Gender as a predictive factor for tasks completed using smartphones

Evans, Mark; Hopper, Susan; Knezek, Gerald A.; Jones, Greg

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Title

Gender as a predictive factor for tasks completed using smartphones

Author(s)

• Evans, Mark
• Hopper, Susan
• Knezek, Gerald A.
• Jones, Greg

Issue Date

2013-02

Keyword(s)

• Gender
• Smartphones
• College students
• Information behavior
• Social networking

Abstract

Smartphone usage among college students is growing. The prevalence of these devices in every aspect of student routines presents the research problem: how will smartphone usage affect how college students manage their coursework? To address this research problem, we conducted a pilot study examining the current level of smartphone usage among college students. A distinct battery of questions were created and posted to an online survey. Forty-two undergraduate students who own and use smartphones participated. Survey questions focused on how frequently students utilized specific smartphone functions to complete class-related tasks. This paper applies a quantitative analysis to this specific battery of questions in an effort to address the research question: 1) Is gender a significant factor in determining the frequency with which smartphones are used to complete informal learning tasks?

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iSchools

Type of Resource

text

Language

en

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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/36048

DOI

https://doi.org/10.9776/13135

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Copyright © 2013 is held by the authors. Copyright permissions, when appropriate, must be obtained directly from the authors.

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