▲ 64 ▼ Why are US states, school districts banning smartphones in schools? (www.aljazeera.com) submitted 2 years ago by Recant@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org 106 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] blindsight@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) You're missing the point entirely, I think. If you want to learn about the research, Jonathan Haidt's book includes links to studies on the effects of cell phones. I don't have time to find the sources for you right now, but you can look there if you want to learn more. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Random book, even one mentioned in the article, along with anecdotes by the author, lists more and better studies than the 1,317 studies scoped by the Queensland University of Technology? Doubt. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blindsight@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) The actual analysis itself makes it clear that the research specifically on cell phone bans is lacking. In particular, of the 1317 studies, only 22 were relevant, more than half of which were Master Degree research projects, not peer-reviewed studies. It's fair that the evidence for cell phone bans in schools is inconclusive, but that's because there isn't enough quality reach yet to draw conclusions. I was actually referring above to studies on cell phones in general for task success, non-specific to schools. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Random book, even one mentioned in the article, along with anecdotes by the author, lists more and better studies than the 1,317 studies scoped by the Queensland University of Technology? Doubt. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blindsight@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) The actual analysis itself makes it clear that the research specifically on cell phone bans is lacking. In particular, of the 1317 studies, only 22 were relevant, more than half of which were Master Degree research projects, not peer-reviewed studies. It's fair that the evidence for cell phone bans in schools is inconclusive, but that's because there isn't enough quality reach yet to draw conclusions. I was actually referring above to studies on cell phones in general for task success, non-specific to schools. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blindsight@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) The actual analysis itself makes it clear that the research specifically on cell phone bans is lacking. In particular, of the 1317 studies, only 22 were relevant, more than half of which were Master Degree research projects, not peer-reviewed studies. It's fair that the evidence for cell phone bans in schools is inconclusive, but that's because there isn't enough quality reach yet to draw conclusions. I was actually referring above to studies on cell phones in general for task success, non-specific to schools. permalink fedilink source parent