Information Retrieval, Self Directed Learning and Academic Performance among Facebook Users

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Vol. 3 No. 7 (2018): Mar / Apr
Published: Mar 16, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/jabs.v3i7.257
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Information Retrieval, Academic Performance, Self-Directed Learning, Facebook,
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Noorriati Din
Institute of Business Excellence, Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia
Shireen Haron
Faculty of Administrative Science and Policy Studies, Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia.

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Online social networking refers to social network sites such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Meetup, Tribe and MySpace. Since the inception, the number of online social networking is being created rapidly with many sophisticated features being developed ever since.  The Facebook has gained much popularity among the public mainly for interactions as well as for exchanging information. This study intends to investigate the information retrieval that occurs in the Facebook platform and if the process of retrieving information on the Facebook support academic performance. Fifty-nine self-directed adult learners participated in this research.

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Din, N., & Haron, S. (2018). Information Retrieval, Self Directed Learning and Academic Performance among Facebook Users. Journal of ASIAN Behavioural Studies, 3(7), 49–58. https://doi.org/10.21834/jabs.v3i7.257

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