The impact of the usage of computer and mobile phones on the learning of G.C.E (A/L) Students

Abstract

This research has been implemented on the topic of “The impact of the usage of Computer and Mobile phones on the learning of G.C.E (A/L) Students” This research has been done to find out the involvement in computer and mobile phones, Situations of over usage, impacts caused on students’ learning and behaviour by the over usage and solutions to reduce the usage of computer and mobile phone. To implement this research 5 schools from Kalmunai Zone, in Ampara district, have been selected based on purposive sampling. For this research principals and parents are selected based on purposive sampling and teachers and students are selected based on stratified random sampling. Questionnaire, interview, observation and documents are used as data collection tools in this research. Qualitative data and quantitative data obtained through these tools are analyzed interpreted and discussed using MS Excel 2016 software and some findings are explored. According to the findings most of the students are using these devices to browse websites which are not related to learning. Among them many students use these devices to surf in social media. It affects the students’ learning as well as their behavior. Considering student’s future, teachers should guide the students to use social media in a safe way. Parents should focus on their children’s learning and pay higher attention towards their learning and behavior. Buy this they can maintain consistent levels in their learning and behavior. Many recommendations regarding this have been put forward in this research.