The perceptions of teachers, parents and students on the effects of Mobile phone use on student learning in Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorKihwele, Jimmy E.
dc.contributor.authorBali, Theodara A. L.
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-23T06:23:14Z
dc.date.available2023-05-23T06:23:14Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.descriptionAbstract. Full text article available at https://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/JEP/article/view/9050en_US
dc.description.abstractThe use of mobile phones enables learners to interact with vast resource materials to facilitate learning. Yet in Tanzania, mobile phones are strictly prohibited in many schools. This study examined parents’, teachers’ and students’ perceptions of the effects of students’ access to mobile phones on students learning performance. It was conducted in four selected secondary schools in Dodoma municipality. Both qualitative and quantitative research methods were employed as data were collected from 280 respondents through questionnaire, interview schedule and documentary review. Cross-tabulation and Chi-square tests were among data analysis techniques employed in the understanding of different perceptions of respondents. The findings show that, parents and teachers agree that students with mobile phones perform poorly and misbehave more often than students without mobile phones. Also, in order to have value-based control system for appropriate use of mobile phones, providing proper education on mobile phone use and re-introducing censorship board to control the quality of contents on websites are recommended.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKihwele, J. E., & Bali, T. A. L. (2013). The perceptions of teachers, parents and students on the effects of Mobile phone use on student learning in Tanzania. Journal of Education and Practice, 4(25), 101-107en_US
dc.identifier.otherURL: https://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/JEP/article/view/9050
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/3810
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherIISTEen_US
dc.subjectMobile phoneen_US
dc.subjectMobile phone use in schoolen_US
dc.subjectEffects of mobile phone useen_US
dc.subjectAcademic performanceen_US
dc.subjectSchool mobile phone use policyen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.titleThe perceptions of teachers, parents and students on the effects of Mobile phone use on student learning in Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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