Coding - 1.2 Assignment Practice (Classroom Expectations)

Coding - 1.2 Assignment Practice

(Classroom Expectations)

by Mrs. Ashton

​Cell Phones

Cellphones in classrooms contribute to failing grades: Study

ABC News, Dr. Kevin Riutzel; July 27, 2018

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Cellphones can be distracting for students in classrooms, and new research also shows that using these electronic devices can even lower students’ grades.

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Research shows that smartphones can reduce the ability to think to a person’s full potential, and additional research from Stanford University reveals that intense multitasking—doing more than one thing at once, like responding to text messages and reading a book—decreases the efficiency of completing a given task.

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While previous studies demonstrated that divided attention may induce poor performance on exams, two researchers from Rutgers University sought to dive deeper. In a study published in the journal Educational Psychology, the two researchers divided 118 upper-level college students into two groups -- each enrolled in the same course, taught the same material by the same instructor, in the same classroom at roughly the same time of day.

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​Cell Phones (continued)

The difference? One group was allowed to have cell phones open for non-classroom purposes, and the other group wasn't.

The group using cell phones scored about a letter grade lower on exams -- the difference between passing or failing for some students. Of note, students who didn’t use a phone but were in the same classroom as those who did also scored lower. This was likely due to distraction from surrounding cell phones.

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Is this research applicable to non-college groups, like high schoolers, middle schoolers or even adults in meetings?

“No doubt,” Dr. Glass, one of the leaders of the study, told ABC News. “Absolutely for sure.”

“These findings," he added, "should alert the many dedicated students and instructors that dividing attention between a cell phone and class is having a harmful effect that is impairing their exam performance and final grade."

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Open Ended

What happened when one college class was allowed to have cell phones, and one college class was not? 

Open Ended

After reading this article, why do you think Mrs. Ashton created this cell phone policy? 

​Restroom Policy

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• After the first 10 minutes of the class

• Before the last 10 minutes of class

• Only one student at a time

• Sign in & out by the door

• NO cell phones

​Tardiness Policy

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• Excused

  • Quietly come in

  • Place note on my desk

• Unexcused  

  • ​Quietly come in

    Loss of that day’s participation points.

Multiple Select

When may you ask to use the restroom in this class? (select all that apply)

• You cannot use the restroom during class.

• After the first ten minutes of class.

• Before the last ten minutes of class.

• You do not need to ask - just go.

Multiple Choice

What are the consequences of arriving late to this class without a note?

• No consequences - just don't do it again.

• You will be sent to the office.

• Loss of that day's participation points.

• Detention the next day.