FACEBOOK AND MOODLE USE AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OF STUDENTS HABITS

The present paper examines the students' perceptions about the use of Facebook and Moodle in the University setting. In this study, researchers administered to students of the Faculty of Psychology at Genoa University an online survey, which aimed to figure out their personal use of Facebook, expressed by reasons and frequency of use and activities. Moreover, students were asked to express four adjectives (two positive and two negative) in comparing the use of Moodle versus Facebook for academic purposes. Findings show that Facebook is mainly used for social reason and Moodle is perceived by students as more formal, regulated and unconfortable. As it is suggested by the results, there could be an integration between these two tools to allow a higher engagement in learning processes.