Smartphone as a Self-regulatory Planning Tool

This study examines the relationship between student planning, smartphone use, and course achievement. The ubiquitous can promote or hinder learning depending upon how it is used. Prior research has explored overall use (e.g., hours used) generally found negative relationships with academic investigates learner’s approach to a specific endeavor, choice of support tools may relate self-regulated skills grade. First-year college students reported on their planning popular such as and/or planner were used that end. results indicated strong both modes (planner, R = .305, p < .01; smartphone, .157, <.01). had differing effect grades when controlling for demonstrating influence (ß -.078, .05) notebook positive .082, .05). findings suggest teachers should critically examine they goals.