en <div style=text-align: justify;><strong>Aims:</strong> The sudden COVID-19 pandemic experienced globally has caused many schools and institutions of higher learning to resort to fully online teaching and learning throughout the world. Since online teaching is essentially a student-centered learning approach, students' motivational level plays an important role in making teaching protocols effective. This study aimed to know the level of motivation to study using a smartphone in the COVID-19 pandemic.<br> <strong>Instrument & Methods:</strong> This descriptive study was carried out in 2020 on 75 Indonesian Academy of Administrative Management College students who have smartphones. These students were selected by random sampling method. Data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire and analyzed by SPSS 17 software using Pearson correlation coefficient and simple linear regression test.<br> <strong>Findings:</strong> There was a positive and significant correlation between the mean score of smartphone usage and the mean score of study motivation (r=0.84; p=0.0001). The effect of smartphone uses on the study motivation in the Covid-19 pandemic was 61.7% (R²=0.617).<br> <strong>Conclusion: </strong>With the increasing use of smartphones, the motivation to learn during pandemic COVID-19 also increased.<br> </div> COVID-19 Pandemic,Motivation,Smartphone,Reading, 257 261 http://hehp.modares.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-64943-1&slc_lang=en&sid=4 S. Herlambang susatyo.herlambang@gmail.com 1003194753284600220471 1003194753284600220471 Yes Department of Administrative Management, Academy of Management Administration Yogyakarta, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, Indonesia W. Wahyudiyono1 1003194753284600220472 1003194753284600220472 No Faculty of Technical and Vocational Education, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia A. Subiyantoro 1003194753284600220473 1003194753284600220473 No Department of Administrative Management, Academy of Management Administration Yogyakarta, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, Indonesia J Jumintono 1003194753284600220474 1003194753284600220474 No Faculty of Technical and Vocational Education, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia L. Madu 1003194753284600220475 1003194753284600220475 No Department of International Relations, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional “Veteran” Yogyakarta, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, Indonesia R. Hartati 1003194753284600220476 1003194753284600220476 No Department of Management, Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Manajemen YKPN, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, Indonesia