Feed, Richard. “Why Phones Don’t Belong in School.” Huffington Post, 4 Dec. 2016, https://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-freed/why-phones-dont-belong-in-school_b_9666730.html. Accessed 24 Jan. 2018.
Huffington Post summarizes research by specialized reporters, journalists and editors that seek out information from education sources that do research on the use of phones in school. The experienced editorial staff brings credibility to these publications. There are research articles posted from The New York Times, Los Angelo’s Times also, reports and studies from London School of Economics, Kaiser Family Foundation and University of Texas. The research shows that taking away students phones during school hours is more beneficial for attaining knowledge and performing better in the class room. The reports stated that it would be more harmful for low achieving and low income students to have the ability to use their phones while in school.
Schaffhauser, Dian. “Research: College Students More Distracted Than Ever.” Campus Technology, 20 Jan. 2016, https://campustechnology.com/articles/2016/01/20/research-college-students-more-distracted-than-ever.aspx?m=2. Accessed 24 Jan. 2018.
This research is credited to the Journal of Media Education, and Professor Barney McCoy from University of Nebraska-Lincoln. It covers the amount of technology usage in classrooms. It states “students use one fifth of their time in class doing things on their devices that have nothing to do with their school work.” The worry is that phones are being used too much in classrooms and distracting from learning and progress. There were polls taken from students asking them what they thought of the ability to use their phones in class and 53 percent said it would be helpful to limit the use but 90 percent said they shouldn’t be banned. Professor McCoy suggested students “need to learn more effective self-control techniques to keep them focused on the learning at hand.”
“Texting and Tweeting in the Classroom: How Do They Impact Student Learning?” Science Daily, 4 June 2015, https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150604141531.htm. Accessed 22 Jan. 2018.
Science Daily summarizes research published by other science and technology publications and source by academic conventions. Beside editors Michelle Hogan, experienced journalists and science writers bring credibility to the publication. This summary sites a research article by Kuznekoff and others that show cell phone use during class can sometimes be helpful and sometimes be detrimental. The research showed that cell phone use can be helpful to learning when students are texting about the subject matter. They showed on the other hand that cell phone use can be detrimental if students are texting for social reasons.
Weimer, Maryellen. “The Age of Distractions: Getting Students to Put Away Their Phones and Focus on Learning.” Faculty Focus, Magna, 8 Jan. 2014, https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-professor-blog/the-age-of-distraction-getting-students-to-put-away-their-phones-and-focus-on-learning/. Accessed 24 Jan. 2018.
Faculty Focus summarizes research based off Kuznekoff and Titsworth study of the use of phones in classrooms and how it impacts students recall of information as well as test grades. The credibility for this article is from Magna publications. The research is about how detrimental using distracting technology is in the classroom, and teachers trying to get college students to put away their phones and focus on learning. It also explains different ways to possibly get students to focus more in class. How professors can’t focus on teaching if they are constantly monitoring students to pay attention and the effects it takes on students.