Awareness and Attitude Towards Smartphone Policy in The Senior High School: Basis For

Policy Enhancement

Dear Respondents,
This study aims to correlate awareness and attitude towards smartphone policy in the senior

high school. Please answer the questions with honesty. Rest assured that your answers will be

treated with confidentiality.

Sincerely,
Binag, Jerome
Vergara, Nezer Byl
Deypalubos, Fritz Maila
Pangilinan, Erika
Rocafor, Alexandria Uriel
I. Demographic Profile
Name (optional): __________________________
Gender: ☐ Male ☐ Female Age: _______
Grade Level: ☐ 7 ☐8 ☐9 ☐ 10
☐ 11 ☐ 12

II. Questionnaire on Smartphone Policy

Read each statement carefully and rate the severity of the given situations from your experience.
Place an “/” mark in the box of your answer.
Strongly Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly
Disagree Agree
Awareness
1. I listened to the orientation about the cell
phone policy.
1. I am reading the school handbook.
2. I am not aware that there is a policy
regarding cell phone use.
3. I clearly understand the details of the
guidelines on mobile phone use.
4. I know the harms of using cell phones in
the school.
5. I know why the policy on cell phones is
important.
6. I am aware that our phones should be
checked first for addictive violent games
before we can use them.
7. I am aware that I cannot watch movies
on my phone while in class.
8. I am aware that our phones are supposed
to be registered first with parent’s
consent before we can use them for
research purposes.
9. I am aware that using my phone for
social media is not allowed.
10. I am aware that if my phone is
confiscated two (2) times, I lose my
privilege to bring any gadget to AUP
Academy.

Strongly Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly

Disagree Agree
Attitude
1. I use my phone during class discussion.
2. I use my phone for academic use only.
3. I use my phone to visit my social media
account.
4. I intentionally use my phone to play
games.
5. I’m using my phone every lunch break
only not during class discussion.
6. I’m following the guidelines on mobile
phone use because I understand the
policy.
7. I don’t bring my phone in school.
8. I keep my phone inside my bag during
class hours.
9. I’m using my phone because I’m not in
favor of the limitations regarding the
cellphone policy.
10. I’m in favor of the policy and I’m
following it.
11. I do not have games installed in my
phone.
12. I obey my teachers when they remind us
to keep our phones.
 13. I use my phone in listening to music to
relax myself.
14. I still play games on my phone after it
was returned from confiscation.
15. I have multiple cell phones in case of
confiscation.

Please answer the following questions in detail according to your experience.

1. Do you know the cellphone policy? If so, how are you responding to it? Are you
following it or not?
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2. Do you know why the AUP Academy has this policy? Do you think this policy is helpful
for you as a student? If so, explain your answer.
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