A collection of survey data from university students in Spain and Colombia, analyzing social media usage patterns and perceived usefulness of digital educational resources. It includes variables for specific social media platforms (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram), detailed usage behaviors (e.g., following friends, posting videos), and ratings for 19 types of educational resources like video tutorials, podcasts, and MOOCs. The dataset was created by Matosas-López, Luis for a comparative research project.
Use Cases
- Compare the perceived usefulness of specific educational resources (e.g., RE2_Video Tutorials, RE4_Podcast, RE11_MOOC) between students in Spain and Colombia.
- Analyze correlations between social media behaviors (e.g., IM5_View Videos, IM9_Post Photos, US3_Likes) and preferences for certain digital resource types.
- Model the influence of demographic variables like Age and Gender on social media platform usage (F1_Twitter, F2_Facebook, F3_Instagram).
- Identify patterns in how students use social media for information (IM7_Info), promotion (IM11_Promo), or debates (IM12_Debates) in relation to their university context.
Strengths
- Data is explicitly comparative, covering university students from two distinct countries: Spain and Colombia.
- Includes a detailed breakdown of 19 distinct types of digital educational resources (RE1_PPT to RE19_eBooks) for analysis.
- Captures granular social media interaction variables, such as following celebrities (IM2) and mentioning friends (IM3).
Limitations
- The sample size (number of rows/students) is unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.
- Data collection methodology and potential sampling biases within each country are not described.
- The dataset's temporal coverage (when the survey was conducted) is unspecified, which may affect relevance over time.
Provenance
- Source
- Matosas-López, Luis via e-cienciaDatos Harvested Dataverse.
- Collection Method
- Survey data collected from university students, likely for a comparative research project.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Spain and Colombia.