The Efficiencies of Using WhatsApp Groups by Education College students at King Saud University in Education

Abstract

This research aims to explore the usage of the “WhatsApp” application in education at King Saud University. The study was conducted in some courses at Education College, in order to shed light on the use of students and what kinds of educational uses are being carried out on the WhatsApp groups. The descriptive-analytical research method was followed by analyzing the discussion content of the WhatsApp groups during a semester. A random sample was selected of two courses groups from Education College - King Saud University. Content was analyzed using the content analysis card. The validity and consistency of the analysis was verified by consistency among analysts.

The results showed that the application of WhatsApp was used in education by about (60%). Most of it was using the group to manage the course. Finally, in the light of the results of this study, the paper conclude by some recommendations were suggested to improve using the application in courses in Higher education.