Towards an understanding of social media use in the classroom: a literature review

Figures & data

Figure 1. Conceptual model including three levels of curriculum and related factors. Interpersonal teacher–student relation was added as a result of the review.

Figure 2. Flowchart of the selection process.

Table 1. Descriptive results of included articles (271 studies).

Country
USA	45
Asia (e.g. China, Taiwan, Malaysia)	39
UK	19
Australia	13
Turkey	11
Canada	5
Other countries, groups of countries	74
No location reported	65
Sector
Primary education	2
Primary and secondary education	11
Secondary education	31
Higher education	218
Undecided	9
Design
Quantitative	112
Qualitative	65
Mixed methods	84
Other (case description or literature review)	10
Journal
Educational use of ICT	171
General education	72
Other	28
School	Total: 8
Facilitation	16
Image	7
Policy on curriculum materials	3
Educational vision	2
Teacher	Total: 167
Professional development	17
Experiences, skills, values	43
Learning goals	2
Pedagogical activities	105
Student	Total: 251*
Motivation	58
Learning outcomes	85
Experiences, skills, values	108
Interpersonal relation teacher–student	24

*The numbers do not add up because some studies discussed multiple aspects.