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Mustafa Koc; Rabia Pala – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2024
Smartphones working like a computer are much more than just classic mobile or cell phones used to communicate as they offer all the possibilities of computer and internet technology in our palms. By means of features they have and new applications developed every day, smartphones are used for a wide variety of purposes including but not limited to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Addictive Behavior
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Rugai, Joseph; Hamiliton-Ekeke, Joy-Telu – Journal of Education and e-Learning Research, 2016
In reviewing digital addiction, this paper recognized that digital technology has been useful in various spheres of life and the reach is undeniable, with an "average" user spending long hours on their phone or online daily. These hours increase as new applications are released by various technological companies. The demands of modern…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Safety Education, Information Technology, Behavior Problems
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Kesici, Ahmet; Tunç, Nazenin Fidan – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2018
This study was carried out to investigate the digital addiction (DA) level of the university students according to their purposes for using digital tools. 527 students studying at the faculties of education of Erzincan, Dicle, and Siirt Universities participated this study in which general survey model was used. A form was used to reveal for which…
Descriptors: College Students, Addictive Behavior, Student Surveys, Internet
DeWeese, Katherine Lynn – Online Submission, 2014
Screen time no longer means just the amount of time one spends in front of the television. Now it is an aggregate amount of time spent on smartphones, computers as well as multitasking with different devices. How much are the glowing rectangles taking away from adolescent social and emotional health? How is it changing how students learn and how…
Descriptors: Brain, Adolescents, Adolescent Development, Handheld Devices