Average student checks phone 11 times per day while in class

Last updated on: October 28, 2013 10:55 IST

A new study has revea ed that a typ!ca

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co e"e student p ays w!th h!s or her d!"!ta dev!ce an avera"e o# 11 t!$es a

Accord!n" to a new study by a &n!vers!ty o# 'ebras(a)L!nco n assoc!ate pro#essor, $ore than 80 percent ad$!t that the!r use o# s$art phones, tab ets and aptops can !nter#ere w!th the!r earn!n"% *ore than a #ourth sa!d that the!r "rades su##er as a resu t% The top advanta"es o# us!n" d!"!ta dev!ces #or non)c ass purposes, accord!n" to student s, are stay!n" connected +,0 percent-, #!"ht!n" boredo$ +55 percent- and do!n" re ated c asswor( +./ percent-% The $ost co$$on y c!ted d!sadvanta"es were that they don0t pay attent!on +/0 percent-, $!ss !nstruct!on +80 percent-, or "et ca ed out by the!r !nstructor +32 percent-% The study !s pub !shed on !ne !n the 1ourna o# *ed!a 2ducat!on%