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Adjin-Tettey, Theodora Dame; Selormey, Daniel; Nkansah, Hannah Aku – International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 2022
This study makes an original contribution to the literature on social media usage for learning purposes through the phenomenological approach of enquiry. It examined the general motivations for social media usage, how social media is used to meet academic needs, perceived academic benefits, and how social media usage disrupts studies. A total of…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Motivation, Social Media, Educational Needs
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Singh, Anjali; Srivastava, Dinesh Kumar – International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 2021
The aim of the study is to understand the effect of Internet addiction on student's academic engagement. There are numerous studies explaining the negative relationship between Internet addiction and academic performance still very few studies could explain how the excessive use of the internet disrupts students' academic engagement. This study…
Descriptors: Internet, Addictive Behavior, Student Behavior, Learner Engagement
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Tella, Adeyinka – International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 2021
The study examined dependency, satisfaction, and psychosocial characteristics as correlates of cell phone use by library and information science (LIS) undergraduate students. Using survey, 253 undergraduates represent the sample for the study. Five research questions were developed and answered. The results of the psychosocial characteristics'…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Student Satisfaction, Psychological Characteristics, Handheld Devices
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Yang, Hui-Ling; Wu, Wei-Pang – International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 2017
This study investigated the online flow frequency among college students in regard to different internet activities, and analyzed the effect of flow frequency on internet addiction. This study surveyed 525 undergraduate internet users in Taiwan by using convenience sampling to question participants. In this paper, analysis of variance (ANOVA) was…
Descriptors: Internet, Addictive Behavior, Undergraduate Students, Computer Use
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Titilope, Afolayan Oluyinka – International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 2014
Mobile phone addiction is now a common phenomenon in the 21st century, especially among teenagers due to the unusual cravings in the use of technological devices. In view of this phenomenon, the study examined the socio-psychological dimensions of mobile phone addiction and usage patterns amongst teenagers in three Higher Institutions of Learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Addictive Behavior