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Does The Use Of Mobile Phones Should Be Prohibited During Class Hour?
Alvin V. Tabada
English Instructor
In-Partial Fulfillment of the Course English for Academic and Professional Purposes
By:
Angeline Taghap
October 2019
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE PAGE i
TABLE OF CONTENTS ii
PAGES
Rationale 1
Data Interpretation 5
Position Paper 8
Recommendation 10
REFERENCES
Sample Instrument 16
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Issue
Does The Use Of Mobile Phones Should Be Prohibited During Class Hours?
With the blooming development of science and technology, mobile phones have
become an indispensable part of our life. Mobile technology such as mobile phones have
evolved to become light weight, more powerful enough to fit in one’s pocket. We are
now living in the mobile age where individuals use internet enable mobile devices
Mobile phones are widely used by students nowadays. It is an essential tool for
students especially when it comes to research and educational purposes. With mobile,
they can easily access information from various choices in the wed with just one tap. It
has a big impact on students life with their easy internet access, a multitude of
education-friendly apps, and the ability to be used at a moments notice, smart phones
have all the tools necessary to boost students learning. It is a big help for the students
Mobile devices have also created concerns. According to National Milman of GWU
(George Washington University), “ mobile devices promote a certain kind of learning but
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it is limited. It can be overused and used in ways that aren’t educationally meaning.”
Their use has also created worries about cheating and visiting inappropriate websites.
A region in Spain banned that use of mobile devices within the school premises
because they believe that the use of mobile phones could distract the students from
learning. Here in the Philippines, only a few schools have policies about banning the use
of mobile phones during classes. The researcher aims to identify the advantages and
disadvantages of using mobile phones during classes. The researcher aims to identify the
pros and cons of using mobile devices and study about the effects of using mobile during
classes.
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Mobile devices are widely used by people nowadays, especially the students which
created some concerns about the proper use of mobile phones inside the classroom,
specifically during class hours. This research aims to identify the advantages and
disadvantages of using mobile phones during class hours and its effects on how the
students interact with his classmates and teachers as well as the prohibition of such
gadgets.
1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using mobile phones during
classes?
2. What are the negative effect of using mobile phones during class hour to the
3. What are the reasons why mobile phones should not be/ should be prohibited
4. Does the school have policies about the use of mobile phones during class
hours?
5. What are the positive effects of using mobile phones during class hours?
The researcher made the questionnaires that was answered by the chosen respondents
fulfill the survey. The respondents answered the question truthfully based on the
respondents stand that can give a solemn response about using of mobile phones during
class hours should be prohibited. The researcher collect all the questionnaires that was
distributed to the respondents. After that, the researchers tabulate and tailed the result
through statistics. And the result serves as the bases of the argument of what the
researchers stand.
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Data Interpretation
Respondents:
Table 1
Question 1 YES NO
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Do you always use your mobile phone during class hours? 80% 20%
The table one shows that eighty percent or eight out ten respondents always used
their mobile phones during class hours while twenty percent or two respondents do not
Table 2
Question 2 YES NO
The table two shows that ninety percent or nine out of ten respondents says that
mobile phone helps them to do better in class and only ten percent or one respondent say
Table 3
The table three show that seventy percent or seven out of ten respondents were
distracted during the discussion and thirty percent or three respondents weren’t distracted
to the discussion.
Table 4
Question 4 YES NO
Are the teachers here at USPF strict about the use of mobile
30% 70%
phones during classes?
The table four shows that seventy percent or seven out of ten respondents said that
the teachers at USPF are not strict about the use of mobile phones during class hour and
Table 5
Question 5 YES NO
The table five show that the response of the respondents are neutral regarding to the
fifth question. Five out of ten respondents use their phones during class for educational
purposes.
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Position Paper
them everywhere they go. The researcher decided to choose a topic relevant to this
phenomena and finally came up with the question: “Does The Use Of Mobile phones
Should Be Prohibited During Class Hours?”. The researcher decided to take focus on
this topic since almost all teenagers, specifically students, are using their phones all the
After the survey, the researcher came up with the opposing sides which are to
prohibit and not to prohibit the use of mobile phones during class hours. Technology is
incorporated into most of our daily activities, it is no surprise then that the use of
technology occurs in the classroom today. Our generation today has never known life
without technology or the internet, because we are technology driven. Based on the
survey, 80% of the respondents always use their mobile phones during class hours and
this has created some concerns. It is said that mobile phones are distracting students from
their full potential of learning and based on the survey made. 70% of the respondents
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agreed that mobile phones could distract the students as well as the teachers during
discussions. This just proves that mobile phones have great impact on students learning
process because students tend to use their phones for gaming and surfing the internet
rather than listening to the teachers, on the other hand, the teachers would be distracted
from teaching because of the students using their mobile phones. But based on the
survey, 50% of the respondents use their mobile phones during classes for educational
This proves that using mobile phones during classes has advantages. The use of
technology in the classroom plays an integral role on the students success in the future.
The students engagement to there devices could help them have better understanding of
the mobile world. Based on the survey, 90% of the respondents agreed that mobile
phones could help them do better in class; this mainly because a mobile is very accessible
especially when the teachers give sudden research works and the students could easily
access or acquire the information that they need with just one tap. But, the teachers also
have to take part on this case, they are the ones who would guide the students about the
proper use of mobile phones. Based on the survey 70% of the respondents said that the
teachers here at USPF are not strict about theme using their mobile phones. There used be
an assessment to be made and action to take to avoid distraction on the students and
teachers.
The study proved that the use of mobile phones during class hours have its
advantages and disadvantages, and all have their effects on the students and teachers.
Distraction only happens when the students do not understand the proper use of mobile
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phones and lack of assessment from the teachers. Based on our research, it would be not
necessary to prohibit the use of mobile phones during class hours because it may cause
distraction among students, but it is still important to consider its advantages which could
help student improve their selves and boost their learning capacities, guaranteed with the
Recommendations
Based on the findings and conclusion, the recommendations are hereby offered:
2. The researchers would like to recommend not to focus on one department and
3. Based on the result, it would be best for students to have proper knowledge and
understanding about the proper use of mobile phones during class hours.
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4. The researcher would also like to recommend that teachers should also take part
and conduct proper assessment on the students who are using mobile phones
Appendix A
References
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https://www.uniassignment.com/essat-samples/education/use-of-mobile-phones-and-
tabs-in-education-essay.php?vref=1
Edward Graham. (n.d). Using Smartphones In The Classroom. Retrieve From October
Should Mobile Phones Be Banned in School?. (n.d.) Retrieve from October 4,2019, from
https://www.bartleby.com/essay/Should-Mobile-Phones-Be-Banned-In-Schools-P3H
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Appendix B
There’s a rainbow always after the rain. A famous line of the song that made her
inspire and believing that there’s always hope after you’ve faced the problems. She may
have grown at the side of her sister but this was never being an obstacle to her life. She
has gone through a lot of troubles and depression because of her studies and family
problems, but she never loses her faith in God and stay being positive and happy. Despite
of the problems that she gone through, she learn to be an independent person and the
Like a stereotype of a person, she was able to accept her mistake and correct it on her
own. She was not that exemplary student, she once a failure during her elementary days
and grade 7th to 9th days. She receives a 79 grade in her one academic, which made her
lose interest in her studies. And her ailing mother’s condition got worst. But with the help
of her sister and family, she was able to overcome the challenges and make to the honor
list in her 10th grade. Now, she was diverting her attention by reading Wattpad and
manga, watching anime and k drama, and collecting books from her favorite authors.
She also wanted to be a neurologist someday to treat her mother’s illness and to have a
better life.
become a neurologist someday. Slowly to adapt the new environment, the environment of
senior high. .As she walk to the path that where she can become an extraordinary person.
She might go have through a bitter-sweet days, dark-light, but she will remain to a
Sample Instrument
We would like to conduct a survey about “Does the use of mobile phones should be
prohibited during class hours?”. All the information provided by you will be kept
YES NO
class hours?