ERIC Number: EJ1194740
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Dec
Pages: 23
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Cyberloafing in IT Classrooms: Exploring the Role of the Psycho-Social Environment in the Classroom, Attitude to Computers and Computing Courses, Motivation and Learning Strategies
Yilmaz, Ramazan; Yurdugül, Halil
Journal of Computing in Higher Education, v30 n3 p530-552 Dec 2018
The purpose of this study is to find out the level of cyberloafing behaviors of the students in information technologies (IT) classrooms; and to examine the relationship between cyberloafing behaviors and the psycho-social perceptions, attitudes and motivation for the courses and learning strategies. Correlational method was utilized; and structural equation modelling is applied to analyze the data. The study was carried out with the students who take Computing I course in the IT classroom. Data were collected from 607 university students by utilizing five self-report instruments: 'demographic information form', 'cyberloafing activities scale', 'what is happening in this class? questionnaire', 'attitude to computers and computing courses questionnaire' and 'motivated strategies for learning questionnaire'. The results demonstrate that students' cyberloafing behaviors are influenced by their psycho-social perceptions, attitudes and learning strategies. However, the results demonstrate that students' cyberloafing behaviors aren't influenced by their motivation for the courses. Further research studies and implications are presented and discussed.
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Student Behavior, Correlation, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation, College Students, Student Characteristics, Computer Attitudes, Psychological Patterns, Social Influences, Learning Strategies
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire
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