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Batch, Brook; Roberts, Jacqueline; Nakonechnyi, Alex; Allen, Rebecca – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2021
While technology offers educators many affordances to provide students with rich educational experiences, literature and empirical experience indicates that students' unstructured cell phone usage may have adverse impacts on student achievement and create a contagious climate of distraction. This research project seeks to understand students'…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Student Needs, Student Behavior, Teacher Student Relationship
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Sage, Kara; Piazzini, Michael; Downey, John Charles, IV.; Ewing, Sydney – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2020
Students frequently utilize digital devices and applications to assist studying. Past research has yielded mixed results on their effectiveness, and scant research has compared portable technologies with each other or focused on smartphones specifically. We compared college students' learning of vocabulary on paper, laptop, and smartphone.…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Computer Uses in Education, Handheld Devices, Learning Strategies
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Lowerison, Gretchen; Sclater, Jennifer; Schmid, Richard F.; Abrami, Philip C. – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2006
This study investigated the role that computer technology plays in transforming the learning process in higher education. Specifically, we looked at the relationship between computer-technology use, active learning, and perceived course effectiveness. The sample consisted of 1966 students in 81 graduate and undergraduate classes at a large, urban…
Descriptors: Time on Task, Computers, Urban Universities, Active Learning