Journal of Research in Instructional
Vol. 3 No. 2 (2023): Journal of Research in Instructional

Exploring college students’ technostress phenomenon in using ed-tech

Sri Yunita (STIE Yasa Anggana, Indonesia)
Susilawati Susilawati (Universitas Bina Sarana Informatika, Indonesia)
Rina Riniawati (Universitas Bina Sarana Informatika, Indonesia)
Yustika Nur Fajriah (Institut Pendidikan Indonesia, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
07 Dec 2023

Abstract

The intense use of technology might lead students to technostress. The present study intends to figure out the technostress experienced by university students on educational technology (ed-tech) used in their academic environment and the factors underlying the stress. A qualitative approach with a case study method was used to investigate those issues. An open-ended questionnaire was administered to gather the data. 46 students in the 5th semester majoring in the management study program of one private college in Garut, West Java, participated in this study. The findings revealed that from the facets of technostress, most of the students do not experience intense technostress due to habitual use of ed-tech, campus reasonable policy or demand, simplicity of university-proposed technology, lecturers' instructions, and peer abetment. However, the rest of the participants feel the force of using ed-tech, which is attributable to the shortage of campus facilities, the absence of comprehensive ed-tech guidance, lecturers' tendency for traditional instruction, the students’ insufficient technological competence, the matter of self-confidence and motivation, and health concerns. Potential implications for higher education institutions as the policymakers are discussed.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jri

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Mathematics Other

Description

Journal of Research in Instructional [e-ISSN: 2776-222X] is an Open Access Journal published by the Universitas Papua. JRI is regularly published bi-annually. By publishing bi-annually: June and December JRI is intended to communicate original researches and current issues on education and ...