Monitoring of the Interactions of Apprentices in the Social Network Twitter as Support to the Process of Teacher Mediation

• Roberto F. Oliveira Federal University of Paraíba
• Jefferson Araújo Federal University of Paraíba
• Francisco Petrônio A. Medeiros Federal Institute of Paraíba
• Alisson V. Brito Federal University of Paraíba

Abstract

This article presents the use of the most popular Microblogging, called Twitter, in order to define the degree of interactivity and content collaboration among students of the same class. Thus, the present work deals with the application of Social Network Analysis techniques as an instrument to achieve the aforementioned objectives. Using theTwitter, a study was carried out with a group of higher education students, applying the following analysis metrics: in-degree centrality, outdegreecentrality closeness centrality and betweenness centrality. The results obtained were compared by the teacher with the face-to-face conduct of the students, helping to define the profile of each of their students in relation to their interactivity and collaboration and enabling the accomplishment of a work that stimulates group participation.

Keywords: Social Network Analysis, Teaching Mediation, Twitter

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