The purpose of this research was to determine what type of correlations existed between student and parent attitudes towards using smartphones in school and the resulting impact on achievement, specifically for low-achieving students. Participants in the study were third-grade students and their parents from a primary school in Singapore. The study employed a quantitative analysis to understand the correlations among the different participant groups. The instruments used were Likert-based surveys, along with scores from mid-year and end-of-year achievement exams in English and science. The three most relevant major findings showed that (a) low-achieving students show a positive attitude toward completing science activities, which correlates with an increase in science achievement; (b) the parents of low-achieving students appear to provide their children with autonomy in using their smartphones, which correlates with an increase in science achievement; and (c) having a smartphone and using the smartphone to complete school work is important to low-achieving students and their parents.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc955019 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Gordesky, Joshua Todd |
| Contributors | Norris, Cathleen A., Knezek, Gerald A., Elieson, Bill |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | Text |
| Coverage | Singapore |
| Rights | Public, Gordesky, Joshua Todd, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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