YouTube Learning
TikTok Learning
Formal vs. Informal
Learner Benefits
100

Teens use this platform not only for fun but also for schoolwork and hobbies.

What is YouTube?

100

TikTok creators now post these kinds of videos besides entertainment.

What are educational videos?

100

YouTube helps students understand class topics while also exploring these. 

What are personal interests?

100

Both YouTube and TikTok make learning more appealing because of this format.

What is short form content?

200

One key advantage of YouTube for learners is being able to pause, rewatch, and learn at this speed.

What is their own pace?

200

TikTok’s short, engaging videos make people feel they learn in this way compared to traditional sources.

What is faster and more motivated?

200

Learning on social media is considered this type of learning since it happens outside of traditional classrooms.

What is informal learning?

200

Viewers say social media makes them feel this way compared to just reading textbooks.

What is more motivated?

300

This study found YouTube acts as a bridge between these two kinds of learning.

What are formal and informal learning?

300

Researchers said TikTok functions like this, where users share knowledge and learn together.

What is a community of practice?

300

When students rewatch and choose their own teachers on YouTube, they are exercising this kind of control.

Learner autonomy.

300

By using comments and discussions, learners turn social media into this type of interactive process.

What is knowledge sharing?

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