International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume VI, Issue VII, July 2022 | ISSN 2454–6186
Ludevina F. Quibuen1, Ericka Del Rosario2, Jovanne Tapia3, Julz Michael Escobar4, Sandy Genovia5, Jhon Brian Cantil6
1,2,3,4,5Student, Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, St. Mary’s College of Bansalan Inc.
6Program Head, Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, St. Mary’s College of Bansalan Inc.
Abstract – There has been a lot of research done on smartphone use among college students. Although various research have been conducted to investigate the links between mobile phone use and academic ability, the results have been varied. As a result, the primary purpose of this study was to completely synthesize existing research to evaluate the relationship between smartphone usage and Academic Interest among college students at St. Mary’s College of Bansalan Inc. During the data collection phase of this investigation, two adapted questionnaires were used. The survey was digitally conducted to 100 college students in five different SMCBI courses, namely BSIT, BSHM, BSBA, BSED, and BEED, using the Google Forms program. A statistician analyzed and interpreted the acquired data. The interpreted data were presented and discussed further by the researchers in a concise manner.
The survey results showed that the level of Smartphone usage is high and that the level academic interest is also high. There is no
significant difference on the level of both of Smartphone Usage and Academic Interest when grouped according to Gender, Age Group, Year Level and Program.That the relationship between variables, Smartphone Usage and Academic Interest has an r=523, which implies that it has Moderate Positive Relationship.
Keywords— smartphone usage, academic interest, quota sampling, correlation study, St. Mary’s College of Bansalan Inc.
I.INTRODUCTION
Most of us didn’t have cell phones 20 years ago. A smartphone was unheard of 15 years ago. We take it for granted that we can book and change appointments, access the world’s information, map our movements, and much more in the palm of our hands, thanks to the widespread adoption of smartphone technology. In this regard, the future has here. We’re still waiting for the hover boards promised in Back to the Future Part II’s 2015 scenario, but smartphones have well outpaced Captain Kirk’s communicator from the original Star Trek. Fast forward nearly a decade, and IBM introduced the “Simon” personal communicator, a device with an early touchscreen and the capacity to send and receive emails and faxes, as well as serve as a pager and perform other smartphone-like features. In mid-1994, it was offered for $1099 without a contract. Other firms and operating systems would try to compete in the market, but RIM emerged as the dominating player in the smartphone space immediately after