Social media

OBJECTIVES: Establish the correlation between smartphone usage patterns and academic performance #

Negative impact

Title: "Mobile Social Media Usage and Academic Performance"

Authors: Fausto Giunchiglia (et al. 2017)

Previous studies: Negative impact- (Paul et al., 2012)
Smartphone usage on academic performance- (Lepp et al.,
2015; Samaha & Hawi, 2016)
Usage time and behaviors- (Boase & Ling, 2013)

OBJECTIVES: Establish the correlation between smartphone usage patterns and academic performance #

RESULTS: show a negative correlation between the two. Social media apps usage during academic activities negatively aﬀects students academic performance

Mobile usage (Facebook) and Academic performance

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE: grades and credits obtained (CFU, GPA) #

MOBILE USAGE "The SmartUnitn project" (I-Log mobile application) =2 weeks #

Answering time diarys

Data collection

DATA ANALYSIS

Temporal distribution of the usage> >temporal patterns and behavior

use of social media

multitasking behavior

tend to stay connected longer early in the morning

while studying

while attending lessons

check SM apps more frequently and for longer periods

done in a longer window of time=oportunity

Average duration usage of IM apps #

while studying

the most harmful for academic performance #

The eﬀect is stronger on the progress of students career (CFU) than on the quality of their study (GPA) #