Mobile phone bans lead to rise in student test scores
Banning cellphones in schools reaps the same benefits as extending the school year by five days, according to a study co-authored by an economist at The University of Texas at Austin.
Banning cellphones in schools reaps the same benefits as extending the school year by five days, according to a study co-authored by an economist at The University of Texas at Austin.
Social Sciences
May 18, 2015
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College students have been ditching their cell phones for smart phones in droves the last three years, but they're growing annoyed with advertisements from marketers on their mobile devices, says new research from Ball State ...
Business
Feb 27, 2013
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Technology has shifted the way that professors teach students in higher education. For example, by uploading recorded lectures online, students can reference a digital copy of the topics discussed in class. However, lecture-based ...
Education
Feb 24, 2020
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As budget cuts in education continue, we will see more use of mobile technologies in the classroom in 2010, predicts Dr. Vivian Wright, a University of Alabama educator.
Other
Dec 17, 2009
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New research by a Massey University PhD student has found that many educators feel out of their depth when adopting new technology for use in the classroom.
Social Sciences
Apr 15, 2013
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With even preschoolers using computers and video games, students at all levels now expect to modify and control their own experiments and receive immediate feedback. Responding to that trend, a trio of New York University ...
Engineering
Jun 17, 2015
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When assessing education, much attention goes to the administrative control of the school district, teaching and testing. But little goes to the growing evidence that where learning occurs matters. American school buildings ...
Social Sciences
Dec 3, 2010
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The use of new technology is helping students to become real 'science investigators'. Researchers funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) ...
Social Sciences
Sep 30, 2011
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More than one in 10 people aged 16 to 25 have lost their job, and just under six in 10 have seen their earnings fall since the coronavirus pandemic began, new research shows.
Economics & Business
Oct 27, 2020
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Smartphones are capable of many things, from identifying your location and bringing you the news to playing video games. Now, thanks to a UConn professors efforts to make lectures and class discussion available on mobile ...
Social Sciences
Nov 17, 2011
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