A Happy and Engaged Class without Cell Phones? It's Easier than You Think

Autor/inn/en	Katz, Louise; Lambert, Warren
Titel	A Happy and Engaged Class without Cell Phones? It's Easier than You Think
Quelle	In: Teaching of Psychology, 43 (2016) 4, S.340-345 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0098-6283
DOI	10.1177/0098628316662767
Schlagwörter	Handheld Devices; Telecommunications; Positive Reinforcement; Learner Engagement; Quasiexperimental Design; Correlation; Class Activities; Student Participation; College Students; Teaching Methods; Technology Uses in Education; Introductory Courses; Psychology; Addictive Behavior; Student Behavior; Scores; Grades (Scholastic); Grade Point Average; Attendance; Statistical Analysis; Tennessee (Nashville) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Telekommunikationstechnik; Korrelation; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Collegestudent; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Einführungskurs; Psychologie; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Notenspiegel; Anwesenheit; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	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. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01