Cellphones in School and on

CampusBy Nick Lansing

Overview

Use Of Cellphones in school/ campus

Benefits vs. Detriments

Research/knowledge/education/internet

Social Networking (texted Vs meeting)

Distraction/cheating (games/apps)

Attachment

Demographics

36 participants

19 Female, 17 Male

Education ranges of:

Some High School to College Graduate

Ages 16-60

100% own smart phones

(94%) 10-16 years- first cell

Ages of Participants

Ages

16 or Younger (5.6%)17-24 (67%) 25-39 (25%)40-59 (0%)60+ (2.8%)

Education Levels

Som

e Hig

h Sc

hool

High

Scho

ol G

rad

Som

e Col

lege

Colle

ge G

rad

Other

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

Pop. Of Education

24 8 421

Religious Preference

Christian (18)Mormon (5)Jewish (7)Catholic (5)Protestant (4)Other (6)

Cellphone Relationship

Having cell at all times, Anxiety reduced?

25 (69%) YES

11 (31%) NO

Relationship cont.

1-10 scale

1= A fun accessory

10= My life tool

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

(0) (3) (0) (2) (5) (4) (7) (8) (2) (5)

0% 8.3% 0% 5.6% 13.9%

11.1%

19.4%

22.2%

5.6% 13.9%

Cheated?

9 (25%) MAYBE? – Neutral

12 (33%) YES

15 (42%) NO

Productivity

Throughout AVG school day, how productive? (research, network)

19(53%) said more than half time spent =productive

17(47%) less than half is spent productively

Pros vs Cons

Emergency, networking, APPS, research, access class info, Education/knowledge, Internet, language translations

Distractions, cheating, bullying, less social interaction

Conclusion

Research showed that although cellphones at times may be distracting…

Overall the benefits out way the costs.