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USE OF FACEBOOK IN MENTORING PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS.

  • College of Teacher Education, Laguna State Polytechnic University, Sta. Cruz, Laguna, Philippines.
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The use of web-based technology such as Facebook, twitter, blog, and other social networking sites has been widely used as a means of communication in education. However, there were few researches regarding the experiences of students in mentoring through the use of Facebook. This study aimed to determine if there is development potential experienced in mentoring episodes through Facebook on the part of the preservice teachers through assessing the level of their experiences during mentoring process in terms of; (1) increased energy, (2) potential to take action (3) increased knowledge of self and others (4) a boost to self-esteem, and (5) interest in more connections. A descriptive survey research designed was used in the study with 30 professional students taking up professional subjects in education. Result reveals that the respondents experienced the five good things when they exchange ideas or ask questions with their mentor teacher using Facebook. A boost to self-esteem ranked the highest among the good things experienced by the respondents while potential to take action as the least experienced. It was concluded that mentoring process can also be effective when done through the use of web-based technology. Hence, it is suggested that such technology should be used as medium for mentoring, however, mentor teachers should be trained with several web-based technologies to make them more effective in its use.

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[Vilma Muega-Geronimo. (2017); USE OF FACEBOOK IN MENTORING PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Jun). 1833-1839] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

VilmaMuega-Geronimo
College of Teacher Education, Laguna State Polytechnic University, Sta. Cruz, Laguna, PHILIPPINES

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/4611      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/4611

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