Open AccessAN EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION OF THE USES AND GRATIFICATIONS OF APPS FOR STUDENT LEARNING
Author(s) -
Cara Peters,
Charles D. Bodkin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the journal of educators online
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.499
H-Index - 16
ISSN - 1547-500X
DOI - 10.9743/jeo.2021.18.1.5
Subject(s) - psychology , context (archaeology) , exploratory research , uses and gratifications theory , perception , phone , computer mediated communication , mathematics education , computer science , world wide web , the internet , social media , sociology , paleontology , linguistics , philosophy , neuroscience , anthropology , biology
Cell phone usage, particularly app usage, is pervasive among today’s college students. Utilizing the uses and gratifications theory, the current study explores students’ perceptions of the utility of smartphone apps in an educational context. The findings highlight the various types of apps that students use for academic purposes, which apps they perceive to be most important to their success in the classroom, and the apparent usefulness of these apps in both individual and group contexts. Implications of the study for both faculty and students are discussed.