By 1I group 5

Smartphone usage affects many Rafflesians Raise awareness of smartphone addiction Findings can help generate methods on how to curb smartphone addiction

 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

 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

Age Group Number of Respondents Percentage of Respondents Year 1525% Year 2525% Year 3525% Year 4525% Total20100% Smartphone user Number of Respondents Percentage of Respondents Yes2050% No2050% Total40100%

Fig. 1: Respondents who observe friends using smartphones frequently

Fig. 2: Number of hours spent on their smartphone

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

All the non smartphone surveyees 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

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

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

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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

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.

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.