Role of Social Media on Digital Distraction: A Study on University Students

TARGET GROUP: STUDENTS

OBJECTIVES

·  A cross-sectional study on in-class “digital distraction” of university students using a structured equation model.

SUMMARY

Education is an important constituent in the socio-economic development of a country, and the systems of education should be both efficient and effective so that they can achieve the goals set in the available resources (Cornali, 2012). TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION plays a vital role in classroom learning (Campbell, 2006; D‟Angelo & Woosley, 2007). It is like building block and 21st-century teaching, learning pillar. This technological intervention can be digital resources, games, simulations (Baer & McCormick (2012). The classrooms have become smart classrooms whereby smart boards, laptops, smartphone are a part of teaching. Searching the Internet is a common feature of today‟s learning process. The mobile phones usage in the teaching-learning process has myriad of benefits, including inquiry-based learning and use of learning pedagogies TPACK (Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge) which increase student engagement. With the penetration of TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION, there has been a revolution in the education system. (Tyner, 2014). It makes the class interactive, engaging, and creates an environment of learning. (Pitler et al., 2012). It has been found that students use social media like WhatsApp, twitter & Facebook, play games and send text messages while the class is still in progress. (Akst, 2010). Cell phone use has increased in students, and this penetration is sometimes more than 100 %. (Lawton, 2010; Salisbury et al., 2015).

REFERENCE: https://www.amity.edu/gwalior/jccc/pdf/jun_12.pdf