Smartphone usage among students during COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, Italy and Ecuador

Tejedor, Santiago; Cervi, Laura; Pérez-Escoda, Ana; Tusa, Fernanda

doi:10.1145/3434780.3436587

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“…al., 2021). It is an interesting phenomenon in some studies that teacher candidates mostly followed their distance education lessons through their personal phones (Kırmızıgül, 2020;Warren & Jean, 2020;Tejedor, et al, 2020). Although they utilize fixed internet at home, it can be said that teacher candidates are also turning to tariffs where more internet services are offered in mobile line packages in the process.…”

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Smartphone Perception and Experiences of Teacher Candidates During Covid 19 Process: What is My Smartphone for Me?

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2021

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The purpose of this study is to reveal the experiences of the teacher candidates about their personal phones, their phone usage situations and their perceptions about their smartphones during the Covid-19 process. The mixed method procedure was followed in the study. In the quantitative dimension, the survey model was used in order to reveal the smartphone usage status of the teacher candidates, while in the qualitative dimension, the phenomenology model was used to determine their perceptions about the smartphone. The sample of the study consisted of 45 teacher candidates studying in the faculty of education at a state university located in Turkey's Aegean region during the 2020-2021 fall semester. The data of the study were collected by the researcher with a questionnaire form created by taking the literature review and expert opinion. The quantitative data collected within the scope of the research were subjected to statistical analysis. The metaphors collected in qualitative dimension were analyzed with content analysis. Research findings indicated that the teacher candidates were generally aware of the technical features of their personal phones. On the other hand, it has been determined that they are indecisive in controlling themselves about their phone usage, being dependent on their phones and being aware of their phone time. It has been observed that the teacher candidates produced metaphors for their smart phones that point to the themes of “addiction, functionality, correct use, having a happy time, socialization/communication and other.” It can be said that the research is important in terms of providing researchers and decision makers with new perspectives on the smartphone perception and experiences of teacher candidates in the Covid-19 process.

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Smartphone Perception and Experiences of Teacher Candidates During Covid 19 Process: What is My Smartphone for Me?

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“…Generally, most of the studies have focused on the daily smartphone use, age of participants, and the relationship of these factors with addiction (Kumcagiz et al 2020), rather than the duration of smartphone ownership. For example, in the studies, it was indicated that as the daily usage time of the smartphone increases, the level of smartphone addiction increases (Özata, 2019;Akgül, 2020;Kara et al, 2021;Tejedor et al, 2020). Arguing that the daily usage rate of the smartphone may vary for a number of reasons, but the duration of ownership of a device is not something that may…”

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Pandemi Döneminde Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Akıllı Telefon Bağımlılığı ve Farkındalığı: Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi Örneği

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2022

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Smartphone addiction, known as a fear of being without a mobile phone, is often discussed with an Internet overuse problem or addiction. But in general, it is rarely the phone itself that creates the addiction, but rather the games, apps, and online worlds it connects people to. This study aims to measure the level of smartphone addiction in university students living in Eastern Turkey and identify the university students’ smartphone addiction and awareness during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study population consists of 443 students who were studying in different departments in the 2020-2021 spring term at Bitlis Eren University. To summarise the key findings, it has been observed that men are more smartphone-addicted than women. Those who do not think that the duration of smartphone use has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic period has more impact on the SAS than those who do. It has been observed that students in the 1st grade are more phone addicted than those in the 2nd grade. Those who used the smartphone for 1 year or less were more likely than those who used it for 1 year or less were more smartphone addicts than those who used it for 5 years or more.

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“…Nevertheless, these answers point toward the true concerns of our sample, and it could be relevant to broaden the scope of this line of work by including an analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on different but related issues, such as students' digital literacy in higher-educational ( 29 ). Adapting education and communication strategies by HEI's will have an impact on students' preferences and acceptance of a pandemic response strategy ( 30 ), therefore, it would be beneficial to include these perspectives in future research.…”

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Assessing Student Perceptions of a Norwegian University's COVID-19 Response Strategy: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Aim: This study aims to investigate Norwegian students' perceptions toward a higher education institution (HEI)'s COVID-19 response strategy, differentiating between three behavioral techniques: informing (i. e., email updates about COVID-19), nudging (i.e., visual cues as reminders), and creating novel opportunities (i.e., provision of antibacterial dispensers). In addition, the study assesses to what extent these perceptions are influenced by COVID-19 related psychological factors: risk perception; attitudes toward infection prevention and control (IPC) behaviors; perceived behavior control; institutional trust.Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was conducted among a student population. The survey was developed to evaluate the HEI's response strategy, and distinct perceptions of COVID-19 and related practices. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was applied to estimate the effect of the psychological factors on the attitude toward different behavioral techniques.Results: Creating novel opportunities was perceived most positively from the students, secondly, informing the students through email updates about COVID-19, finally, reminders through visual cues. Institutional trust presented the largest positive effect on informing the students through email updates, while no effect was measured for reminders. Attitudes toward IPC behaviors showed the strongest effect on students' perceptions of new opportunities and reminders, whereas providing email updates about COVID-19 is less affected by pre-existing perceptions.Conclusions: A host of factors such as institutional trust, and perceptions concerning IPC measures and risk severity, influence students' perceptions of different behavior change techniques. This type of knowledge can contribute to understanding how perceptions can impact acceptance and adoption of specific preventive measures within a pandemic response. An assessment as such may result in more ethical and relevant future efforts.

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Smartphone usage among students during COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, Italy and Ecuador

Cited by 20 publications

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Smartphone Perception and Experiences of Teacher Candidates During Covid 19 Process: What is My Smartphone for Me?

Smartphone Perception and Experiences of Teacher Candidates During Covid 19 Process: What is My Smartphone for Me?

Pandemi Döneminde Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Akıllı Telefon Bağımlılığı ve Farkındalığı: Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi Örneği

Assessing Student Perceptions of a Norwegian University's COVID-19 Response Strategy: A Cross-Sectional Study

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