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1 September 2015

A recent study by the Centre for economic performance at the London School of Economics is quite the supporters of cell phone bans. The authors Louis-Philippe BELAND and Richard Murphy had compared student performance before and after a cell phone ban was issued at their schools. Therefore improved the test results for 16 years without a Smartphone to 6.41 percent. The conclusion of scientists: Less distraction promotes the learning progress and beneficiary audit services. In particular previously underachieving students from financially weak conditions would have benefited. Their benefits increased by 14 percent.

This article was published by Hamburger Abendblatt on September 1, 2015
Link to article here Related Publications
In brief... Phone home: should mobiles be banned in schools? Louis-Philippe Beland and Richard Murphy, CentrePiece Volume 20, Issue 1, Summer 2015
'Ill Communication: Technology, Distraction and Student Performance', Louis-Philippe Beland and Richard Murphy, Centre for Economic Performance Discussion Paper No.1350 May 2015

Related links
Richard Murphy webpage
Education and Skills Programme webpage

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