On the usage patterns of online social networks among b.ed. students in haryana

Research study being reported in this article has been designed to study usage patterns and differences therein, if any, in the use Online Social Media services (OSM) by the students of Bachelor of Education programme of Haryana. The findings being reported in this communication are a part of doctoral research being carried out by the researcher(s) at Ch. Devi Lal University, Sirsa. Two attributes of OSM usage, namely, number of unique online friends and average daily duration spent online, have been studied. The research instrument was administered to a random sample of 300B.Ed. who have an active account on social media. Research hypotheses were tested using student's "t" test. Research findings have shown quite significant differencesbetween (1) male and female students, and (2) rural and urban students in terms of (1) number of friends in virtual space and (2) time spent using online social media.