Impact of Smartphone: A Review on Positive and Negative Effects on Students

Abstract

The use of smartphone among university students in the 21st century is seen as an important part of their life because of its advanced features. Students use their smartphones to accomplish their various daily tasks. Reviews from various studies reveled that students utilize smartphones for various objectives. Most of the students utilize smartphones for entertainment, social and education purposes. This study aims to review relevant literature on smartphone usage pattern among students and identify the positive and negative effect of smartphone on students by focusing on education, psychology and social aspect. Therefore, the review of this study is important in providing the outcome of smartphone use either it is positively or negatively effecting students life. This information is useful for researchers to conduct further studies in this field.

Smartphone usage patterns in public universities in Malawi: student perspectives

“…In this study, students' behavioural-related issues were found to influence use of smartphones: there was an overwhelming concern about negative effects of smartphones as shown in Table 6. The findings are consistent with results of Balakrishnan and Raj (2012), North, Johnston and Ophoff (2014) and Singh and Samah (2018). The concern about loss of concentration during learning was more common than concern about addiction and access to pornographic materials.…”

Developing Android-Based Game for L2 Learners in Language Knowledge

“…In fact, most of these digital natives have gadgets. Furthermore, Singh & Samah (2018) stated that learning through technology, especially through smartphone screens, is much more interesting for young people nowadays. Yolageldili & Arikan (2011) state that it should be born in mind that language learning is a challenging task requiring constant effort.…”

Developing an Android-Based Game for Chemistry Learners and Its Usability Assessment

“…Based on the results, we strongly suggest educators engage students in the proper smartphone application to encourage them to learn independently and fast. Although some educators argued that smartphone use might cause a negative impact on students' academic performance [35]- [37], other researchers who successfully implemented the ICT integration to the classroom find the opposite results, Kaur et al [38] argued that even there is a negative implication of smartphone use on students' performance at schools, smartphones controlled use can provide a positive contribution to student's ICT literacy. Not only because the smartphone is handy and Percent of Users Criteria easy to operate, but in the digital era, smartphones have also been an excellent replacement for computers or laptops in terms of practicality and mobility.…”