Use of Smart Phone by College Students and Their Perception on Smart Phone-based LearningManagement System

Abstract

The purposes of this study were to examine the use of smart phone by college students and to analyze their perception on smart phone-based learning management system. To achieve the purposes, 290 students at K university responded on a questionnaire about the use of smart phone and the smart phone-based learning management system.<BR> The results were as follows;<BR> First, most of college students are using smart phone or willing to use it. This means that it is needed to consider the smart phone when the learning management system is reconstructed.<BR> Second, college students are using smart phone for the communication, extra activities, and phone management rather than economic activities. Specifically, they are using for dictionary, langage learning, information searching, e-mail, chat and messenger, mini homepage and blog, music, camera, public transportation, calendar, schedule management, etc.<BR> Third, college students are positive for the smart phone-based learning management system. They are willing to use such functions as announcement, syllabus, free board, assignment, checking score, checking peer students, and short message. In addition, they wanted to add such functions as alarm, messenger, blog, and schedule management.