Use of Mobile During Lecture Lowers Grade

This study investigates the effects of using mobile phones during lectures on academic performance. A questionnaire was used to gather opinions from both students and teachers. Results show that students use their phones more frequently than teachers and that teachers are more likely to be affected by phone use in class. The study also explores the impact of multitasking and the opinions of students and teachers on the use of phones in class.

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Use of mobile during lecture lowers grade
The increase of student use of a cellphone in lecture has led to poor performance in final exams.
Currently, we do not know whether the use of cellphones in class causes poor performance in
academics. The need for this study is to get the lectures and students opinion about the use of the
phone during lectures. (Pulliam, May 2017)
Questionnaire
Do not write your name.
Please give back the questionnaire after you have completed.
Questions
1. Teacher or Student?
2. Sex? Female
Male
3. Age?
4. Marital status? Married
Single
Divorced
Separated

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5. Should students use cellphones in
class?
Yes
No
6. Does the use of mobile phones in
class affect grades?
Yes No
7. Does the use of phones in class
affect other students without phones?
Yes No
8. Is there a difference between
students who use phones in class and
those who do not?
Yes
No
9. Does the use of mobile phone in
class cause divided attention in class?
Yes
No
10. Does cellphone help in class? Yes
No Why?
11. Should mobile phones be allowed
in school?
Yes
No
12. What percentage of students use
their phones in class?
1.50% and above
2.Less than 50%
13. Do phones help students learn? Yes

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No
14. How often should they bring use
their phones in class?
1.Daily
2.Weekly
15. Do teachers use their phones
during class time?
Yes
No
16. Do you bring your cellphone to
class?
Yes
No
17. How often are teachers disrupted
by students using a phone in class?
1.Daily
2.Weekly
3.Once per month
4. Never use
18. How many students use their
phones during class?
1.Most
2.Few
19. Which statement about
multitasking do you believe it is true?
1. Everyone can multitask
2. Some cannot multitask
3. Only do one thing at a time
20. When in class what is the status of
your phone?
1.Off

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2.On
21. Is it easy to send and receive
messages in class without the teacher
noticing?
1.Very easy
2.Difficult
3.Average
22. Is your phone able to send and
receive messages?
Yes
No
23. If a teacher and you notice a
student using a cellphone in class what
would be your reaction?
1.chase them out of class
2.ignore them
3. tell them to put away their phone
24. Does the use of phones in class
addicting?
Yes
No
25. Are phones in school making
students dumber?
Yes
No
(Jessica, 2018)

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A study was carried out with a sample of college students (n=5) and a sample of lecturers (n=5),
at Harvard University. The data collected showed the difference in opinion between lecturers and
students view on using phones during class time. It was clear that teachers believe that students
should not use phones in class. It also showed that most students using their phones during class
while teachers using phones in the class affected only a few students affect teachers.
Hypotheses to test
1. Students believe that cellphones have no effect when used in class.
2. Students believe that people can multitask.
3. Teachers believe that students using phones in class affect them.
Results
To show how occasionally students use phones in class, the mean feedback for teachers
(mean= 3.98), for students (mean= 2.06). This is clear that students use phones in class more
than teachers do.
On the issue of teachers been affected by the use of phones in a class by students, the
responses were as follows:
10% never use, 30% daily, 50% weekly and 10% once per month. This shows that teachers
are distracted most.
The hypothesis to investigate students and teachers opinion on whether phones should be
used in class used in class the results showed that 90% of teachers believe that phones should

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not be used in class while 95% of students believe that phones should be used in class. This
shows that students believe in using phones in calls while teachers do not support.
Hypothesis investigating students and teachers opinion on multitasking the results were; the
mean response by students that people can multitask was 60% and teachers were 20%.
Therefore, students believe that people can multitask compared to teachers.
Generally, results showed that students use their phones in class mostly than teachers do.
Besides the study showed that students could send and receive messages in class without
been noted. Also, very few teachers bring phones to class compared to students.

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