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A RESEARCH ON HOW SMARTPHONE ADDICTION CAN NEGATIVELY AFFECT
THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF YEAR 1-4 RAFFLESIANS
By 1I group 5
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• Smartphone usage affects many Rafflesians• Raise awareness of smartphone addiction• Findings can help generate methods on how
to curb smartphone addiction
Why we chose this topic
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HOW THE SURVEY WAS DESIGNED• Not too many questions with quantitative
answers• Designed with indirect questions• 2 different surveys were created• Confidentiality was assured to the surveyees
SURVEY METHODOLOGY
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HOW THE SURVEY WAS CARRIED OUT• Distribution done on generally non-cca days• We went around requesting for people to do our
survey• We asked whether they owned a smartphone• We asked for their age• Choice of surveyees was random
SURVEY METHODOLOGY
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Age Group
Number of Respondents
Percentage of Respondents
Year 1 5 25%
Year 2 5 25%
Year 3 5 25%
Year 4 5 25%
Total 20 100%
Smartphone user
Number of Respondents
Percentage of Respondents
Yes 20 50%
No 20 50%
Total 40 100%
Demographics
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Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 40%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
Level
Percentage
Fig. 1: Respondents who observe friends using smartphones frequently
Survey Findings
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Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 40
0.51
1.52
2.53
3.54
4.5
Never1-2 hours2-6 hoursMore than 6 hours
Level
Numberof
Respondents
Fig. 2: Number of hours spent on their smartphone
Survey Findings
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Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 40%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Percentage who suffered a decrease academically
Level
Percentage
Survey Findings
Fig. 3: Percentage of respondents who suffered a academic decrease
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• Many observed friends using smartphones regularly
• Most of the surveyees experienced a drop in academic grades
• Only 1 person did not use his smartphone• Co-relation between usage of smartphones
and academic results
Survey Analysis
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Limitations and further research
LimitationsSample size only 20, too smallThere is no way of confirming reliability of
results.
Further Researchsurvey JC studentsResearch on the similar topic of computer
addiction
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HOW THE QUESTIONS WERE DESIGNED• Questions are relevant to the subject at hand.• Questions were direct and to the point.• Questions require interviewee to draw from
personal experience.• Answers help on how to recognize, prevent and
curb addiction.
Interview Methodology
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WAY THE INTERVIEW WAS CONDUCTED• 3 different teachers were emailed• Their replies did not come so Sheng Yeow’s
father, Si Cheng Choon, was interviewed.• Questions were not given beforehand• Multiple recorders were used.• The interview was casual and honest
Interview Methodology
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INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTION:
RE_INTERVIEW REPORT_TRANSCRIPT_V2.doc.docx
Interview Findings
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• HOW TO RECOGNIZE ADDICTION• Early teen years are the most prone to addiction.• starts to play at every opportunity.• Becomes agitated at well-meant advice.• Oblivious to the outside world while playing.• Finds ways around rules• Lies or gives sly answers regarding the topic
Interview Analysis
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• CURBING OR SOLVING THE PROBLEM• Different solutions may work for students with different
backgrounds• Worst case-scenario the smartphone has to be
confiscated and the student bought a traditional phone.
• Whether the pros and cons outweigh each other or not, depends on the user himself.
Interview Analysis
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Limitations and further research
LimitationsInterviewee did not possess best knowledge
of the matterCasual interviews bring up jokes that are
occasionally indiscernible from truth
Further ResearchInterview more experienced individualsResearch on addiction in a larger society
(e.g. Singapore Society)
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• Our research on the how smartphone addiction enabled us to:
• identify the underlying problem.• raise our awareness about the problems.• present some possible solutions.
• The survey has helped us to:• get the big picture of addiction in Rafflesians.• Understand individual scenarios rather than just the
interviewee’s experience
• The interview has helped us to:• find out how to recognize that someone is addicted.• Provide solutions to the problems based on the experience
of the interviewee.
Conclusion