Smartphones on desk proven to hamper student focus, even when switched off! Smartphone CognitivePerformance Research Attention SmartphoneImpact DigitalInfluence SciReports
By Tarun Sai LomteJun 12 2023Reviewed by Benedette Cuffari, M.Sc. A recent study published in Scientific Reports investigates how smartphones impact cognitive performance among students.
For example, smartphone notifications trigger sound and vibrations that can be distracting to humans. In fact, several studies have demonstrated the significant impact of these notifications on attention, even when study participants do not respond to their phones. The experiment involved an attention task to be performed by students during an online video conference in the presence or absence of a smartphone. In one group, students were asked to switch off their smartphones and place them on the desk, with the phones covered so that the screens were not visible. In the other group, students switched off their phones and put them outside their rooms.
Prior to the experiment, a video of instructions for the attention test was provided to all students. After watching the video, students placed their smartphones on the desk or outside and commenced the test. The experiment was conducted in a session of about 20 minutes. Study findings Significantly higher attention performance was observed among students not in the presence of a smartphone as compared to those with a smartphone on the desk. Moreover, students in the presence of a smartphone had a lower working speed during the task than those without a smartphone; however, no differences in the accuracy of the task were observed between the two groups.
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