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Smartphone usage motives and academic performances among undergraduates in University Putra Malaysia

This article generally explored factors that influenced smartphone usage motives and academic performances among undergraduates in the Faculty of Modern Language and Communication, University Putra Malaysia. Usage of smartphone facilities towards learning goal was also another possible factor consid...

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Main Authors: Anumudu, Chinedu Eugenia, Adzharuddin, Nor Azura, Yasin, Megat Al Imran
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Language:English
Published: Research Publish Journals 2018
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73911/1/Smartphone%20usage%20motives%20and%20academic%20performances%20among%20undergraduates%20in%20University%20Putra%20Malaysia.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.739112020-05-15T22:18:25Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73911/ Smartphone usage motives and academic performances among undergraduates in University Putra Malaysia Anumudu, Chinedu Eugenia Adzharuddin, Nor Azura Yasin, Megat Al Imran This article generally explored factors that influenced smartphone usage motives and academic performances among undergraduates in the Faculty of Modern Language and Communication, University Putra Malaysia. Usage of smartphone facilities towards learning goal was also another possible factor considered since it seemed little or no consideration has been given to using the facilities for learning goals. Furthermore, smartphone usage pattern was also examined in this project paper. Quantitative data was collected through survey questionnaire, which was administered to 303 respondents in four departments of Modern Language and Communication Faculty via simple random sampling technique. Regarding the result, the first hypothesis outcome showed no significant relationship between smartphone cognitive need and academic performances. While the second hypothesis, showed a significant positive relationship between smartphone personal integrative need and academic performances. In the usage of smartphone facilities for learning goal, it showed that greater numbers of them utilized smartphone facilities such as Web Browser, Email and Short Message Service (SMS) as learning facilities, though Web Browser was identified as the most smartphone facility used for leaning goal. In terms of usage patterns, the result affirmed that the respondents chose patterns that were considered most appropriate to them. Research Publish Journals 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73911/1/Smartphone%20usage%20motives%20and%20academic%20performances%20among%20undergraduates%20in%20University%20Putra%20Malaysia.pdf Anumudu, Chinedu Eugenia and Adzharuddin, Nor Azura and Yasin, Megat Al Imran (2018) Smartphone usage motives and academic performances among undergraduates in University Putra Malaysia. International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research, 6 (1). 292 - 302. ISSN 2348-3156; ESSN: 2348-3164
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description This article generally explored factors that influenced smartphone usage motives and academic performances among undergraduates in the Faculty of Modern Language and Communication, University Putra Malaysia. Usage of smartphone facilities towards learning goal was also another possible factor considered since it seemed little or no consideration has been given to using the facilities for learning goals. Furthermore, smartphone usage pattern was also examined in this project paper. Quantitative data was collected through survey questionnaire, which was administered to 303 respondents in four departments of Modern Language and Communication Faculty via simple random sampling technique. Regarding the result, the first hypothesis outcome showed no significant relationship between smartphone cognitive need and academic performances. While the second hypothesis, showed a significant positive relationship between smartphone personal integrative need and academic performances. In the usage of smartphone facilities for learning goal, it showed that greater numbers of them utilized smartphone facilities such as Web Browser, Email and Short Message Service (SMS) as learning facilities, though Web Browser was identified as the most smartphone facility used for leaning goal. In terms of usage patterns, the result affirmed that the respondents chose patterns that were considered most appropriate to them.
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author Anumudu, Chinedu Eugenia
Adzharuddin, Nor Azura
Yasin, Megat Al Imran
spellingShingle Anumudu, Chinedu Eugenia
Adzharuddin, Nor Azura
Yasin, Megat Al Imran
Smartphone usage motives and academic performances among undergraduates in University Putra Malaysia
author_facet Anumudu, Chinedu Eugenia
Adzharuddin, Nor Azura
Yasin, Megat Al Imran
author_sort Anumudu, Chinedu Eugenia
title Smartphone usage motives and academic performances among undergraduates in University Putra Malaysia
title_short Smartphone usage motives and academic performances among undergraduates in University Putra Malaysia
title_full Smartphone usage motives and academic performances among undergraduates in University Putra Malaysia
title_fullStr Smartphone usage motives and academic performances among undergraduates in University Putra Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Smartphone usage motives and academic performances among undergraduates in University Putra Malaysia
title_sort smartphone usage motives and academic performances among undergraduates in university putra malaysia
publisher Research Publish Journals
publishDate 2018
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73911/1/Smartphone%20usage%20motives%20and%20academic%20performances%20among%20undergraduates%20in%20University%20Putra%20Malaysia.pdf
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