Students Spend A Third Of Their School Day On Their Smartphone, Study Says [View all]

Source: US News

“Smartphones are no longer something students use occasionally during school — they’re present during every hour of the day,” said lead researcher Eva Telzer, a professor of psychology and neuroscience at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

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Results showed that the students spent more than two hours of the school day on their smartphones.

Overall, the students checked their smartphones an average 64 times during school hours, researchers found.

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Those who checked their phones more frequently had poorer cognitive control, a key skill for learning and academic success, researchers said. The skill reflects a person’s ability to direct their thoughts, emotions and behaviors in a goal-directed manner.

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