The use of cell phones during class performance decreases – Management Journal

A study found that 91 English schools to ban the use of mobile notes students improved by 6.4%.

Experts advise that teachers should intencionar during class using the technology.

The advances in technology do not always They are synonymous with learning, because if they are misused they can even harm the academic performance of young people.

That’s the conclusion of a study by the University of Texas at Austin.

“Usually it is considered that the new technologies improve productivity, but it is not always the case” said Richard Murphy, a professor of economics at the University of Texas and author of a study on the subject.

He added that when the technology has multiple uses, as with cell phones, can be either “distracting and damaging”.

The study was conducted by Murphy with Louis-Philippe Beland , professor of economics at the University of Louisiana, who measured the impact of using mobile phones in the academic performance of 91 schools in four English cities.

The researchers compared scores on the tests that were done in that country to students aged 14 to 16 years, the “General Certificate of Secondary Education ( GCSE ) “from 2001 to 2013, before and after stringent rules apply on the use of cell phones in class.

The schools that banned the use of cell had a 6.4% improvement in test scores.

“We found that this impact is the equivalent of having an extra hour of classes a week or increase the school year in five days,” Murphy said.

Students who benefited more than the prohibition worst performers were those who raised their notes in a 14.23%.

Some experts advise teachers during classes intencionen the use of technologies, using certain applications that can call attention students.