Comment on Why are US states, school districts banning smartphones in schools?
blindsight@beehaw.org 2 months agoYou’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 curtains for you right now, but you can look there if you want to learn more.
MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
Random book lists more and better studies than the 1,317 studies scoped by the Queensland University of Technology? Doubt.
blindsight@beehaw.org 2 months ago
Three 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particular, of the 1317 studies, only 22 were relevant, more than half of which were Master Degree research projects, not peer-reviewed studies.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.