ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF ADOLESCENT STUDENTS HAVING M-LEARNING HABITS IN RELATION TO THEIR INTELLIGENCE

Abstract

Mobile devices are widely used in the digital age. The educational use of mobile devices in and outside classrooms helps to develop positive attitude among students towards courses. The aim of this research is to find out the influence of M-learning habits on academic performance of adolescent students in relation to their intelligence. A sample of about 350 students of +1 and +2 grade both boys and girls from the private and government schools of Amritsar district was randomly selected for collecting data. Academic scores of final examinations of adolescent students were used to find out the academic performance of the students. M-learning Habits Scale constructed by the investigator was used to find out mobile learning habits of the students. General Mental Ability Test by Jalota was used to measure the intelligence of the students. The findings suggest that more than sixty percent of adolescent students are having M-learning habits. There is no significant relationship between academic performance of adolescent students having M-learning habits and their intelligence. There is no significant difference in the academic performance of adolescent students having M-learning habits in relation to their level of intelligence.