How Do Students Really Interact? An Investigation of Lithuanian Students' Interactions via Smartphone Apps

Autor/inn/en	Annamalai, Nagaletchimee; Mažeikiene, Viktorija; Tangiisuran, Balamurugan; Valunaite Oleskevicience, Giedre
Titel	How Do Students Really Interact? An Investigation of Lithuanian Students' Interactions via Smartphone Apps
Quelle	In: Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction, 18 (2021) 1, S.65-83 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1675-8110
Schlagwörter	Telecommunications; Handheld Devices; Computer Software; Student Attitudes; Undergraduate Students; Teaching Methods; Cooperative Learning; Academic Achievement; Foreign Countries; Peer Relationship; Learning Activities; Technology Uses in Education; Lithuania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Telekommunikationstechnik; Schülerverhalten; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Kooperatives Lernen; Schulleistung; Ausland; Peer-Beziehungen; Lernaktivität; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Litauen
Abstract	Purpose: This mixed-method study investigated the ways smartphone applications (apps) promote students' interaction, collaboration and learning performance. Method: A total of 160 respondents from a Lithuanian university were identified using convenience sampling. A survey was conducted to explore the frequent activities involving interaction, collaboration and learning performance. Focus group interviews were also conducted to determine the apps used in their interactions. Findings: The quantitative results suggest that smartphone apps promote students' interaction, collaboration and improved learning performance. Qualitative results indicate three types of apps that are commonly used for interactions by the undergraduates in Lithuania, namely the educational, communication, and entertainment apps. Significance: The findings suggest that the instructions can play a constructive role in mediating the learners' interaction on smartphone apps. As such, the study creates space for instructors to further craft pedagogical practices to better account for learners' access to these apps. It is hoped that this study will provide a path for educational solutions for instructors and practitioners. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01