When Schools Ban Smartphones- Many Students Perform Better Academically

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A new study, covering more than 130,000 students across England, looks at how cellphone policies have changed since 2001.

by Phil Nobile, Newsday / May 20, 2015

A new study by the London School of Economics found that a cellphone ban in schools results in a clear improvement in overall test scores.

The study found that students saw a 6.41 percent improvement in test scores and performance at schools that have introduced a cellphone ban.

Low-achieving students saw improved outcomes of up to 14.23 percent as a result of a cellphone ban, with high-achieving students have little to no impact from the ban.

©2015 Newsday. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

 

 

 

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