Proceedings of the First International Conference on Technology and Educational Science, ICSTES 2018, November 21-22 2018, Bali, Indonesia

Research Article

Social Media with Language Acquisition Working Memory in Elementary School Students

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.21-11-2018.2282203,
        author={Prayuningtyas Angger Wardhani and Asep Supena and Zulela MS and Tri Lasmini},
        title={Social Media with Language Acquisition Working Memory in Elementary School Students},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the First International Conference on Technology and Educational Science, ICSTES 2018, November 21-22 2018, Bali, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={ICTES},
        year={2019},
        month={3},
        keywords={social media language acquisition working memory elementary education},
        doi={10.4108/eai.21-11-2018.2282203}
    }
    
  • Prayuningtyas Angger Wardhani
    Asep Supena
    Zulela MS
    Tri Lasmini
    Year: 2019
    Social Media with Language Acquisition Working Memory in Elementary School Students
    ICTES
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.21-11-2018.2282203
Prayuningtyas Angger Wardhani1,*, Asep Supena1, Zulela MS1, Tri Lasmini2
  • 1: Universitas Negeri Jakarta
  • 2: Elementary School
*Contact email: prayuningtyasangger@unj.ad.id

Abstract

This study aims to describe the role of social media in the acquisition of language of primary school age children. Language acquisition of children will be associated with the acquisition of words stored in working memory. Getting words can be stimulated by using social media. This study uses a quantitative approach. The research subjects were fourth grade elementary school students totaling 70 students. analysis of the study was carried out using the Pearson correlation coefficient and hierarchical regression performed. The results of the study show that social media has a role in acquiring languages from four classes in elementary school