Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
Vol. 14 No. 4 (2020): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

Relationship of Smartphone Usage and Academic Performance among Undergraduate students – A Systematic Review

Ancy Albert1 <br> Nancy Netto1 <br> Neelkant Pawar1 <br> Fenilkumar Patel1 , Sharadha Ramesh2 <br> Manisha Mistr (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 Oct 2020

Abstract

Background: Smartphones have become the new normal of 21st century. With growing need to becomedigitally competent each individual is trying to own one smartphone or a similar gadget.Methodology: PRISMA guidelines were used to conduct a systematic review of Literature. 98 researcharticles were reviewed by the team using specific key words. They were scrutinized for their eligibility toget selected for further in-depth review. Articles were selected based on the appropriateness of the titles,abstracts, and results. After a thorough check only 06 reviews were analyzed and paraphrased.Results: smartphone addiction is the major reason for poor academic performance of the students.Conclusion: The smartphones must be assessed for their usability and suitability to be used by the students.The phones maybe of a great help to a student if he sees learning opportunities in it.

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