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Abdullah, Aznur Hajar and Neo, Tse Kian and Low, Jing Hong (2021) Weak and strong ties and its connection to experts' problem-solving styles in scaffolding students' PBL activities on social media. F1000Research, 10 (1076). pp. 1-21. ISSN 2046-1402

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Abstract

Studies have acknowledged that social media enables students to connect with and learn from experts from different ties available in the students’ personal learning environment (PLE). Incorporating experts into formal learning activities such as scaffolding problem-solving tasks through social media, allows students to understand how experts solve real-world problems. However, studies that evaluate experts’ problem-solving styles on social media in relation to the tie strength of the experts with the students are scarce in the extant literature. This study aimed to explore the problem-solving styles that the experts portrayed based on their ties with the students in problem-based learning (PBL) on Facebook. Methods: This study employed a simultaneous within-subject experimental design which was conducted in three closed Facebook groups with 12 final year management students, six business experts, and one instructor as the participants. The experts were invited by the students from the weak and strong ties in their PLE. Hinging on the Strength of Weak Ties Theory (Granovetter, 1973) and problem-solving styles (Selby et al., 2004), this study employed thematic analysis using the ATLAS.ti qualitative data analysis software to map the experts’ comments on Facebook.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Problem-based learning, Facebook, business experts, problem-solving styles
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HM Sociology > HM711-806 Groups and organizations
Divisions:	Faculty of Management (FOM)
Depositing User:	Ms Nurul Iqtiani Ahmad
Date Deposited:	21 Feb 2022 04:52
Last Modified:	21 Feb 2022 04:52
URII:	http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/id/eprint/9961

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