Use of mobile phones in the primary education classroom

Authors

  • Elebe Williams Muller Universidad de las Regiones Autónomas de la Costa Caribe Nicaragüense https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5238-6481
  • Mary Yina Castro Galaviz Universidad de Extremadura
  • Manuel De la Cruz López Universidad de Extremadura
  • Lorena Nogales Pinillas Universidad de Extremadura
  • Laura Roldán García Universidad de Extremadura
  • José Luis Torres Carvalho Universidad de Extremadura https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6384-7821

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5377/recsp.v3i2.10688

Keywords:

Technology, Mobile, Primary Education, Motivation, Teacher Training

Abstract

The question, should cellphones be included in elementary school classrooms?  guides this research under the qualitative paradigm with a descriptive approach, where thirty-two postgraduate students reflected in a forum debate. The results show the recognition of the potential that mobile phones offer due to their presence and motivation. In addition, the purposes of its use linked to educational support and the competences that students must acquire in this digital age are agreed. Disadvantages of its use are recognized, which are related to distraction, dependence and the inequality it generates in the classroom. But, the need for their incorporation is recognized, this should be a function of the training of teachers, training of students and parents.

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Author Biographies

Elebe Williams Muller, Universidad de las Regiones Autónomas de la Costa Caribe Nicaragüense

Master en Modelización Matemática, Estadística y Computación, Profesor de la Universidad de las Regiones Autónomas de la Costa Caribe Nicaragüense – Recinto Universitario Bilwi.

Mary Yina Castro Galaviz, Universidad de Extremadura

Grado de Educación Infantil con Especialidad en Atención Temprana. Investigadora Asociada del Departamento de Didáctica de las Ciencias Experimentales y de las Matemáticas de la Facultad de Educación de la Universidad de Extremadura

Manuel De la Cruz López, Universidad de Extremadura

Grado en Educación Primaria con especialidad en Inglés. Investigadora del Departamento de Didáctica de las Ciencias Experimentales y de las Matemáticas de la Facultad de Educación de la Universidad de Extremadura.

Lorena Nogales Pinillas, Universidad de Extremadura

Grado en Educación Primaria con Especialidad en Pedagogía Terapéutica. Investigadora del Departamento de Didáctica de las Ciencias Experimentales y de las Matemáticas de la Facultad de Educación de la Universidad de Extremadura.

Laura Roldán García, Universidad de Extremadura

Grado en Educación Primaria con Especialidad en Educación Física. Investigadora del Departamento de Didáctica de las Ciencias Experimentales y de las Matemáticas de la Facultad de Educación de la Universidad de Extremadura.

José Luis Torres Carvalho, Universidad de Extremadura

Doctor en Ciencias de la Educación. Profesor Asociado del Departamento de Didáctica de las Ciencias Experimentales y de las Matemáticas de la Facultad de Educación de la Universidad de Extremadura

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Published

2020-12-28

How to Cite

Williams Muller, E., Castro Galaviz, M. Y., López, M. D. la C., Nogales Pinillas, L., Roldán García, L., & Torres Carvalho, J. L. (2020). Use of mobile phones in the primary education classroom. Revista Electrónica De Conocimientos, Saberes Y Prácticas, 3(2), 31–42. https://doi.org/10.5377/recsp.v3i2.10688

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2020)

Section

Educational Research

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