ABSTRACT
Utilization of mobile devices in learning to enhance academic achievements of the vocational
and technical Education students is very important for the academic success of the students. This
study aims at determining the extent of utilization of the mobile devices in learning to enhance
academic achievement of the vocational and technical Education students. To achieve the
purpose of the study, three research questions were developed and answered by the study. The
research design adopted for the study was descriptive survey. 53 items structured questionnaire
was developed and used for data collection. The developed instruments were subjected to face
validation after which the final copies were given to the respondents. The consistency of the
instruments was determined using Cronbach alpha reliability coefficient and a reliability
coefficient 0.70 was obtained. The data collected were analyzed using mean, standard deviation
and analysis of variance (ANOVA). The study found the utilization of mobile phone in very high
extent on three items, high extent on four items and low extent on four items on enhancing the
academic achievement of the students. Utilization of calculator in very high extent on three
items. It was found that students utilized mobile phone to read and download lecture material to
a very high extent. Conclusion was given and recommendations also were made that students
should be given good orientation on the utilization of mobile devices to enhance their academic
achievement.
Key words: Mobile device, students, academic achievement, Utilization, enhancement.
Publication Date: 2024-11-26