A Study on impact of smartphone addiction on academic performance

  • Authors

    • Pamela Chaudhury
    • Hrudaya Kumar Tripathy
    2018-03-11
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i2.6.10066
  • Academic performance, Classification, Internet connectivity, Pearson’s correlationcoefficient, Smartphone addiction.

  • Abstract

    Smartphone addiction is increasingly affecting the masses and is negatively impacting the younger generation. Several researches have been done to study the impact of internet and smartphone addiction. However no work has been done to predetermine academic performance from smartphone addiction using data mining techniques. A total of 222 University students participated in the questionnaire. The survey questionnaire consisted of demographic information, internet access pattern and smartphone addiction pattern. Data was analysed using machine learning techniques using classification models. The results further encouraged us to find the correlation between smartphone addiction and academic performance. Pearson’ correlation was used to establish that smartphone usage had a negative impact on academic performance. Additionally other attributes like internet connectivity and active involvement in outdoor sports activities were investigated. Experimental results confirmed a negative correlation of these attributes with academic performance. The findings were of immense use and could be used to reduce the internet addiction amongst the student community and also enhance their academic performance

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    Chaudhury, P., & Kumar Tripathy, H. (2018). A Study on impact of smartphone addiction on academic performance. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7(2.6), 50-53. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i2.6.10066

    Received date: 2018-03-11

    Accepted date: 2018-03-11

    Published date: 2018-03-11