WHATSAPP FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES FOR FEMALE STUDENTS AT COLLEGE OF EDUCATION-KING SAUD UNIVERSITY.

EDUCATIONAL technology -- Management; MOBILE app development; EFFECTIVE teaching; EDUCATIONAL quality standards; KING Saud University

This research aims at finding out the educational usages of Whatsapp by the Saudi female students who are involved in the College of Education at King Saud University. To achieve the goal of this study, the researcher uses a simple sample of (122) female students from the Education College of King Saud University, which is chosen randomly during the first term of the academic year 2015/2016.This sample, is required to respond to a questionnaire as a tool of the study. Results reveal the most important educational uses of Whatsapp for female students of King Saud University in developing curriculum, activating the role of student's clubs, and serving scientific research. In light of the results of the current study, the researcher recommends the necessity of developing advertisements using Whatsapp in the educational process. In addition, the researcher recommends training the female students on the best used skills of social media, blogs and networks, especially in developing the educational process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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