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Cyberloafing in the Online Synchronous Lessons: Exploring Variables Associated with University Students' Cyberloafing Behaviors
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Fatma Gizem Karaoglan Yilmaz; Ramazan Yilmaz; Sema Sulak – Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 2024
Due to the distance education implemented with the COVID-19 pandemic, online synchronous education activities have started to be carried out using tools such as Zoom. In this process, students have experienced various problems and one of them is related to cyberloafing behaviors (CLB). The main purpose of this study was to examine the factors…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Online Courses, Educational Technology
Amaru: A Golden Key to the Adolescent Mental Health Crisis
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Sarah Gann – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The October 2021 declaration of a national emergency for child and adolescent mental health resulted in the call for innovative methods for addressing barriers to seeking care, including the suggestion of mental health apps using transdiagnostic approaches. In line with this, the current study sought to validate the app "Amaru: The Self-Care…
Descriptors: Barriers, Access to Health Care, Mental Health, Computer Oriented Programs
Capitalizing on the Craze of Fortnite: Toward a Conceptual Framework for Understanding How Gamers Construct Communities of Practice
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Marlatt, Rick – Journal of Education, 2020
This article conceptualizes a framework for understanding the discourse and literacy practices generated by players of the video game, Fortnite. As a teacher educator interested in studying how multiliteracies cultivated in social settings can be leveraged toward academic success, my two objectives for this theoretical article are to examine how…
Descriptors: Video Games, Communities of Practice, Multiple Literacies, Reading Comprehension
Proceedings of International Conference on Humanities, Social and Education Sciences (iHSES) (Los Angeles, California, April 21-24, 2022). Volume 1
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Noroozi, Omid, Ed.; Sahin, Ismail, Ed. – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2022
The aim of the International Society for Technology, Education, and Science (iHSES) conference is to offer opportunities to share ideas, discuss theoretical and practical issues, and connect with the leaders in the fields of "humanities," "education" and "social sciences." It is organized for: (1) faculty members in…
Descriptors: Flipped Classroom, Student Diversity, Student Experience, College Students
User Experience in Digital Games: Differences between Laboratory and Home
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Takatalo, Jari; Hakkinen, Jukka; Kaistinen, Jyrki; Nyman, Gote – Simulation & Gaming, 2011
Playing entertainment computer, video, and portable games, namely, digital games, is receiving more and more attention in academic research. Games are studied in different situations with numerous methods, but little is known about if and how the playing situation affects the user experience (UX) in games. In addition, it is hard to understand and…
Descriptors: Video Games, Measurement Techniques, Laboratories, Males
The Effects of Risk-Glorifying Media Exposure on Risk-Positive Cognitions, Emotions, and Behaviors: A Meta-Analytic Review
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Fischer, Peter; Greitemeyer, Tobias; Kastenmuller, Andreas; Vogrincic, Claudia; Sauer, Anne – Psychological Bulletin, 2011
In recent years, there has been a surge in the quantity of media content that glorifies risk-taking behavior, such as risky driving, extreme sports, or binge drinking. The authors conducted a meta-analysis involving more than 80,000 participants and 105 independent effect sizes to examine whether exposure to such media depictions increased their…
Descriptors: Music, Video Games, Research Methodology, Drinking