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ERIC Number: EJ1113377
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Oct
Pages: 6
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0098-6283
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A Happy and Engaged Class without Cell Phones? It's Easier than You Think
Katz, Louise; Lambert, Warren
Teaching of Psychology, v43 n4 p340-345 Oct 2016
Although there have been many suggestions for incorporating cell phone use into classroom activities, there have been few suggestions for removing cell phone use from the classroom. This article presents an easy-to-implement method using positive reinforcement that effectively removes cell phones from the classroom in a way that is highly endorsed by students and that greatly fosters student engagement, class participation, and a focused and respectful classroom atmosphere. In a quasi-experiment, we found significant correlations between giving up cell phones and students' test grades, overall grade point average (GPA), semester's GPA, and attendance. Rate of improvement of higher and lower participators suggested that better students were more likely to give up their cell phones to earn an extra point toward their final course grade.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Tennessee (Nashville)
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