Table 3 General scores of faculty members’ perceptions towards smartphones reported as mean and SD
From: Medical faculty members’ perception of smartphones as an educational tool
Item | Mean | Standard Deviation |
|---|---|---|
Smartphones are useful as a supplementary to teaching. | 3.73 | 1.17 |
Smartphones improve access to my courses and learning material. | 3.60 | 1.38 |
Smartphones help me organize my work better. | 3.77 | 1.01 |
Smartphones enhance easier access to information anywhere and anytime. | 4.20 | 1.00 |
Text messaging via smartphones is useful as an instructional tool in class. | 3.20 | 1.30 |
Shooting videos of lectures allows students who miss class or may not have caught something the first time. | 3.57 | 1.10 |
Smartphones can increase in class participation and elsewhere collaboration between students. | 2.90 | 1.16 |
Smartphones increase communication between the lecturer and the student. | 3.37 | 1.30 |
Smartphones can help students be more prepared for class by easily accessing information before class. | 3.27 | 1.14 |
Smartphones provide students with the opportunity to work at their own pace. | 3.27 | 1.14 |
Smartphones allow students to get access to up-to-date information through the Web and social media. | 4.00 | 1.02 |
Smartphones can green up the classroom by converting as many class materials to digital as possible. | 3.37 | 1.10 |
Smartphones can encourage students to store everything on their smartphones, Tablets, computers, or other device. | 4.13 | 1.01 |
Smartphone features allow users to learn grammar, spelling, pronunciation, and other essential literacy skills. | 4.03 | .85 |
Total question: What are faculty members’ perceptions towards using smartphones as a teaching tool? | 3.60 | .90 |