Attitudes of Mothers of Primary School Students towards the Use of Smartphones in Education

Abstract

The aim of the research is to know the attitudes of mothers of primary school students. In primary school Towards the use of smartphones in education, and the relationship between each of (the mother’s educational level, and the work of the mother, The average daily use of a smartphone by the mother, the gender of the student (male/female), and the school affiliation of the student (government/ private) And its trends towards the use of smartphones in education. The researcher used the descriptive approach and the questionnaire tool to collect data. And The research community consists of all mothers of primary school students in Wad Madani, the capital of Al-Jazeera State, Sudan. A representative sample of the research community was taken using the random sampling method, amounting to (300) individuals (mothers). Data were statistically processed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) program.(SPSS), and the research reached the following results: The attitudes of mothers of primary school students towards using smartphones in education are positive. There are statistically significant differences between the attitudes of mothers of primary school students towards using smartphones attributed to the variable of mother's work in favor of working mothers. There are no statistically significant differences between the attitudes of mothers of primary school students towards using smartphones in education attributed to the variables (the mother's educational level, the mother's average daily use of smartphones, and the student's gender "male/female"). In light of these results, the researcher presented a number of recommendations and proposals for future research in the conclusion of the research.