Relationships between student retention rates, academic achievement and the app usage were studied, with a number of positive correlations emerging.
Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS with the following data: Final student grades for pre and post app cohorts, where the goal was to measure the relationships between the average final grades (percentages) and the app engagement and uptake data; and The app usage analytics (such as scores achieved when using the app).
Every day we see the app usage become more global as the network effects of Facebook kick in.
After measuring the relationships between students' app usage and their engagement, retention, and academic achievement in the subject, they show that all these measures are positively correlated with the app usage.
The app usage analytics (such as scores achieved when using the app).
The app usage data is estimated based on how long an app is in the foreground while the smartphone screen is on.
Several other studies focused on exploring the factors that would influence app usage including individuals' preferences and history, user activities and environment, and also, the app usage of the community a user belongs to [15]-[18] [15]-[18]
In a new report, based on a survey of mobile users in the US, China and the UK, Gartner's reading of the app usage tea-leaves shows signs of messaging platforms cannibalizing other apps, with for example, usage of dedicated video apps declining four percentage points between the 2015 and 2016 editions of the survey.
The authors also highlight the benefits of using apps to customise content related to a specific course, the ease of use and general flexibility of these learning tools, and the automated collection of the app usage analytics.
After measuring the relationships between students' app usage and their engagement, retention and academic achievement in the subject, it is suggested that following the app's introduction, student retention rates and academic performance increased, and there was a positive correlation between students' scoring highly on the app and achieving higher academic grades.
