Investigating the Use of Smartphones among Pre-service Science Teachers in Supporting Learning

Authors

  • Francis Quansah  Tutor, Foso College of Education, Assin Foso, Ghana

Keywords:

Smartphones, Pre-service Science Teachers, Learning Tool, Communication, Entertainment, Social Media, Educational Resources

Abstract

This study was to investigate the pre-service science teachers’ utilization of smartphone to support their studies. The research design employed was the descriptive survey design. The target population for the study was pre-service science teachers in the colleges of education in Ghana. Purposive sampling technique was used in selecting 146 pre-service science teachers from the College of Education in Central Region of Ghana. The study found that though the pre-service teachers use their smartphone devices mostly for social networking and entertainment; making and receiving calls; and content creation and access information. The use of smartphones for study related activities were found to be rather minimal. The study also found that the interest of pre-service teachers in social networking and entertainment can be used as a means of encouraging pre-service teachers to use their smartphones for study related activities. The study therefore generated some recommendations for tutors, pre-service teachers and the government to deliberately adopt as a means of encouraging pre-service teachers to use their smartphones for study related activities.

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2018-08-30

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Volume 4, Issue 9, July-August-2018

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Francis Quansah, " Investigating the Use of Smartphones among Pre-service Science Teachers in Supporting Learning, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 4, Issue 9, pp.253-262, July-August-2018.