Preferences of Brain Quadrants and the Use of Social Networks for the Purpose of Learning: Cross Cultural Study

Abstract

The study aimed at exploring the preferences of the brain quadrants and the use of social networks for learning. Two tests were utilized and the tests validity and reliability were established. Participants were selected by stratified cluster sampling, )634( undergraduates enrolled in Saudi Arabian, Egyptian and Algerian universities for the academic year 2014/ 2015 participated in the study. Overall means of using social networks scored )3.37(. Statistical differences were found in using social networks attributed to; age group in favor of 17-21 years, and in the nationality in favor of the Saudi and Algerian participants. The relationship between the preferences of the brain quadrants and social networks usage was positively functional.