Abstract

The present study investigates South Korean university students’ personal computer (PC) and smartphone usage patterns on an online Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) website using learning analytics. A total of 107 students taking a College TOEIC course participated during one academic semester and records of their online behaviors were analyzed. The results revealed that nearly 30% of the participants used only one device to access the website. Around 70% of the participants used both devices and about 71% of them favored smartphones over PCs. For task types, students preferred a particular device to its counterpart: (a) when watching videos, more students chose smartphones than PCs; (b) when completing homework, they also preferred smartphones to PCs; (c) however, PCs were chosen more often for test-taking practice. Smartphone users were quite active during the daytime and their usage sharply increased between 9:00 pm and 11:00 pm, whereas PC users were usually active between 9:00 pm and 11:00 pm. Students most often visited the website on Mondays and Sundays. Students’ choices in device type did not have an influence on their learning gains. Implications offer practical information on online teaching and pre-service teacher training as well as online material development.

摘要

本研究使用学习分析调查了韩国大学生在国际交流英语在线考试 (TOEIC) 网站上的个人电脑 (PC) 和智能手机使用模式。共有 107 名学生参加了College TOEIC他们在一个学期内参加了课程，并分析了他们的在线行为记录。结果显示，近 30% 的参与者仅使用一台设备访问该网站。大约 70% 的参与者同时使用这两种设备，其中大约 71% 的人更喜欢智能手机而不是 PC。对于任务类型，学生更喜欢特定设备而不是对应设备：(a) 在观看视频时，更多学生选择智能手机而不是 PC；(b) 在完成家庭作业时，他们也更喜欢使用智能手机而不是个人电脑；(c) 然而，PC 更常被选择用于应试练习。智能手机用户在白天非常活跃，他们的使用量在晚上 9:00 到 11:00 之间急剧增加，而 PC 用户通常在晚上 9:00 到 11:00 之间活跃。学生最常在周一和周日访问该网站。学生对设备类型的选择对他们的学习收益没有影响。启示提供了有关在线教学和职前教师培训以及在线材料开发的实用信息。