The Impact of Laptop-Free Zones on Student Performance and Attitudes in Large Lectures

Autor/inn/en	Aguilar-Roca, Nancy M.; Williams, Adrienne E.; O'Dowd, Diane K.
Titel	The Impact of Laptop-Free Zones on Student Performance and Attitudes in Large Lectures
Quelle	In: Computers & Education, 59 (2012) 4, S.1300-1308 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-1315
DOI	10.1016/j.compedu.2012.05.002
Schlagwörter	Science Achievement; Biology; Lecture Method; Notetaking; Laptop Computers; Educational Technology; Computer Uses in Education; Science Instruction; College Science; Comparative Analysis; Attendance Patterns; Correlation; Predictor Variables + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Biologie; Laptop computer; Laptop; Computer; Digitalrechner; Unterrichtsmedien; Computernutzung; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Korrelation; Prädiktor
Abstract	The goal of this study was to determine if laptop use in lecture negatively impacts learning outcomes of surrounding students taking notes on paper. Two sections of a large introductory biology course (greater than 400 students/section) were zoned into a laptop-permitted and a laptop-free area. Two sections in which laptop users could sit anywhere served as the Control. There was no difference in the attendance (~85%) or percentage of students using laptops (~29%) between Zoned and Control sections. Academic performance, based on exam points earned, was not significantly different for paper users in Zoned and Control sections indicating laptop use did not impair the overall achievement of surrounding students. However, there was a correlation between exam performance and note taking preference: paper note takers scored significantly higher and laptop users scored significantly lower than predicted by pre-class academic indicators (p less than 0.01, paired t-test). The majority of both laptop (64%) and paper users (82%) in the Zoned sections supported a policy restricting laptop use to specific areas. Thus, while we further investigate whether the relationship between laptop use and performance is correlative or causative, zoning is an effective method for accommodating both laptop users and paper note takers in the same lecture hall. (Contains 6 figures and 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10