members used the website every day, spending anything from a few minutes up to several hours on the site.
The study found that avid Facebook users could have significantly lower average grades than other students. However, when questioned, the students taking part in the study said that they didn’t think their use of Facebook had any impact on the quality of their studying. Could FB provide essay help?
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On the other hand, Gloucestershire College suggested that Facebook could be used to help reduce college drop out levels by helping people keep in touch with their tutors and other students on the course. They made use of Facebook pages for individual courses and found that this helped to keep student motivation levels high. The college used closed pages to keep the material private, and organized agreed times when lecturers would check the page or be available to answer questions. Information about assignments could be viewed on the pages and this method also gives students a chance to befriend and keep in touch with people they work with in their classes.
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Facebook will be used to help encourage more students to register to vote in the 2010 UK elections on 6th May. 90% of the 18 to 24 year old age group use Facebook regularly, and given that 56% of this age group is currently not on the electoral register, the Electoral Commission feels that it can target them effectively through the social networking site.
What do you think? Is Facebook a help or a hindrance to your studies? Do you find yourself updating your status rather than compiling your revision sheets? Has anyone been asked to write an essay about Facebook use? Let us know!
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Facebook will be used to help encourage more students to register to vote in the 2010 UK elections on 6th May. 90% of the 18 to 24 year old age group use Facebook regularly, and given that 56% of this age group is currently not on the electoral register, the Electoral Commission feels that it can target them effectively through the social networking site.
What do you think? Is Facebook a help or a hindrance to your studies? Do you find yourself updating your status rather than compiling your revision sheet
Facebook will be used to help encourage more students to register to vote in the 2010 UK elections on 6th May. 90% of the 18 to 24 year old age group use Facebook regularly, and given that 56% of this age group is currently not on the electoral register, the Electoral Commission feels that it can target them effectively through the social networking site.
What do you think? Is Facebook a help or a hindrance to your studies? Do you find yourself updating your status rather than compiling your revision sheet. And…
On the other hand, Gloucestershire College suggested that Facebook could be used to help reduce college drop out levels by helping people keep in touch with their tutors and other students on the course. They made use of Facebook pages for individual courses and found that this helped to keep student motivation levels high. The college used closed pages to keep the material private, and organized agreed times when lecturers would check the page or be available to answer questions. Information about assignments could be viewed on the pages and this method also gives students a chance to befriend and keep in touch with people they work with in their classes.
More than academic writing
Facebook will be used to help encourage more students to register to vote in the 2010 UK elections on 6th May. 90% of the 18 to 24 year old age group use Facebook regularly, and given that 56% of this age group is currently not on the electoral register, the Electoral Commission feels that it can target them effectively through the social networking site.
What do you think? Is Facebook a help or a hindrance to your studies? Do you find yourself updating your status rather than compiling your revision sheets? Has anyone been asked to write an essay about Facebook use? Let us know!