Ban phones in school

1. Banning mobile phones
in school
The way to increased learning outcomes

2. Mobilephones
shouldbebanned
inschoolsfrom
kindertotheend
ofgrade10

3. According to a study conducted by Mccoy (2013),
out of 777 college students, 80% of them believed
that’s using digital devices in the classroom
distracted them from learning ( as cited
in O’Bannon &Thomas 2015).

4. Ifmobilephonesareremovedfromclassrooms,
studentswillputinmaximumeffort

5. Mobile phones can
hinder students' social
skills during school time

6. Thebanningofmobile
phoneswillbroadenthe
opportunityforstudents
tosocialiseinpersonand
notthroughtheir
screens.

7. Tonkin (2012)
states
“Cyberbullying
reports have
clearly increased
among school
children over the
past ten years and
this often
continues into
after school
hours” ( as cited in
Selwyn 2019).

8. Cyberbullyingpreventsstudentsfromreachingtheirfull
potentialasstudentsmaystruggletoattendschool

9.  A study conducted by
Common Sense Media
(2009) found that one
third of high school
students admitted to
using their cell phones to
cheat, 65% said they
knew other in their
school who have. ( as
cited inThomas O
& Bannon 2013).

10. Cheatingcangoundetectedandcauseanunfairreadingof
results

11. Reference list
O’Bannon, B.W., &Thomas, K.M. (2015). Mobile phones in the classroom: Preservice teachers answer
the call. Computers & Education, 85, 110-112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2015.02.010
Selwyn, N. (2019, Jun 26). Banning mobile phones in schools: beneficial or risky? Here’s what the
evidence says
https://theconversation.com/banning-mobile-phones-in-schools-beneficial-or-risky-heres-what-the-
evidence-says-119456
Thomas, K.M., Bolton, N & O, Bannon, B.W (2013). Cell Phones in the classroom: teachers’ perspectives
of inclusion, benefits and barriers. Computers in the school, 30 (4), 295-308.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/260675783_Cell_Phones_in_the_Classroom_Teachers'_Persp
ectives_of_Inclusion_Benefits_and_Barriers
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