James Lang’s book, Distracted: Why Students Can’t Focus and What You Can Do About It offers useful context around ideas about distraction and tips on how to understand it, educate around it, and ...

Across the United States, more schools are implementing policies restricting cellphones as concerns about digital distraction, mental health and academic performance rise. The scale of the issue is ...

By Mhel Cedric D. BendoThese days, distraction in many classrooms in the Philippines does not loudly declare its presence. It ...

The result is classroom noise pollution that causes distraction and discomfort for students and teachers. From learning loss and lower standardized test scores to student distraction and teachers ...

Distribution of responses to the questions regarding the extent of digital distractions during learning. Credit: Education and Information Technologies (2023). DOI: 10.1007/s10639-023-12198-2 Those ...

On this week’s episode, Jack and Owen dive into the Ducks’ showdown with the Minnesota Golden Gophers, look ahead to the upcoming clash with... For students today, digital content is both a powerful ...

SAN MARCOS, Texas — As a digital media course got underway on a recent Wednesday at Texas State University, a trickle of students took their seats in one of the largest lecture theaters on campus. On ...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have a student who says he is mildly autistic. He is eager and engaging in class — almost too much so. He raises his hand every time there’s an opportunity, often before I have been ...

Phones are stored in teacher’s offices at Cincinnati Country Day in Indian Hill, Monday, April 15, 2024. At the start of the 2023-2024 academic year, the school instituted a no cell phone policy. They ...

Ask middle and high school STEM teachers what the biggest barrier is to students learning in their classes, and there’s a good chance the answer will be social media and online gaming. Teachers ranked ...