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VOL. 9, ISSUE 1 (2024)
Cyberloafing/Cyberslacking in educational institutions: Examining the positive and negative consequences on students academic activities
Authors
Abraham Oriji, Celestina Johnson
Abstract
It won't be an overstatement to state that the
technological advancements of the present century have effectively contributed
to innumerable human activities in uncountable ways. These information and
communication technologies have led to easy accessibility of all forms of
information within and beyond national boundaries. These technological discoveries
have also led to effective job performance at various levels of human
activities. However, these same technological advances that made life more
lively and enduring, such as better-quality job performance and virtual
teamwork/collaboration have turned a double-edged sword/knife that acts in two
ways and spears nobody. The use of the Internet, one of the technological
tools, tablets, and smartphones brought both positive and negative
consequences, especially in the academic sector. Cyberloafing/cyberslacking,
which was formerly limited to the working environment has recently found its
way into the education arena, as students make use of the Internet and also
come to the classroom with other technological devices, such as smartphones,
laptops, and others alike. These digital devices that are supposed to assist
students perform their various academic activities, such as class assignments
and answering online quizzes, have resorted to multitasking activities that
distract their academic work. Consequently, the paper conceptualized
cyberloafing/ cyberslacking, looked at forms of cyberslacking behaviours among
students. The paper reflected on why students cyberloaf/cyberslack in the
classroom environment, and examined the positive and negative effects of cyberloafing
in academics; The paper also made suggestions on how students could effectively
maximize internet & smartphones, tablets, and other technological devices
in the learning process to limit the effects of cyberloafing/ cyberslacking in
students’ learning activities. However, the paper did not ignore proffering
solutions on how to combat academic cyberloafing/cyberslacking behaviours in
the school environments.
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Pages:49-56
How to cite this article:
Abraham Oriji, Celestina Johnson "Cyberloafing/Cyberslacking in educational institutions: Examining the positive and negative consequences on students academic activities". International Journal of Advanced Education and Research, Vol 9, Issue 1, 2024, Pages 49-56
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