STUDENT RESPONSES IN UTILIZING SOCIAL MEDIA FOR INDEPENDENT LEARNING: INSIGHTS FROM PHYSICAL EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM STUDENTS
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https://doi.org/10.35194/iconnects.v3i1.6073Abstract
Digital technology is now the main supporter of modern learning, with the internet and various digital media as popular learning resources that have great potential in increasing the effectiveness of the learning process. This study aims to understand students' responses in using digital media as a learning resource and to examine its impact on improving their critical thinking skills towards social media. This study uses a quantitative descriptive method with a survey approach and data analysis to describe the phenomena studied systematically. Data were collected using a questionnaire, then analyzed using descriptive statistical methods to describe the results systematically and structured. The results of the study show that social media is used by students as a source to find references related to lecture materials and references to work on assignments independently. Students said that social media as a source of independent learning has negative impacts, such as facilitating copy paste or plagiarism and causing laziness in thinking, which has the potential to weaken critical thinking skills. However, social media can also encourage critical skills by forcing students to choose accurate and reliable information.References
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Watanabe, N. M., Anagnostopoulos, C., & Samuel, L. (2025). The International Journal of Management Education Learning by pinning?: Introducing Pinterest in sport management education. The International Journal of Management Education, 23(March). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijme.2025.101187
Yani, S. R., Siwi, M. K., Program, E. E., & Barat, S. (2020). Analisis Penggunaan Media Sosial Dan Sumber Belajar Digital Dalam Pembelajaran Bagi Siswa Digital Native Di SMAN 2 Painan. Jurnal Pendidikan Ekonomi, 13(1), 1–7.
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