In public schools across Australia kids are getting used to phone bans and politicians are spruiking big improvements in student behaviour, but evidence is still lacking, a professor says.
Mobiles phones are now effectively banned in public schools across Australia, and politicians are spruiking big improvements in student behaviour since the change.
"Recess and lunch breaks … we used to sit on our phones. I've noticed that people are a lot more active, people go around on walks a lot, they talk to each other more.""The classroom environment is quieter, there's less distraction, students are more engaged with the teacher," he says."My tendency to pick up my phone and just scroll through social media has … changed a bit and I think that that's probably in relation to the phone ban," she says.
"What they've actually said is … they've had less problems with mobile phones, discipline-wise … well, that's fairly obvious, isn't it ?"Professor Campbell says there isn't enough peer-reviewed evidence to prove whether phone bans lead to fewer distractions, better academic performance, improved mental health or less bullying.
Professor Campbell says there needs to be more research on how phone bans impact kids' lives more broadly and that, instead of banning phones, young people should be taught how to use their devices in moderation.
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