smartphones

Septembre 4, 2024 11:44AM

Toronto school board’s Chromebook fixation will damage student ability to learn

There’s a strong association between poor math scores and distraction from electronic devices including tablets and laptops.

Étiquettes:

smartphones, pisa scores, math scores, student performance, standardized tests, chromebook, digital learning

Septembre 1, 2024 2:30AM

P.E.I. school smartphone restrictions don’t go far enough

Paige MacPherson, Alex Whalen

According to research, it takes kids 20 minutes to regain focus after just one distraction.

Étiquettes:

smartphones, smartphones in class, cell phones in class

Août 21, 2024 1:00AM

Pressure to enact smartphone restrictions spurs change among provinces

Paige MacPherson

The typical teenager receives 237 smartphone notifications per day or approximately 15 per hour.

Étiquettes:

smartphones in class, smartphones, public schools, student performance, student achievement

Juin 28, 2024 11:11AM

Nova Scotia government’s smartphone restrictions don’t go nearly far enough

Paige MacPherson, Alex Whalen

Six out of 10 students said they were distracted by the digital devices of other students in math class.

Étiquettes:

smartphones in class, smartphones, public schools, student performance

Juin 24, 2024 10:18AM

Alberta government’s new smartphone restrictions won’t eliminate digital distraction in classrooms

Paige MacPherson, Tegan Hill

The province's math scores have fallen 45 points in the last two decades.

Étiquettes:

smartphones, smartphones in class, public schools, education policy, pisa scores

Juin 11, 2024 2:30AM

New Brunswick government should ban smartphones in schools

Alex Whalen, Paige MacPherson

Students who were not distracted by digital devices scored 15 points higher their peers.

Étiquettes:

new brunswick, smartphones, new brunswick high schools, smartphones in class

Mai 30, 2024 10:25AM

Nova Scotia government can easily ban smartphones in schools despite naysayers

Paige MacPherson, Alex Whalen

By allowing some students to have smartphones in class, we guarantee that other kids will be distracted.

Étiquettes:

smartphones, education spending, learning, smartphones in class, cell phones in class

Mai 10, 2024 2:30AM

Ontario government’s smartphone restrictions in schools don’t go nearly far enough

Paige MacPherson, Michael Zwaagstra

Even the simple presence of a smartphone can reduce a student's cognitive abilities.

Étiquettes:

smartphones, student achievement, student performance, teaching, public schools

Avril 26, 2024 2:30AM

Smartphone ban in New Brunswick classrooms can’t come soon enough

Paige MacPherson, Alex Whalen

From 2003 to 2022, the province's math scores plummeted by 44 points.

Étiquettes:

smartphones, student performance, student achievement, student assessment, math scores

Février 13, 2024 2:30AM

Smartphone ban in Nova Scotia classrooms can’t come soon enough

Paige MacPherson, Alex Whalen

According to PISA results, Nova Scotia 15-year-olds are 27 points below the Canadian average in math.

Étiquettes:

smartphones, pisa scores, math scores, student performance, standardized tests

Formulaire de recherche

smartphones

Toronto school board’s Chromebook fixation will damage student ability to learn

P.E.I. school smartphone restrictions don’t go far enough

Pressure to enact smartphone restrictions spurs change among provinces

Nova Scotia government’s smartphone restrictions don’t go nearly far enough

Alberta government’s new smartphone restrictions won’t eliminate digital distraction in classrooms

New Brunswick government should ban smartphones in schools

Nova Scotia government can easily ban smartphones in schools despite naysayers

Ontario government’s smartphone restrictions in schools don’t go nearly far enough

Smartphone ban in New Brunswick classrooms can’t come soon enough

Smartphone ban in Nova Scotia classrooms can’t come soon enough