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Table 3 Satisfaction with the use of Twitter for the Question-and-Answer Sessions and with the overall use of Twitter for Pathophysiology course (N = 50)

From: Effects of Twitter use on academic performance and satisfaction in a pathophysiology course among Omani nursing students: a quasi-experimental study

 

Mean

SD

tb

Sig.

Satisfaction with the use of Twitter for the Question-and-Answer sessions

1. The question-and-answer sessions on Twitter were very helpful

4.12

0.79

9.912

0.000

2. The Twitter question-and-answer sessions improved accessibility to the instructor

4.12

0.89

8.845

0.000

3. In the future I would enjoy using Twitter in other courses

3.74

0.96

5.423

0.000

4. The use of Twitter for question-and-answer sessions had a positive effect on my overall grade

3.52

0.99

3.697

0.001

5. In the future I would enjoy Twitter in the classroom for asking questions during lecture

3.52

1.28

2.869

0.006

6. I feel using Twitter for question-and-answer sessions improved my overall grade

3.48

0.95

3.562

0.001

Satisfaction with the use of Twitter for the Pathophysiology course

1. I believe that using web technologies such as Twitter is enjoyable

4.12

0.69

42.27

0.000

2. Using Twitter increased my overall satisfaction with the course

3.54

0.91

27.56

0.000

3. Using Twitter was one of the best parts of this course

3.48

1.16

21.126

0.000

4. As a learning experience, using Twitter was more enjoyable than listening to a lecture

2.68

1.19

15.98

0.000

5. As a learning experience, using Twitter was more productive than listening to a lecture

2.44

1.13

15.299

0.000

  1. Values are expressed as mean and standard deviation (SD)
  2. b One sample t-test