Date of Award
2016
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Education
Abstract
This study examined the motivation orientation towards using handheld portable devices (HPDs) among U.S. Millennial college students with different learning styles outside the classroom. It also aimed to identify students behavior and perception towards using HPDs for Educational activities. The sample consisted of 404 undergraduate students who were currently enrolled at Indiana State University and had taken at least one course required by the Foundational Studies upper division integrative elective. Participants were asked to complete a survey that consisted of three parts: demographic questions to explore current usage, perception, and activities of HPD use among the participants; Felder and Solomans Index of Learning Styles (Felder & Soloman, n.d.) to identify participants learning styles; and General Causality Orientations Scale (Deci & Ryan, 1985a) to determine participants motivation orientation. The results of this study indicated that there was no relationship between participants learning styles and types of HPDs adopted to facilitate learning outside of the classroom. The results also showed that types of motivation orientation had no significant effect on hours spent on using HPDs for Educational activities per day.
Recommended Citation
Wang, Jun, "Determinants Of Adopting Handheld Mobile Devices To Assist Learning Outside Of The Classroom: Learning Styles And Motivation" (2016). All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1585.
https://scholars.indianastate.edu/etds/1585