Affordances of Using Mobile Technology to Support Experience-Sampling Method in Examining College Students' Learning Habits

• In Event: Affordances and Uses of Open Educational Resources and Mobile Technologies

Abstract

In this study, we investigated how mobile technology could support experience-sampling method in examining college students’ learning habits. We first compared students’ retrospective responses with “in-the-moment” responses. We found that the data presented similar patterns but differ in details. We then compared fixed sampling with event-based sampling methods. We found that the latter method improved sampling accuracy, reduced extraneous prompts, and reduced missing data. In addition, we examined college students’ study time and locations and identified patterns in relation to students’ self-regulation of learning as well as their in-the-moment emotions. The findings have implications for guiding design and intervention to better support students’ learning.

Authors

• Kui Xie, The Ohio State University

• Barbara A. Greene, University of Oklahoma

• Benjamin C. Heddy, University of Oklahoma

• Sheng-Bo Chen, The Ohio State University - Columbus