Premium
The role of smartphone app “WhatsApp” on achievement motivation and social intelligence among female undergraduate students
Author(s) -
Alshaibani Mariam H.,
Qusti Eman S.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/ppc.12582
Subject(s) - citation , psychology , library science , medical education , medicine , computer science
Purpose This study investigates the effects of using a smartphone application (WhatsApp) on achievement motivation and social intelligence in female students at Taif University. Design and Methods The sample comprised 60 undergraduate female students from a college of education. The design was a quasi‐experimental nonequivalent (pretest and posttest) control group. Findings Achievement motivation was significantly higher in the experimental group than the control group at posttest. However, no significant difference was found between the experimental and control groups in social intelligence at posttest. Practice Implications Smartphones can increase student learning by fostering high‐level skills and concepts.