A Study of the Correlation between Excessive Use of Smart Phone and Students’ Moral Development at Higher Level of Education

Abstract

This study was conducted to examine Relationship between excessive use of Smart Phone and students’ Moral Development at higher level of education. The current study was descriptive in nature and survey methods were used for data collection. The population of the study contains (1500) students from all department Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities and 300 students were selected as sample by using simple random sampling technique. The reliability of the instrument was 0.82 which was acceptable for conducting the research. Data were collected through personal visits and statistical package for social science software (SPSS) was used for the analysis of data. Findings showed that there is significant relationship between the excessive use of Smart Phone and Moral Development of Students, majority of respondents were agreed that smart phone is source of fun for me are mostly used for the purpose of fun. On effectively values the opinions of others in group settings, practice active listening by maintaining eye contact, asking clarifying questions, and paraphrasing others' statements. Encourage open discussion by creating a safe and respectful environment, and acknowledge the contributions of all group members.