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Canadian university students in wireless classrooms: What do they do on their laptops and does it really matter?

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Gaudreau, Patrick, Miranda, Dave, Gareau, Alexandre·2014·Computers & Education

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Two studies were conducted to examine what undergraduate students do on their laptops during class time and the extent to which laptop usage behaviors are associated with academic success. In Study 1, a sample of 1129 students from a Canadian university completed a survey measuring prototypical behaviors emitted on laptops during class time. Results of factor analyses indicated that laptop behaviors can be regrouped in two dimensions: School related and school unrelated laptop utilization. School unrelated laptop behaviors were significantly associated with lower levels of self-reported academic achievement and satisfaction. School related laptop behaviors were positively associated with academic satisfaction. These results were invariant across different faculties on campus. In Study 2, another sample of 88 students was recruited to examine the longitudinal association between laptop behaviors and semester grade point average obtained at the end of the semester. Results of Study 2 showed that school unrelated laptop behaviors were prospectively associated with lower semester grade point average, even after controlling for a series of potentially confounding influences (i.e., self-regulation failure, motivational deficit, disorganized learning, internet addiction, and school disenchantment). Overall, these results provide theoretically important support to suggest that in-class laptop utilization is a unique and contemporary mode of learning that should not be treated as an epiphenomenon merely accountable and reducible to other sources of psychological influences.

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Authors
Gaudreau, P., Miranda, D., & Gareau, A.
Affiliations
University of Ottawa (CA)
Corresponding author
Gaudreau, Patrick
Venue
Computers & Education
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2014-01
Volume
70
Pages
245-255
ISSN
0360-1315 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1978446355
Cited by
126
References
46
Citations by year
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FWCI
18.15
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
Computers & Education (publishedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Cyberloafing and Workplace Behavior
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Social Sciences › Education › Innovations in Educational Methods
Keywords
university students, academic performance, grade point average, academic satisfaction, self-regulation, student motivation, internet addiction

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