Smartphones and their impact on the academic performance of pre-university students. (Original)
Keywords:
smartphones; incidence; academic performance; strategiesAbstract
The survey applied to the students of the Leveling course, second academic period (SPA), Headquarters "La María", of the Quevedo State Technical University, allowed to detect the incidence of smartphones and their applications in academic performance. The methodology is conceived from theoretical elements that support it as a scientific result. The sample is 234 students, between 17 and 24 years old. Results reveal that most of them own a smartphone. They state that they generally do not use the applications for academic activities, with the exception of the Google search engine. Conversely, a high percentage use their phone for social media, playing games, chatting or other non-academic activity. However, they accept that the improper use of smartphones affects their academic performance. The contribution of this study is to socialize the importance of the use of smartphones in curricular and pedagogical activities, through previously installed applications and those existing in the technology market, as part of strategies that strengthen academic performance.
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