CEP News: The Guardian: Students who use digital devices in class 'perform worse in exams'

The Guardian:
Students who use digital devices in class 'perform worse in exams'

11 May 2016

Research published last year by the London School of Economics found that banning mobile phones affected school pupils according to their ability. ''Banning mobile phones improves outcomes for the low-achieving students ... and has no significant impact on high-achievers,'' it concluded.

This article was published by the Guardian on May 11, 2016
Link to article here

Related publications
In brief... Phone home: should mobiles be banned in schools?, Louis-Philippe Beland and Richard Murphy. Article in 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

The Guardian:Students who use digital devices in class 'perform worse in exams'

The Guardian:
Students who use digital devices in class 'perform worse in exams'