Students' use of mobile technologies : motivational factors
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| Type | Article |
| ISSN | 15501876 |
| information source | ERIC |
| Author | Baytiyeh, Hoda. The American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon. |
| Pages | pp. 73-85 |
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Peer reviewed
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| Source | International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education. Vol. 14, no. 1, Article 6, 2018 |
| Publisher |
Hershey: IGI Global، 2018
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| Publisher address |
701 East Chocolate Avenue. Hershey, PA 17033. United States. IGI Global. T: 0018663426657 T: 0017175338845. F: 0017175338661 F: 0017175337115. journals@igi-global.com. https://www.igi-global.com/journals/.
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| ERIC document no. | EJ1167915 |
| Descriptors | Educational technology - Telecommunications - University students - Computer programs - Student attitudes - Learning strategies - Case studies - Cost effectiveness - Access to information - Time factors (learning) - Qualitative research - Lebanon |
| Language of document | English |
| Country | United States |
Mobile technologies are all-pervasive in the current digital generation, and college students rely on their mobile phones to communicate on a daily basis. In the midst of the myriad of applications available to download on the mobile, some tools have become more well-known and more often adopted than others. An example of such a tool is WhatsApp, which gains an increasing, widespread number of users on a daily basis, particularly in the Middle East region. The present study investigated college students' use of WhatsApp as a communication tool, and used Lebanon as a case study. A qualitative research design was implemented to understand the perceptions of college students vis-à-vis WhatsApp, and to investigate the motivational factors behind the popularity of this communicationtool. The results revealed four themes: simplicity for discussion and coordination, cost-effectiveness,immediacy and sense of belonging.(As Provided)
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