%0 Journal Article
%T An Examination of Cyberloafing Behaviors in Classrooms from Students¡¯ Perspectives
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%A Filiz Varol
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%D 2018
%X Cyberloafing behaviors in education refer to students¡¯ behaviors of using technology (e.g., smartphones, laptops, and the Internet) for non-academic purposes during classes. Although there exist many studies on employees¡¯ cyberloafing tendency/behaviors, such studies are pretty limited in the field of education. Thus, the main goal of the current study is to investigate undergraduate students¡¯ cyberloafing behaviors in terms of instructor and student-related issues. In this qualitative study, the participants consisted of 228 undergraduate students in a state university. The participants were provided with open ended questions related to their possible cyberloafing behaviors. Content analysis was used for data analysis. The results were categorized under four themes: teacher related cyberloafing behaviors, suggestions for minimizing teacher-related cyberloafing behaviors, student related cyberloafing behaviors, suggestions for minimizing student-related cyberloafing behaviors. The results show instructors¡¯ communication styles and their teaching preferences lead students to cyberloafing behaviors. Furthermore, students¡¯ personal issues and lack of motivation resulted in misbehavior
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%U http://dergipark.org.tr/tojqi/issue/34947/349800