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Developing an Educational Framework for Using WhatsApp Based on Social Constructivism Theory

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Social media applications are one of the promising tools in facilitating the educational process. Among these applications, WhatsApp was recently suggested as one of the most popular applications used by students. However, there is a scarce of a framework that can fully utilize the WhatsApp for educational purposes. To bridge this gap and to draw upon the social constructivism framework, the aim of this study is to develop a social constructivism framework for WhatsApp (SCFW) that enables both formal (in-class) and informal (off-class) learning environment. The SCFW framework is based on the principle that educators can use WhatsApp closed groups to enable learners to construct and share knowledge with their peers. This has been accomplished through the integration of four aspects, including device aspect, social aspect, learner aspect, and teacher aspect.

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  1. Faculty of Art, Computing and Creative Industry, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjung Malim, Malaysia

    Noor Al-Qaysi & Norhisham Mohamad-Nordin

  2. College of Economics, Management and Information Systems, University of Nizwa, Nizwa, Oman

    Norhisham Mohamad-Nordin

  3. Department of Information Technology, Al Buraimi University College, Al Buraimi, Oman

    Mostafa Al-Emran

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  1. Department of Information Technology, Al Buraimi University College, Al Buraimi, Oman

    Mostafa Al-Emran

  2. Faculty of Engineering and IT, The British University in Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Khaled Shaalan

  3. Faculty of Computers and Artificial Intelligence, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

    Aboul Ella Hassanien

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Al-Qaysi, N., Mohamad-Nordin, N., Al-Emran, M. (2021). Developing an Educational Framework for Using WhatsApp Based on Social Constructivism Theory. In: Al-Emran, M., Shaalan, K., Hassanien, A. (eds) Recent Advances in Intelligent Systems and Smart Applications. Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, vol 295. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47411-9_14

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