Using mobile communication technology in high school education: Motivation, pressure, and learning performance

Computers and Education

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-22

  Rau, Pei Luen Patrick ^a   Gao, Qin ^a   Wu, Li Mei ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b St Francis Xavier High School   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Education; Exam performance; Media richness; Mobile communication; Motivation; Pressure; Social presence

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING EDUCATION; INFORMATION SERVICES; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MESSAGE PASSING; STUDENTS;

COMPUTER MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; EXAM PERFORMANCE; MEDIA RICHNESS; SOCIAL PRESENCE;

MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 35148823785     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2006.03.008     Document Type: Article

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