Factors affecting expectations and intentions of university students mobile phone use in educational contexts

Abstract

The aim of this study is to find the factors affecting expectations and intentions of university students‟ mobile phone use in educational contexts. According to the literature, Mobile Addiction, Parental Surveillance- Safety/Security, Social Relations, and Mobile Behavior are mainly used terms for defining mobile use. Therefore these variables are tried to be measured to find and estimate their effects on expectations and intentions of university studentsusing mobile phone in educational contexts. 421 university students participated in this study and there were 229 female and 192 male students. For the purpose of examining the mobile behavior and educational expectations and intentions, a questionnaire is prepared and applied to the participants who had to answer all the questions online. Furthermore, responses to close-ended questions are analyzed by using The Statistical Package for Social Sciences(SPSS) software, reliabilities aremeasured by Cronbach‟s Alpha analysis and hypothesis are examined via using Multiple Regression and Linear Regression analyses and the model is tested with Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) technique. Besides these responses, open-ended questions arealsotaken into consideration. When analyzing data gathered from close-ended questions, it is found that Mobile Addiction, Parental Surveillance, Social Relations and Frequency of Using Mobile Phone Applications are affecting the mobile behavior of the participants in educational contexts. Moreover, as for open-ended questions, participants stated that they use many mobile applications in their learning environment in terms of contacting with friends, watching educational videos, finding course material via internet.