Academics most often name smartphones and personal computers as the tools they use to realise physiological needs¶
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q2 i? Mobile devices — smartphones and personal computers — were the tools most often named for meeting physiological needs, supporting the base level of the Digital Needs Pyramid. → YILDIZ 2021
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YILDIZ 2021¶
YILDIZ, Ezgi Pelin. (2021). Academist Perceptions on the Use of Web 2.0 Tools Through Maslow's Needs Hierarchy: A Case Study. Education Quarterly Reviews, Vol.4, No.1, 173-188. https://doi.org/10.31014/aior.1993.04.01.185
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Content analysis of Table 10 tool frequencies from the 20-academician case study; smartphones (18.6%) and personal computers (14.0%) led, and the article states the results "support these tools used" at the physiological level.
"it has been determined that the tools used by academics to meet their psychological needs are mostly mobile devices: 'Smart Phones' and 'Personal Computers'."
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Academics most often name smartphones and personal computers as the tools they use to realise physiological needs |
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Academics most often name smartphones and personal computers as the tools they use to realise physiological needs |
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