"The report concluded that among schools instituting a ban: For academic achievement, average effects on test scores are consistently close to zero."
"Prof Thomas Dee of Stanford University stated, 'It would be wrong for policymakers to see the results as a reason to shy away from restrictions.'"
"There are some encouraging results in the midst of these mixed findings. They are driving down phone usage, and as schools have longer experiences with phone bans, we're seeing a shift towards more positive outcomes."
"The study concentrated on secondary schools that required students to place their phones in magnetic pouches and found a substantial fall in phone activity by the third year of a ban."
A study involving nearly 1,800 US schools found that strict mobile phone bans had little to no effect on academic achievement, attendance, or online bullying. Researchers from Stanford and Duke universities concluded that average effects on test scores were consistently close to zero. Despite these findings, some experts caution against abandoning phone bans, noting that reduced phone usage may lead to more positive outcomes over time. The study indicates that while phone activity decreased, it did not correlate with measurable improvements in student performance or behavior.
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