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Direct linkMichaeline Jensen; Michelle Y. Martin Romero; Morgan T. Brown; Mariani Weinstein; Michele Chan; Gabriela Livas Stein – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2025
The present study explores the ways Black/African American emerging adult college students (ages 18-20) and their caregivers engage in racial-ethnic socialization via mobile communication technologies, within the context of a minority-serving 4-year university in the Southeastern US. Qualitative integrative analysis of focus groups (N = 12…
Descriptors: African American Students, College Students, Handheld Devices, Caregivers
Download full textMurat Cinar; Omer Demir; Sinan Keskin – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2024
Examination of the personal characteristics (i.e., gender, participation styles) of participants and the technical infrastructure (i.e., device type, internet connection type) of Instructional Discussion Forums (IDFs) can provide functional clues for mitigating social anxiety in these settings. In this context, this research investigated variances…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Gender Differences, Anxiety, College Freshmen
Alazzawie, Abdulkhaliq – SAGE Open, 2022
WhatsApp messages can be such a rich source for creative and spontaneous language geared toward more individual expression. WhatsApping provides us with a unique view into language and is an interesting prototype for thinking about language use, the various functions of this variety and how it is used to render different kinds of meanings. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, College Students, Computer Mediated Communication
van Staden, Christa; Nel, Liezel – Perspectives in Education, 2023
Abrupt switches to online learning without face-to-face contact between facilitators and students can cause distress and have a negative impact on student success. As students use instant messaging applications (IMAs) to communicate with one another, we have integrated WhatsApp-based mobile learning environments (MLEs) in two disparate higher…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Electronic Learning, Handheld Devices, Educational Environment
Pang, Hua; Qiao, Yuxin – Education and Information Technologies, 2023
Previous studies have indicated that mobile social apps have crucial implications for social connectedness among college students, the specific patterns of WeChat usage that facilitate freshmen's college adjustment and academic performance still remain unclear. To fulfil this identified study gap, the current research thoroughly examined the…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Student Adjustment, Academic Achievement, College Freshmen
Llausàs, Albert – Education and Information Technologies, 2023
Despite the growing interest in the use of Twitter in higher education, its effects on aspects such as student engagement and learning continue to yield unclear and even contradictory results. The combination of evaluative methodologies for these different impacts contributes to confusion and bias. The aim of this study is to analyse whether the…
Descriptors: College Students, Social Media, Computer Mediated Communication, Telecommunications
Laura Cortellazzo; Selma Vaska – Learning Organization, 2025
Purpose: This study aims to explore the human resource management (HRM) practices related to training and feedback in the app work industry, specifically in online food delivery service, and investigate the emotional and behavioral responses of gig workers. Design/methodology/approach: This study adopts a qualitative approach by interviewing 19…
Descriptors: College Students, Part Time Employment, Business Administration, Food
Habes, Mohammed; Elareshi, Mokhtar; Salloum, Said A.; Ali, Sana; Alfaisal, Raghad; Ziani, Abdulkrim; Alsridi, Hetam – Educational Media International, 2022
Mobile learning (e.g., WhatsApp) is considered a good platform for educational information and communication, but the educative value of this platform, especially during COVID-19, remains unexplored. This study investigates the factors of mobile learning acceptance (MLA) in Jordan, utilizing the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) alongside…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Electronic Learning, Handheld Devices, COVID-19
Makoza, Frank – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2022
In this paper we analysed the use of WhatsApp among first-year students at the University of Technology in the context of South Africa. Drawing on Deleuze and Guattari's Assemblage Theory, the study analysed postings on a WhatsApp group and secondary data using content analysis. The findings showed that first-year students used WhatsApp for…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, College Freshmen, Foreign Countries, Content Analysis
Mokmin, Nur Azlina Mohamed; Ibrahim, Nurul Anwar – Education and Information Technologies, 2021
This study discussed and evaluated the usefulness, performance, and technology acceptance of a chatbot developed to educate users and provide health literacy. A semi-structured interview and analytic sessions were provided on Google Analytics dashboard, and the users' acceptance toward the technology was measured using the Unified Theory of…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Health Education, Undergraduate Students, Program Evaluation
Shen, Jie – Interactive Learning Environments, 2022
WeChat is one of the most popular social media mobile apps in China. WeChat was introduced to the course of Introduction to Human Health and Disease, as an instant interactive platform to enhance students' learning. Over a period of two years, a WeChat official account (OA) was set up and 157 push notifications were sent per semester. The push…
Descriptors: Social Media, Active Learning, Medical Education, Foreign Countries
Heidari, Elham; Moghaddam, Alireza; Salimi, Ghasem – Education and Information Technologies, 2023
This study intended to explore students' perceptions of cyberloafing and how they experience it in and out of class in a higher education institution and evaluate the prevalence of these behaviours among them. It is an area overlooked in a country that has extensively invested in information and communication technologies in its universities in…
Descriptors: College Students, Internet, Computer Use, Computer Mediated Communication
Daisy Das; Masum Ahmed – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2024
Many educational institutions lack well-defined, targeted policies to address problems relating to student smartphone use on campus. In this study, we analyse the patterns of student smartphone use on academic campuses and propose a range of policy measures to address the problems arising from such use. Our research, which draws on primary data…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education
Devers, Christopher; Devers, Erin; Alayan, Alexandra; Deeter, Christian; Johnson, Abigail; Echeverry, Shawnie; Tompkin, Nina; Tripp, Steven; Leonard, Stephen – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2022
Students often report using ineffective study techniques. This project encouraged practice testing, distributed practice, interleaved practice, and metacognitive accuracy to increase learning in an undergraduate general chemistry course. Overall, the purpose of this project was to use text messaging to support evidence-based study practices.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Learning Strategies, Evidence Based Practice, Computer Mediated Communication
Usman, Yunusa Dangara; Bukar, Aishatu – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2022
The study was carried out to examine the extent of Students' Usage of WhatsApp Instant Messenger as a Supporting Tool for Learning in Kaduna State, Nigeria. A survey research design was adopted in the study. Five tertiary institutions were randomly selected based on security guarantee for the study. All final year students in tertiary institutions…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Mediated Communication, Technology Uses in Education, College Students
