Abstract
This paper aims to study the lecturers’ perceptions toward the use of smartphone as an educational tool in classroom. The study also investigates the benefits and perceived barriers of smartphone use by students in classroom from the lecturers’ perspective. A quantitative research design was employed and data from a random sample of 50 lecturers of Kandahar University was collected using a questionnaire. The data was analysed by descriptive statistics using SPSS v24 software. The findings revealed that the lecturers allow the use of smartphone as an educational tool in classroom for all its functions except for the use of social media. The findings also indicated that the lecturers perceive the use of smartphone by the students in classrooms to be beneficial for students in their learning in various ways. Moreover, the findings showed no major perceived barriers by the lecturers’ for the students’ use of smartphones in classroom.
Highlights
Smartphones are the most powerful technological gadgets of the current time and its multi-functional features have made it a very important part of the everyday routine for almost all people
The first objective of the study was to find out which functions of smartphone do the lecturers of Kandahar University allow to be used in the classes by students
The results indicated that overall, the lecturers at Kandahar University allow the use of smartphone for almost all its functions in the class except for its use for accessing social media
Summary
Smartphones are the most powerful technological gadgets of the current time and its multi-functional features have made it a very important part of the everyday routine for almost all people. It is recognized as an important tool of work, entertainment, learning, teaching, etc. In addition to its effectiveness in different aspects of life, smartphones have been recognized as an important educational tool that facilitates both learning and teaching process in the field of education. Many colleges and institutions did not welcome the use of smartphones by students during school hours previously and its use was recognized as a disruption for students’ learning, with the vast beneficial features that smartphones offer for the benefit of learning and teaching, educators and policy makers in the field of education are already recognizing the smartphones as a powerful educational tool that could be used both by the students and teachers to facilitate their learning or teaching process
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