... reading medium and the types of texts that high school students frequently read. Secondly, Experiment 1 focuses on the effects of the text type and reading medium on flow experience and reading comprehension. Finally, Experiment 2 addresses a narrative text presented on a smartphone, and discusses...

.... It also contributes theoretically in the form of the development of a validated instrument on mobile-based PDA. Additionally, it possesses practical value for information literacy instruction programs. Smartphones Personal information management Personal digital archiving Practices Mobile self...

..., as they have already been linked to smartphone use (Kim et al., 2015). As noted above, extroversion is associated with an individual’s trait to be outgoing in social environments, as they crave social interaction (Roberts et al., 2015). Several studies have dealt with the association...

...Md. Emran Hossain; S.M. Zabed Ahmed Purpose This paper aims to investigate the use of smartphones for academic purposes by students at Dhaka University, the top-ranked university in Bangladesh. Design/methodology/approach Students currently using smartphones answered a questionnaire survey...

...Essam Mansour Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the use patterns and ownership of smartphone apps among students at the Department of Library and Information Science (DLIS) at the South Valley University (SVU), Egypt. This study may help faculty members and students, as well...

... presented in tables and charts. Findings – The study found that science students in the selected private universities mostly (83.7 per cent) use smartphones than other mobile devices. Also, the students own mobile devices for the purpose of using educational applications (77.50 per cent) and to chat...