Effects of Students’ Cell Phone Use on Learning: Perceptions of Academicians in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Abstract

This study explores the perceptions of educational managers and teachers regarding students’ Cell
Phone (CPs) use in government schools of district Swabi. The population of the study comprised
heads of educational institutions, subject specialists, and secondary school teachers of twenty
different schools. The sample for the research was selected randomly. The research instrument
used for data collection was a closed-ended questionnaire which contained 10 items on a Likert’
scale. The collected data was analyzed through different statistical tools like mean, standard
deviation, and chi-square. The study finds that majority of the respondents were against CPs use
during school hours. Several respondents believed that students using CPs did not follow school
discipline while others asserted that using a CP for social media did not help learning. More than 50
percent of the respondents stated that CP use did not develop study habits among students and
negatively affect the learning environment. Cell Phone use also interrupts other students and
teachers cannot manage it.The research is mostly based on quantitative data analysis but to a
minimum qualitiative analysis has also been brought for elaboration of the topic.