Impacts of using smartphone on the

academic performances among 10

SSC learners of INHS

Submitted by: Grade 10 – SSC Group B

Submitted to: Mrs. Aurora A. Lao

JUNE 12, 2022

Impacts of using smartphone on
the academic performances among
10 SSC learners of INHS
Submitted by: Grade 10-SSC Group B
Submitted to: Mrs. Aurora A. Lao

 Abstract:
Because of its extensive applications and functions, smartphone use
among students is now considered a necessary component of their lives. Students
utilize their smartphones for educational and recreational purposes. Previous research
has showed that students use smartphones for a variety of purposes. Smartphones are
used by many students for leisure, education, and social purposes. The purpose of this
research paper is to review relevant literature on smartphones usage among students
and to determine the negative effects of smartphones on students by focusing on
social aspect and psychology education. As a result, the review of this study is critical
in determining whether or not smartphone use has a negative impact on student’s day-
to-day lives. For researcher, this knowledge is crucial.

 Introductions:
In a world, such as today, almost everyone around the world has
access to gadgets. And with gadgets, we tend to engage on social media in order to
communicate with other people all around the world. Hence, this study contributes to
the literature on the positive and negative effects of using smartphones among grade
10 SSC students in INHS. Some positive effects are to help us provide our daily needs
for our research or daily lives, allows access to the internet, which can help a student
obtain answers to question very quickly and easily. Some negative effects are which
the learners cannot focus on their lesson, and it can cause health problems, lack of
interest in learning and lack of enthusiasm.

 Literature Review:
Norries, Hossain, and Soloway (2011) in their study demonstrated that
student’s achievements increase significantly when students use mobile learning
device, including smartphones, during learning time. This is because their time-on-
task completion will increase as they have the device on hand. Norries et al. (2012)
reported that
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respondents in their research believed that smartphones had allowed them to improve
productivity and eventually their learning performance. Though many current studies
have shown smartphones usage benefits in learning, woodcock et al. (2012)
demonstrated contrasting findings. Students were found always their phones more for
playing games and other leisure activities than for learning. While and mills (2012)
also found they students were increasingly adopting smartphones with the focus on
personal rather than education.

 Methods:
The researcher was conducted by interviewing and determining what
effects they have obtained by the usage of gadgets. We interviewed Grade – 10
students and asking them if the effects of gadgets affected them positively, negatively,
neutrally

 Results:
Engaging activities using smartphones Response of the students
that affects the academic performance
of the students. YES SOMETIMES NO

1 Classroom discussion 12 3 2
2 Making call 0 7 10
3 Students playing online games 2 9 6
4 Swiping through tiktok 11 4 2
5 Texting while listening to teacher 3 9 5
discussion
6 Personal affection 4 0 13
7 Opening illegal website 6 7 4
8 Engaging onto dating apps 0 12 5
9 Do you manage your time usage 0 1 16
when using smartphones wisely?
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 Discussions:
As shown above, out if 16 students, most of them are hindered from
accomplishing their academic activities because of many distractions listed above.
That’s why we constructed such questions in order to determine how modern
technology greatly affected us. Whether in a good way or in a bad way.

 Conclusion:
From what we have obtained so far, using smartphones can either
help you broaden your understanding in a detail topic or drive you away from
understanding it more because of many literature. So, we must manage the usage
of smartphones so that we would not wonder ourselves from doing productive,
meaningful, and purposeful things in life.

 Recommendations:
While conducting our research paper we come up with the remedies
or disciplines that you can do. You can delete unnecessary apps, learn to drop
your phone, don’t bring your smartphone with you on bed, direct your attentions
towards important things, take time reading the words of God. If you will just
understand and study the word of God. It will never be boring.
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