Tablets@university: The ownership and use of tablet devices by students

Naidoo, Essendran; Olminkhof, Caroline; Dyson, Laurel Evelyn

doi:10.14742/ajet.2195

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“…Some students to replace their notebooks or laptops have quickly adopted them. The ease of transport, the need for only finger gestures to control, and their innovative design make these interesting working tools appropriate for field and laboratory work [21]. Tablets provide the benefits of mobile applications while offering the advantage of a larger screen than smartphone.…”

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User Experience and Social Influence: A New Perspective for UX Theory

Linden

Amadieu

Vayre

et al. 2019

Design, User Experience, and Usability. Design Philosophy and Theory

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For a few years now, User experience research has been of interest in academia. However, studies are often limited to study the individual nature of a user's technological experience. To extend the UX framework and our understanding of the psychological processes involved, this research proposes the impact of the social surrounding on user experience as defined by the Component of User Experience model developed by Thüring and Mahlke [1] .In order to achieve our goals a survey was carried out in Belgian and French universities to study students' tablet user experience. Results indicate that peer students influence more and differently the appraised experience than the tablet users' professors. Peer students influence instrumental and non-instrumental factors and professors influence only and in a less extend non-instrumental factors. This can be explained by, first, figure similarity, and secondly, by group conformity and the capacity of the university community to be considered as experts and opinion leaders.

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Section: Tablet Usage At Universitymentioning

confidence: 99%

User Experience and Social Influence: A New Perspective for UX Theory

Linden

Amadieu

Vayre

et al. 2019

Design, User Experience, and Usability. Design Philosophy and Theory

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“…While few studies have explored students' use of multiple devices, these findings match an Australian campus university study about the use of tablets (Reid and Pechenkina 2016), which found that students tend to use their devices simultaneously and in a complementary manner, rather than using one device for all learning activities. A similar campus study of tablet usage found that students move between laptops and mobile phones based on the type of task that they want to perform (Green et al 2016).…”

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“…ODL students may have multiple commitments (work and personal) and so may need to study at different times and in different locations (Cross et al 2019). Various studies have shown that on-campus university students have access to various personal digital devices, particularly mobile devices such as tablets (Green et al 2016;Reid and Pechenkina 2016). Digital devices include both fixed and handheld devices.…”

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Supporting seamless learners: exploring patterns of multiple device use in an open and distance learning context

Krull¹,

Duart

2019

Research in Learning Technology

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Educators need to be aware of not just what their students are learning, but how and why as well. This study investigates how Open and Distance Learning (ODL) students make use of multiple devices for learning, particularly how students use their devices together. This study is situated in the context of 'seamless learning', where ODL students learn at different times, in different locations and with the use of different technologies. Understanding the needs and learning practices of students can help to improve the design of learning experiences and support offered to students. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews at two ODL universities, one in Spain and one in South Africa. The results show that while students mainly use one digital device at a time, they sometimes make use of two or more devices together. This usage can be characterised as sequential (moving from one device to another) or simultaneous (using two or more devices together at a time). This article describes the study patterns associated with sequential and simultaneous use of multiple devices, facilitated by the use of different devices and synchronisation tools. A continuum of seamless learners is proposed that can be used to help identify levels of support required by ODL students.

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“…Among all the mobile devices, tablet is the fastest development tool which has made an impact on education in the United States [5]. Students in higher education institutions are very quick in adopting tablets [6].…”

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“…Green et al [6] conducted a study in Australian metropolitan university and found that students are bringing tablets to the university and they are using them for learning. Tablet enhances engagement between students and lecturers and improves the critical thinking and creativity of students [12].…”

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Exploring Students and Lecturers Perceptions on Tablet Use for Learning in a South African Rural University

Fernandez¹

2021

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Tablets are rapidly growing pervasive, influencing all age groups of people especially adolescents. Utilizing quantitative methodology, this study sought to explore the perceptions of students and lecturers on using tablets for learning at a rural university located in the Eastern Cape state of South Africa. A descriptive case study research design was employed. A sample of 155 from a population of 254 students and 14 from a population of 25 lecturers voluntarily participated in the survey. Data collected from the structured questionnaires were captured into Statistical Package for Social Sciences (version 24). Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive and inferential analysis. Data collected from both stakeholders were triangulated by sources to confirm the findings. The results revealed that students answered the exercise questions, developed the projects and started to search concepts in detail after getting tablets. Although a statistically significant difference was there between the perceptions of students and lecturers, both stakeholders showed positive attitudes toward the students' use of tablets for learning in university classrooms. The study recommended that lecturers must provide more tablet related learning tasks to students in order to make them accept tablet as a learning tool and lecturers must ensure regularly that those tasks are done effectively.

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Tablets@university: The ownership and use of tablet devices by students

Cited by 5 publications

References 6 publications

User Experience and Social Influence: A New Perspective for UX Theory

User Experience and Social Influence: A New Perspective for UX Theory

Supporting seamless learners: exploring patterns of multiple device use in an open and distance learning context

Exploring Students and Lecturers Perceptions on Tablet Use for Learning in a South African Rural University

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