By 1I group 5

1. By 1I group 5 A research on how smartphone addiction can negatively affect the academic performance of Year 1-4 Rafflesians

2. Why we chose this topic • Smartphone usage affects many Rafflesians • Raise awareness of smartphone addiction • Findings can help generate methods on how to curb smartphone addiction

3. SURVEY METHODOLOGY • HOW THE SURVEY WAS DESIGNED • Not too many questions with quantitative answers • Designed with indirect questions • 2 different surveys were created • Confidentiality was assured to the surveyees

4. SURVEY METHODOLOGY • HOW THE SURVEY WAS CARRIED OUT • Distribution done on generally non-cca days • We went around requesting for people to do our survey • We asked whether they owned a smartphone • We asked for their age • Choice of surveyees was random

5. Demographics

6. Survey Findings Fig. 1: Respondents who observe friends using smartphones frequently

7. Survey Findings Fig. 2: Number of hours spent on their smartphone

8. Survey Findings Fig. 3: Percentage of respondents who suffered a academic decrease

9. Survey Analysis • Many observed friends using smartphones regularly • Most of the surveyees experienced a drop in academic grades • Only 1 person did not use his smartphone • Co-relation between usage of smartphones and academic results

10. Limitations and further research Limitations • Sample size only 20, too small • There is no way of confirming reliability of results. Further Research • survey JC students • Research on the similar topic of computer addiction

11. Interview Methodology • HOW THE QUESTIONS WERE DESIGNED • Questions are relevant to the subject at hand. • Questions were direct and to the point. • Questions require interviewee to draw from personal experience. • Answers help on how to recognize, prevent and curb addiction.

12. Interview Methodology • WAY THE INTERVIEW WAS CONDUCTED • 3 different teachers were emailed • Their replies did not come so Sheng Yeow’s father, Si Cheng Choon, was interviewed. • Questions were not given beforehand • Multiple recorders were used. • The interview was casual and honest

13. Interview Findings • INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTION: RE_INTERVIEW REPORT_TRANSCRIPT_V2.doc.docx

14. Interview Analysis • HOW TO RECOGNIZE ADDICTION • Early teen years are the most prone to addiction. • starts to play at every opportunity. • Becomes agitated at well-meant advice. • Oblivious to the outside world while playing. • Finds ways around rules • Lies or gives sly answers regarding the topic

15. Interview Analysis • CURBING OR SOLVING THE PROBLEM • Different solutions may work for students with different backgrounds • Worst case-scenario the smartphone has to be confiscated and the student bought a traditional phone. • Whether the pros and cons outweigh each other or not, depends on the user himself.

16. Limitationsand further research Limitations • Interviewee did not possess best knowledge of the matter • Casual interviews bring up jokes that are occasionally indiscernible from truth Further Research • Interview more experienced individuals • Research on addiction in a larger society (e.g. Singapore Society)

17. Conclusion • Our research on the how smartphone addiction enabled us to: • identify the underlying problem. • raise our awareness about the problems. • present some possible solutions. • The survey has helped us to: • get the big picture of addiction in Rafflesians. • Understand individual scenarios rather than just the interviewee’s experience • The interview has helped us to: • find out how to recognize that someone is addicted. • Provide solutions to the problems based on the experience of the interviewee.