Miller, B and Thomas, M (2021) Accessing Learning Management Systems with Smartphones: What is the Effect on Learning Behavior and Student Engagement? In: Crawford, C and Simons, MA, (eds.) eLearning Engagement in a Transformative Social Learning Environment. IGI Global. ISBN 9781799869566

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Abstract

Smartphones have many qualities that have made them potentially useful for learning (e.g., connectivity, interactivity and personalization) but few studies have considered their role in understanding learning behavior and student engagement. This study investigated differences in the way students approach online learning, comparing those who use smartphones to access their online classroom with students who use more traditional tools, such as desktop and laptop computers. Specifically, the study was designed to investigate the use of smartphones and their effect on learning behavior and student engagement at a regionally accredited university in the United States. The paper analyzes the quantitative data arising from the study and discusses why the results identified statistically significant differences in the ways students approached their own learning. Moreover, it also explores the engagement patterns which revealed that the type of tasks online students performed with a smartphone varied significantly from the tasks that students performed when using a desktop or tablet.

Item Type:	Book Section
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General) Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Computer software
Divisions:	Education
Publisher:	IGI Global
Date Deposited:	01 Jul 2021 11:24
Last Modified:	03 Sep 2021 23:15
DOI or ID number:	10.4018/978-1-7998-6956-6
Editors:	Crawford, C and Simons, MA
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/14758

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