Answering questions concisely: analysis of a Twitter activity in a management course

Antoni Olivé Tomàs; Francesc Xavier Samper Tartera; Jordi Cuadros Margarit; Francesc De Paula Martori Adrian; Vanessa Serrano Molinero

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.04.754

Answering questions concisely: analysis of a Twitter activity in a management course

Antoni Olivé Tomàs, Francesc Xavier Samper Tartera, Jordi Cuadros Margarit, Francesc De Paula Martori Adrian, Vanessa Serrano Molinero

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This paper summarizes the results of an activity conducted on a management course using the Twitter microblogging service. Students were required to answer a question by sending a tweet and to favor three classmates’ tweets on the basis of how well they answer the question. Students were rewarded according to the number of “favorites” received. The students’ tweets were compared to the correct answer, and graded accordingly. Findings are: a mismatch between the students’ tweets and the correct answer, no correlation between the number of “favorites” received and the marks scored, and a pattern of mutual favoritism among students.

Translated title of the contribution	Answering questions concisely: analysis of a Twitter activity in a management course
Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	179-186
Number of pages	8
Journal	PROCEDIA - Social and Behavioral Sciences
Volume	182
Issue number	13 May 2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.04.754
Publication status	Published - 13 May 2015
Event	4th World Conference on Educational Technology Researches (WCETR) - Barcelona, Spain Duration: 28 Nov 2014 → 29 Nov 2014

Keywords

R statistical environment
Twitter
Wordle
Favorite
Grading schema
Mutual favoritism
Rewarding schema
Tweet

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