The Gen Z has started to enter the portals of nursing classrooms. They are technology and socially-savvy consumers who grew up in the world of internet and smartphones. Yet, little is known about this generation particularly among Gen Z nursing students and how they use Facebook for academic purposes. This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted to determine nursing students’ usage, perception, satisfaction and difficulties with Facebook for educational purposes. A total of 113 second year students in a Nursing College in the Philippines participated in the survey. Data were collected using an adopted questionnaire administered via online survey. Descriptive and inferential statistical tools were used to analyze the data. Results indicated that majority of nursing students moderately use Facebook for educational purposes to communicate, collaborate, and share academic or learning materials. They generally had a good perception of and were highly satisfied with using Facebook for educational purposes. The main challenge reported by four out five nursing students in the use of Facebook as an educational platform was distraction from other Facebook contents. There was a significant positive relationship between usage and perception in the use of Facebook for educational purposes. While Facebook showcases promising potential as a positive disruptive innovation for learning, challenges associated with its use in education must be properly addressed. Careful consideration and thoughtful planning when integrating Facebook in nursing education are necessary for nursing schools to maximize the benefits of Facebook as a supplemental educational tool.

1. FACEBOOK FOR EDUCATIONAL
PURPOSES AMONG GEN Z
NURSING STUDENTS:
A Positive or Negative Disruptive Innovation?RYAN MICHAEL F. ODUCADO, MAN, MAEd, RN, RM, LPT
West Visayas State University, College of Nursing
rmoducado@wvsu.edu.ph
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2. Home CreateINTRODUCTION
directs the significance
of technology (Diño & Ong, 2019) Top internet user
(Daterportal, 2019)
1995 - Present
(Chicca & Shellenbarger, 2018; Chicca, 2019)
NO CONSENSUS among
teachers on use of social
media (Price et al., 2018) (Kakushi & Evora, 2016; Lahti et
al., 2017; Tubaishat, 2018)
Literature review: Facebook for teaching
may not be fitting in all disciplines (Niu, 2017)
Students concerned with
GENERATIONAL GAP
(Williams, 2019)

3. Is Facebook a
Positive or Negative
Disruptive Innovation?

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OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
The study aimed to determine Gen Z nursing students’
PERCEPTION USAGE SATISFACTION DIFFICULTIES
for educational purposes

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THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
Photo/Video Tag Friends Feeling/Activity
Social Learning Theory
(Bandura, 1977)
Social Constructivism
(Vygotsky, 1978)

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METHODOLOGY
Cross-
sectional
survey
113conveniently
chosen 2nd
year nursing
students
ADOPTED
Questionnaire
Nguyen (2017)
Cronbach’s alpha
= .828 to .906
Online survey tool
(Google Forms)
Frequency
Percentage
Mean
Rank
Spearman’s r
alpha set at .05
SPSS v 23
Design Sample Instrument Statistical
Tools
Ethical conduct of research was followed in the entire duration of study.

7. Table 1. Perception on the use of Facebook for educational purposes
Mean = 4.36 (POSITIVE perception)
Strongly Agree / Agree
%
Effective tool for communication and exchange of school-related
information.
92.92
Effective tool for accessing and sharing educational resources. 92.92
Assists in accessing and sharing rich multimedia resources easily. 91.15
Enhances collaboration for academic and professional development. 90.27
Highly useful in doing group works and in promoting collaboration. 86.73
Effective means to assist informal learning. 85.84
Effective tool to assist formal learning. 79.65
Beneficial for personal learning experience. 76.99

8. Table 2. Usage of Facebook for educational purposes
Mean = 3.58 (MODERATE Usage)
Almost always/Often Rank
%
Communicate with classmates about school-related topics 91.15 1
Get school logistical information (class schedule, exam dates, etc.) 94.69 2
Get announcements regarding courses, classes, or school issues 92.04 3
Facilitate group tasks/projects 87.61 4
Get access to/share academic resources or learning materials 85.84 5
Literature support:
Nursing students consider Facebook to enhance communication, foster collaboration,
promote peer and deeper learning and share and access academic or learning resources.
(Tower et al., 2014; Tower et al., 2015; Tubaishat, 2018)

9. Table 2. Usage of Facebook for educational purposes
Almost
always/Often
Rank
%
Contact predecessors for academic advice. 46.90 7
Know and join beyond-university/college projects/activities 45.13 8
Get support for homework/assignments. 36.28 9
Join other groups/communities of similar academic focuses/interests. 26.55 10
Join groups/communities to search for information on Higher Education. 23.89 11
Contact instructors about school-related topics. 18.58 12

10. Table 3. Satisfaction of use Facebook for educational purposes
Very
unsatisfied
Unsatisfied Neutral Satisfied
Very
satisfied
f % f % f % f % f %
1 .9 4 3.5 21 18.6 61 54 26 23
Mean = 3.95 (HIGH Satisfaction)

11. Table 4. Difficulties in the use of Facebook for educational purposes
DIFFICULTIES WITH FACEBOOK
Distraction (Rank 1)
Missing updated posts
Privacy issues
Reliability of online sources
Miscommunication
Others (functionality and connectivity issues)
81.42%
76.11%
40.71%
38.94%
32.74%
Literature support:
Jordanian nursing students shared the potential of Facebook to cause distraction (Tubaishat, 2018).
Gen Z has lesser attention span compared to Gen Y
(Hampton & Keys, 2017; Williams, 2019)

12. PERCEPTION USAGE
r =.537; p =.000 (significant)
Correlation between variables

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Facebook can be a SUPPLEMENTAL TOOL to classrooms instruction.
CONCLUSION
Findings support by the social view of learning.
Challenges associated with its use must be properly addressed.
There is still a need to tailor approaches for individual student’s needs.
Facebook is not intended to replace effective teaching approach.
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15. “In education, technology can be a life-changer, a game changer,
for kids who are in school and out school.”
Queen Rania of Jordon
Thank you for listening!
Oducado, R,.M.F. (2019). Gen Z nursing
students’ usage, perception and satisfaction of
Facebook for educational purposes : A
learning tool or distraction. Indonesian Nursing
Journal of Education and Clinic, (4)1: 79-89.
Ryan Michael F. Oducado