Smartphone Use among Undergraduate STEM Students during COVID-19: An Opportunity for Higher Education?
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چکیده
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students worldwide have continued their education remotely. One of challenges this modality is that need access devices such as laptops and smartphones. Among these options, smartphones are most accessible because lower price. This study analyzes usage patterns smartphone users undergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) during pandemic. cross-sectional descriptive included 365 students: 162 (44.4%) women 203 (55.6%) men from a Chilean university. The results revealed often accessed learning management system (LMS) with computers rather than Students were connected LMS for more hours on However, they spent simultaneously just computers. During day, mainly 13:00 1:00. number connections decreased 1:00 8:00 increased 13:00. resource using was discussion forums, while one least wiki pages. We expect motivate faculties schedule activities tend be online promote forums.
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عنوان ژورنال: Education Sciences
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2227-7102']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11080417