A Mobile App Intervention to Facilitate Study Effort for College Students Through Nudging

• In Event: AERA Poster Session 11
  In Poster Session: Instructional Technology SIG Poster Session 1 (San Diego)

Abstract

Mobile applications are viewed as a significant and evolving technology increasingly used by college students for effective learning and time management. Thus, how students perceive their study management and behavioral engagement while using mobile technology is key for success, especially as institutions shifted to digital/hybrid settings due to the pandemic. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of a mobile study management application- Study Scheduler in influencing online college students' study effort through nudging. We used multiple hierarchical regressions to examine the impact of Study Scheduler on students’ study effort . We found out that self-efficacy , prompt perception , and the response to the prompt were significantly associated with increasing students’ study effort.

Authors

• Babatunde Bolarinwa Akinkuolie, The Ohio State University - Columbus

• Zilu Jiang, The Ohio State University

• Mitchell Shortt, The Ohio State University - Columbus

• Kui Xie, The Ohio State University

• Guoqing Lu, Central China Normal University