Dimensionality Reduction of Social Media Application Attributes for Ubiquitous Learning Using Principal Component Analysis

Table 2

Criteria for evaluating social media application for ubiquitous learning.

No.	Educational requirements	Column ID	Technology criteria	Column ID
1	Learning content quality	B	Accessibility standards	AL
2	Presentation of learning content	C	Web and course design	AM
3	Enjoyment factor	D	Scalability	AN
4	Social interactivity	E	Ease of use	AO
5	Clear instructions provided	F	Integration/Embedding within a learning management system (LMS)	AP
6	Instructor opinion	G	Operating systems	AQ
7	Compatibility with course description	H	Browser	AR
8	Learner behaviour	I	No additional downloads needed	AS
9	Integrity	J	Access on the mobile platform	AT
10	Suitable technical competences for learning	K	Seamless functionality between mobile and desktop	AU
11	Ownership of learning	L	Offline access	AV
12	Instructional design	M	Data privacy and ownership	AW
13	Assessment of learning	N	Downloading, saving and exporting data	AX
14	Peer learning	O	Technical information	AY
15	Instructional resources for teaching and learning	P	Multimedia control	AZ
16	Learner support	Q	Software characteristics quality	BA
17	Course evaluation	R	User-friendly interface	BB
18	Archiving/Repository	S	Functionality	BC
19	Collaboration	T	Hypermediality	BD
20	User accountability	U	Facilitation of e-content	BE
21	Diffusion	V	Operational stability	BF
22	Instructor facilitation	W	Offline mobile access	BG
23	Learning analytics	X	Security of technology	BH
24	Enhancement of cognitive task(S)	Y	Fault tolerance of technology	BI
25	Higher order thinking	Z
26	Meta-cognitive engagement	AA
27	Permanency	AB
28	Immediacy	AC
29	Adaptability	AD
30	Management of interactive learning objects	AE
31	U-learning training factors	AF
32	Quality assurance	AG
33	Learnability and memorability	AH
34	Perceived usefulness and satisfaction	AI
35	Curriculum management	AJ
36	Customization	AK