Mobile Phone Use In Uganda's Boarding Secondary Schools: A Case Study Of Bushenyi District

2021 ◽  
pp. 28-38
Author(s):  
Richard Merichard Twebaze
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Rural District ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Teachers And Parents

The question whether secondary school students should be allowed to use mobile phones in school remains a controversial one. In this study carried out in a rural district of Bushenyi in Uganda the researcher sought to establish the usage of mobile phones among secondary school students in boarding schools. The researcher also sought the views and opinions of students, teachers and parents about the use of mobile phones by students in the schools. The study established that despite the official ban on use of mobile phones by students in school, 34% of the students said they were aware that some students own and use mobile phones in school. It was further established that 40% of teachers said they were aware that some students owned and used phones in school while 20% of them supported the use of phones by the students. Meanwhile, 40% of the parents supported the use of mobile phones by students in school. It was noted that the battle against the use of mobile phones by students in secondary schools might soon be lost due to the increased availability and benefits associated with their use.

scholarly journals Misuse and addiction to mobile phone in a sample of first-grade secondary school students of Palermo

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
S Pizzo ◽  
C Costantino ◽  
D Giliberti ◽  
I Calò ◽  
C Vella ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
First Grade ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
School Students ◽  
Developed Country ◽  
Teenagers And Young Adults

Abstract Background Nowadays, smartphone overuse affects massively teenagers and young adults. From 2014 to 2018 in Italy, for the 11-17 years age group, there has been an increase from 79.9% to 85.8% of daily mobile phone users. This project aims to investigate usage prevalence and misuse/addiction of mobile phones in a representative sample of first-grade secondary school students of the Province of Palermo, Italy, carrying out educational interventions to promote a proper and conscious use of smartphone. Materials and Methods An anonymous, standardized and previously validated pre-intervention questionnaire consisting of 39 items on general socio-demographic characteristics, attitudes and habits regarding smartphone usage, was administered online to 10-15 years old students of the Palermo's Province. Moreover, two additional sets of 11 and 15 items contributed to calculate a Misuse and an Addiction Score, respectively. After administration, educational interventions aimed at promoting the correct and conscious use of the smartphone, were carried out. Results A total of 1600 students belonging to 16 schools, responded to the questionnaire. 93% of the sample had a personal smartphone and 84% had a personal profile on at least one social network. About 15% of the sample experienced cyber bullying episodes and 30% accessed to adult content online (38% of parents didn't set parental control on the devices). Overall, 78.3% of the sample showed a moderate to severe misuse and 38.3% a moderate to severe addiction to mobile phones. Conclusions The uncontrolled and unconscious use of smartphones among adolescents exposes to different health risks including psycho-social and cognitive-relational problems. Results obtained demonstrate high levels of misuse and addiction to mobile devices in a representative sample of students in a developed Country, suggesting the need to implement educational interventions and the development of guidelines to encourage a responsible use of smartphones. Key messages The present study highlights an uncontrolled and unconscious use of mobile phones among 11-15 years old aged students in Southern Italy. The implementation of educational intervention at school and the development of guidelines regulating smartphone usage among adolescents, should represent a future global health priority.

scholarly journals Developing of the Mobile Phone Training Device for Industrial Secondary School Students: Case Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
pp. 214-223
Author(s):  
Omar Samir Mohamed Ali ◽  
Mohsen Ahmed Mohamed Kassem El-Bendary ◽  
Mustafa Ali Rifai El-tokhy ◽  
Ibrahim Saber Abdel-Rahman Qassem
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Training Device ◽  
School Students

scholarly journals Difficulties Encountered by EFL Students in Learning Pronunciation: A Case Study of Sudanese Higher Secondary Schools

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 75
Author(s):  
Zahir Adam Daff-Alla Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Analytical Approach ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
High Level ◽  
Teaching Pronunciation

This study aims at investigating the problems which have been encountered by higher secondary schools students when they try to learn English pronunciation. The problem of this study is that most of the higher secondary school students in Sudan produced incorrect pronunciation for many of English words. So this study is attempted to deal with problem to find the most suitable solutions for it. The participants are Sudanese students of higher secondary schools especially at Shikan locality in Northern Kordofan State. The researcher uses the descriptive analytical approach because it is suitable for such studies. The data of this study is collected by means of recording test and questionnaire. The findings showed that the problems of pronunciation are the result of many teaching difficulties, and the strategies of teaching pronunciation are helpful in producing correct speech pronunciation. Finally the researcher recommends that: Sudanese EFL learners, who are specialized in ELT, should obtain a high level of intelligibility, and the language laboratory should exist in all the higher secondary schools to practice phonetic exercises. 

scholarly journals Mobile Addiction in secondary school students: effects in coexistence

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 215-225
Author(s):  
Noelia Flores Robaina ◽  
Cristina Jenaro Río ◽  
Francisca González Gil ◽  
Elena Martín Pastor ◽  
Raquel Poy Castro
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Private School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
School Students ◽  
School Problems ◽  
Behavioral Correlates ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Behavioural Patterns

The objective of this study was to evaluate the patterns of mobile phone use among in secondary school students. Further, we assessed psychological (anxiety, depression) and behavioral correlates and association with school performance. To carry out the study we had 528 students, aged between 12 and 19 years, belonging to five schools, four public and one grant-aided private school. The instruments used were the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), the low self-esteem and the school problems subscales of the MMPI-A Personality Questionnaire, and the Mobile Overuse Scale (COS). The results indicate that a significant percentage of students who abuse cell-phones show anxious and depressive symptoms, and low self-esteem. Of participants, 14.8% obtained scores placing them in a range of medium-high to high for school problems associated to pathological use of the mobile phone. All these results highlight the need to establish interventions to reduce maladjusted behavioural patterns and improve school coexistence.

scholarly journals Mobile Addiction in secondary school students: effects in coexistence

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 215-225
Author(s):  
Noelia Flores Robaina ◽  
Cristina Jenaro Río ◽  
Francisca González Gil ◽  
Elena Martín Pastor ◽  
Raquel Poy Castro
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Private School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
School Students ◽  
School Problems ◽  
Behavioral Correlates ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Behavioural Patterns

The objective of this study was to evaluate the patterns of mobile phone use among in secondary school students. Further, we assessed psychological (anxiety, depression) and behavioral correlates and association with school performance. To carry out the study we had 528 students, aged between 12 and 19 years, belonging to five schools, four public and one grant-aided private school. The instruments used were the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), the low self-esteem and the school problems subscales of the MMPI-A Personality Questionnaire, and the Mobile Overuse Scale (COS). The results indicate that a significant percentage of students who abuse cell-phones show anxious and depressive symptoms, and low self-esteem. Of participants, 14.8% obtained scores placing them in a range of medium-high to high for school problems associated to pathological use of the mobile phone. All these results highlight the need to establish interventions to reduce maladjusted behavioural patterns and improve school coexistence.

Strategies for Developing English Verbal Communication: Case Study of Secondary School Students at Gezira State – Sudan

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul-Gayoum M. A. Al-Haj ◽  
Al-Rafeea Suliman Al-Fadil Dafaallah ◽  
Abdulrahman Mustafa Abdulrahman Aldirdiri
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Verbal Communication ◽  
School Students

FISHING ACTIVITIES AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN RACHUONYO NORTH SUB-COUNTY, KENYA

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 109-117
Author(s):  
GRACE AUMA OJIJO ◽  
Lucy Kibera
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
School Attendance ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Government

This study investigated the influence of fishing related activities on academic performance of secondary school students in Rachuonyo North Sub-County. The specific objectives were to examine the activities associated with fishing and determine how they influenced academic performance of secondary students in the Sub-County. The study targeted students and principals of the 49 secondary schools in Rachuonyo North Sub-county. The research used simple random sampling to select 14 public secondary schools and 20 Form Three students from each of the sampled schools. The total sample size was 292 respondents. Primary data was collected and analysed using quantitative and qualitative methods and then presented in tables in percentages. Data analysis was done using SPSS and the Microsoft Excel software. The study established that students participated in fishing activities while attending school. Major fishing activities that students engaged in included: actual fishing an agreement  index of 82.9% of students; repairing of fishing nets which was supported by 74.2% of students; setting of nets in the lake which was supported by 84.4% of students; and removal of fish from the nets which was agreed to by 83.9% of students. Some (91.7%) of the students believed that their counterparts who engaged in fishing activities tended to perform poorly in their classwork.  The study has recommended that parents, School Boards of Management and the communities along the beaches collaborate with each other in order to keep students from engaging in fishing activities for this likely to improve school attendance and academic performance of students. The Government should enforce compulsory basic education as well as provide it free to all children at this level of education.

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