Understanding Primary School Students' Motivations in Using Blogs

Author:

Ong Gina May Yuen1,Cheung Wing Sum2

Affiliation:

1. Ministry of Education, Singapore

2. National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Abstract

Blogs have been widely used in education for the numerous benefits the tool offers. Previous research has examined the use of blogs in various educational settings, but very few studies have been carried out at the primary level. This chapter provided an understanding of students' motivations to use blogs in a primary school context. A case study approach was adopted and data were collected through online reflections, supported by and triangulated with data from face-to-face interviews. Findings surfaced several reasons that motivated students to blog, and students' motivations to blog seemed to suggest that the students were subconsciously meeting one or more psychological needs, namely belonging, competence, freedom, and fun, and the need for competence was the most prevalent amongst students in this study. This study also provides teachers in the school some insights into what motivated their students to use blogs when they design instructional activities in the future.

Publisher

IGI Global

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