@inproceedings{673b85c2a2464e5dadae8f897ae23835,
title = "The Effect of Tracking and Reflecting on Study Habits on Study Behavior and Grades",
abstract = "Many college students struggle to adjust academically because they never learned how to study effectively. In our first study, we developed a web-based application that enabled students to record when and how long they were studying. 29 college undergraduates used this tracking application for two weeks, then reflected on how the app affected their self-awareness and/or behavior. Analyses of participant diaries and application logs indicate that tracking applications are far from accurate, but the act of tracking itself, paired with analysis of one's own data through reflection, enables students to have stronger self-awareness of their studying habits. Our second study, a 13-week long field experiment with 162 first-year students participating in 5 groups with varying combinations of tracking and reflection, showed that the tracking+ self-reflection group scored significantly higher on their final exam than tracking with social reflection.",
keywords = "diary, education, self reflection, study habits, tracking",
author = "Wohn, {Donghee Yvette} and Lee, {Michael J.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 IEEE.; 2020 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society, ISTAS 2020 ; Conference date: 12-11-2020 Through 15-11-2020",
year = "2020",
month = nov,
day = "12",
doi = "10.1109/ISTAS50296.2020.9462241",
language = "English (US)",
series = "International Symposium on Technology and Society, Proceedings",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "433--441",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society, ISTAS 2020",
address = "United States",
}