Table 3 Ownership/usage of mobile phones and e-Learning facility

Response

Male

Female

Total

First year

Second year

Total

f(%)

f(%)

f(%)

f(%)

f(%)

f(%)

Ownership of a phone

Yes

93 (26)

262 (72)

355 (98)

177 (49)

173 (48)

350 (96)

No

8(2)

13(4)

Ownership of smartphone

Yes

91 (26)

261 (74)

352 (97)

174 (48)

173 (48)

347 (96)

No

11(3 %)

16(4)

Mostly used phone functions

Music

28 (8)

100 (28)

128 (35)

66 (18)

59 (16)

125 (34)

Calls

12 (3)

34 (9)

46 (13)

19 (5)

26 (7)

45 (12)

Social media

6 (2)

18 (5)

24 (7)

11 (3)

13 (4)

24 (7)

Academic

12 (3)

28 (8)

40 (11)

24 (7)

16 (4)

40 (11)

Missing system

123(34)

129(36)

Mostly used e-learning functions via mobile phone

Write Interim Assessment

Yes

56 (15)

132 (36)

188 (52)

61 (17)

122 (34)

183 (51)*

No

41 (11)

134 (37)

175(48)

121 (34)

54 (15)

175(49)

Download learning materials

Yes

41 (11)

96 (26)

137 (38)

63 (17)

70 (19)

133 (37)

No

56 (15)

179 (49)

226 (62)

119 (33)

106 (30)

225(63)

Upload class assignment

Yes

27 (7)

89 (25)

116 (32)

35 (10)

79 (22)

114 (32)*

No

70 (19)

177 (49)

247(68)

147 (41)

97 (27)

244(68)

Live chats with colleagues

Yes

24 (7)

36 (10)

60 (17)*

31 (9)

29 (8)

60 (17)

No

73 (20)

230 (63)

303 (83)

151 (42)

147 (41)

298 (83)

Live chats with lecturer

Yes

8 (2)

11 (3)

19 (5)

9 (2)

10 (3)

19 (5)

No

89 (25)

255 (70)

344 (95)

173 (48)

166 (46)

339 (95)

Mostly used e-learning functions via computer lab.

Write Interim Assessment

Yes

86 (24)

212 (58)

298 (82)*

138 (39)

155 (43)

293 (82)*

No

11 (3)

54 (15)

65 (18)

44 (12)

21 (6)

65 (18)

Download learning materials

Yes

39 (11)

96 (26)

135 (37)

57 (16)

74 (21)

131 (37)*

No

58 (16)

170 (47)

228 (63)

125 (35)

102 (29)

227 (63)

Upload class assignment

Yes

30 (8)

91 (25)

121 (33)

30 (8)

88 (24)

118 (32)*

No

67 (18)

175 (48)

242 (67)

153 (43)

88 (25)

240 (68)

Live chats with lecturer

Yes

9 (2)

9 (2)

18 (5)*

9 (2.5)

9 (2.5)

18 (5)

No

88 (24)

257 (71)

345 (95)

173 (48)

167 (47)

340 (95)

Live chats with colleagues

Yes

22 (6)

39 (11)

61 (17)

30 (8)

31 (9)

61 (17)

No

75 (21)

227 (63)

302 (83)

152 (42)

145 (41)

297 (83)

Devices used for e-learning

Personal laptop

7 (2)

19 (5)

26 (7)

16 (4)

9 (2)

25 (7)*

Desk-tops in computer lab

55 (15)

176 (48)

231 (64)

128 (35)

101 (28)

229 (63)*

Personal tablet

1 (0.3)

2 (0.5)

3 (0.8)

1 (0.3)

2 (0.5)

3 (0.8)*

Personal mobile phone

30 (8)

45 (12)

75 (21)

22 (6)

52 (14)

74 (20)*

Missing system

28 (8)

32(9)

e-learning utilization

5–10 times

14 (4)

20 (6)

34 (9)

17 (5)

17 (5)

34 (9)

11–20 times

1 (0)

4 (1)

5 (1)

4 (1)

0 (0)

4 (1)

> 21 times

2 (1)

1 (0)

3 (0.83)

2 (0.55)

1 (0.28)

3 (0.83)

Missing system

321 (88)

322 (89)

e-learning beneficial

Yes

66 (18)

179 (49)

245 (67)

134 (37)

109 (30)

243 (67)*

No

31 (9)

87 (24)

118 (33)

48 (13)

67 (18)

115 (32)

Missing system

5(1)

Most beneficial feature

Access to learning materials

Yes

38 (16)

114 (47)

152 (62)

67 (28)

83 (34)

150 (62)*

No

28 (11)

65 (27)

93 (38)

67 (28)

26 (11)

93(38)

Examination score/grade

Yes

50 (20)

113 (47)

163 (67)

95 (39)

67 (28)

162 (67)

No

16 (7)

66 (27)

82 (33)

39 (16)

42 (17)

81 (33)

Live chats with lecturer

Yes

9 (3.5)

9 (3.5)

18 (7)*

8 (3)

10 (4)

18 (7)

No

57 (23)

170 (69)

227 (93)

126 (52)

99 (41)

225 (93)

Live chats with colleagues

Yes

20 (8)

18 (7)

38 (16)*

21 (9)

17 (7)

38 (16)

No

46 (19)

161 (66)

207 (84)

113 (47)

92 (38)

205 (84)