THE IMPACT OF MOBILE PHONE USAGE ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY STUDENTS IN CALABAR MUNICIPAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF CROSS RIVER STATE
Abstract
This research work was aimed at finding out the Effects of Mobile Phone
Usage on Academic Performance of Students in Calabar municipality Local
Government of cross river state. The investigation used two secondary schools
in the LGA as a case study. Questionnaires were drawn up/drafted, for
students. 200 copies were made for students the investigation was empirical.
Students were sampled in the study. It was discovered that the use of mobile
phones constituted a distraction to students and negatively effectively affected
their academic performance. It is essential to develop a curriculum that is
inclusive of strategies of coping with mobile phone usage without impairing
academic performance.
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