Fowers, Whitney_MED_2019

Title Fowers, Whitney_MED_2019
Alternative Title Smartphones and their Effects on Undergraduate Students' Attention Span in the Classroom
Creator Fowers, Whitney
Collection Name Master of Education
Description Smartphones and technology are becoming increasingly more popular. With the majority of college students owning these devices it brings up some controversy as to if they are beneficial to the classroom or not. There are multiple applications that can cause the students to become distracted during lectures, but there are also plenty of ways that professors can incorporate technology into the classroom. A plethora of research supports both sides of this controversy, so in order to address this subject the researcher created a survey that elicits students' perceptions of in-class cellphone use. The researcher asked what the students are accessing during class with their devices and what the distribution of the students' perceptions of benefits and consequences of the use of smartphones in the classroom is. The results of the survey showed that college students do prefer to use their devices in class and believe they are beneficial to learning. It also showed that throughout class time students were using their devices for unrelated class activities. Smartphones may be beneficial in the classroom but it is important for professors to incorporate smartphones into their lectures. Otherwise, smartphones may become a distraction to students' learning.
Subject Education; Education--Evaluation
Keywords Smartphone use in Schools; Technology in the Classroom; Distraction in Classes
Digital Publisher Stewart Library, Weber State University
Date 2019
Language eng
Rights The author has granted Weber State University Archives a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to reproduce their theses, in whole or in part, in electronic or paper form and to make it available to the general public at no charge. The author retains all other rights.
Source University Archives Electronic Records; Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction. Stewart Library, Weber State University
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Format application/pdf
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Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6qz1tsz