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IMPACT OF SMARTPHONE USAGE ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS AT PUBLIC SECTOR UNIVERSITY IN KARACHI

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2023(VIII-I).26      10.31703/gesr.2023(VIII-I).26      Published : Mar 2023

Impact of Smartphone Usage on the Academic Performance of Students at Public Sector University in Karachi

Abstract

    This research study was conducted to examine the impact of Smartphone usage on the academic achievement of students at a public-sector university in Karachi. The strategy of the research was quantitative and the population of the study was limited to a public university in Karachi. The simple random sampling technique was applied to collect the data and the sample size of the study was 100 respondents. Moreover, the data was analyzed through inferential statistics tool simple linear regression by employing statistical packages of social sciences 20 (SPSS). The findings of the study indicate that the usage of Smartphones influences positively the Academic Performance of students.Students easily and inexpensively access the content and related material. However, the findings also depict that the appropriate use of Smartphones is key to avoiding the overuse that poses numerous problems such as distraction, etc.

    Smartphone, Students' Academic Performance, Public University

    (1) Salma Channa
    M.Phil. Scholar, Department of Education, Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University, Lyari, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
    (2) Naseem Abdul Karim
    M.Phil. Scholar, Department of Education, Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University, Lyari, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
    (3) Kaneez Abdul Fiza
    Lecturer, Department of English, Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Channa, S., Karim, N. A., & Fiza, K. A. (2023). Impact of Smartphone Usage on the Academic Performance of Students at Public Sector University in Karachi. Global Educational Studies Review, VIII(I), 297-308. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2023(VIII-I).26

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Channa, Salma, Naseem Abdul Karim, and Kaneez Abdul Fiza. 2023. "Impact of Smartphone Usage on the Academic Performance of Students at Public Sector University in Karachi." Global Educational Studies Review, VIII (I): 297-308 doi: 10.31703/gesr.2023(VIII-I).26

HARVARD

    HARVARD : CHANNA, S., KARIM, N. A. & FIZA, K. A. 2023. Impact of Smartphone Usage on the Academic Performance of Students at Public Sector University in Karachi. Global Educational Studies Review, VIII, 297-308.

MHRA

    MHRA : Channa, Salma, Naseem Abdul Karim, and Kaneez Abdul Fiza. 2023. "Impact of Smartphone Usage on the Academic Performance of Students at Public Sector University in Karachi." Global Educational Studies Review, VIII: 297-308

MLA

    MLA : Channa, Salma, Naseem Abdul Karim, and Kaneez Abdul Fiza. "Impact of Smartphone Usage on the Academic Performance of Students at Public Sector University in Karachi." Global Educational Studies Review, VIII.I (2023): 297-308 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Channa, Salma, Karim, Naseem Abdul, and Fiza, Kaneez Abdul (2023), "Impact of Smartphone Usage on the Academic Performance of Students at Public Sector University in Karachi", Global Educational Studies Review, VIII (I), 297-308

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Channa, Salma, Naseem Abdul Karim, and Kaneez Abdul Fiza. "Impact of Smartphone Usage on the Academic Performance of Students at Public Sector University in Karachi." Global Educational Studies Review VIII, no. I (2023): 297-308. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2023(VIII-I).26