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The document discusses how cell phone use and texting can be distracting for students when trying to study and do homework. It notes that nearly all students aged 10 and up have cell phones and access the internet. A study found that students generally lose focus after 3 minutes of studying, and 80% of high school students report often switching between studying and using technology. This "continuous partial attention" means students are rarely fully focused on studying. The document argues that dividing attention between cell phones and schoolwork leads to lost focus and concentration, making it harder to finish assignments on time and study effectively. While some say multitasking is good, it does not allow for deep focus on a single task.
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- 1. Yla Mhilene Aloro HUMSS 1 Norlyn Dumaraya EAPP A Position Paper Issue: Texting and cell phone use has caused young people to be less able to concentrate and focus on their studies. Communication is the act or process of using words, sounds, signs, or behaviour to express or exchange information or to express your ideas, thoughts, and feelings to someone else. One of the methods of communication is texting by using cell phones. Todays cell phones are more than just phones; they are high-tech gadgets that also serve as mini-computers. Using of cell phones is very common to people especially teenagers. By using cell phones, we are able to communicate with our friends, peers, family, and even our relatives. We could easily contact them in times of emergencies, making projects, or any important matters. Through text messaging we can easily send and receive information from long distances without any hassle. When a voice conversation is overkill, too embarrassing, or just not convenient, text messaging really comes in handy. Texting is the killer app these days which has eclipsed e- mail communication now considered among kids as old school. Even many parents admit that it is one of the best ways to check up on their kids remind them of important events, or quickly communicate a change in plans. But is it possible for students to study and do their homework effectively while being distracted by cell phone? With nearly everyone after the age of 10 having a cell phone and access to the internet these days, its quite common to find students dividing their attention between texting, checking social media websites and surfing the internet while doing homework and studying for exams. Given that text messaging is the way many students communicate with each other, its not easy for parents to explain to them that when its time to do homework or study for an exam its necessary to turn their phone off.
- 2. In a study conducted by Dr. Larry Rosen, a psychology professor at California state university- Dominguez Hills, students were observed studying for a 15 minutes period where they were told to study something important. He found was that students generally started to lose focus after about 3 minutes. Dr. Rosen did another study where he surveyed High School students and asked them how often they switch from studying to doing something related to technology such as texting. Across all grade levels 80% of students reported that they switch between studying and technology somewhat often to very often. Rosen calls this Continuous Partial Attention meaning most of the time; students are not focused on studying but rather moving their attention back and forth between studying and various forms of technology. Distraction really exists when we are using cell phones when studying and doing homework. We lose focus and concentration because we divide our attention between cell phone and academic works. Instead of studying and doing homework in a short period or in an enough time, we spend more time and we cannot finish it as soon as possible because of this so-called distraction. Yes. Indeed its a distraction but others still say that it is not because of the one we called multitasking. Multitasking is when we do different things at the same time. Multitasking is good but again, we cannot focus and concentrate in a specific thing because our time and attention is divided into different things.
- 3. References: Beyond BookSmart Blog: Executive Functioning Strategies (2015) http//:www.beyondbooksmart.com/executive-functioning-strategies-blog/distracted-by- tech How Social Media is Killing Students (2013) http//:www.onlinecollegecourses.com/2013/05/22/how-social-media-is-killing-students- succeed Sabella, Russell A. Ph.D. (2010) Cell phones, Texting, and Cell Phone Distractions http//:www.education.com/reference/article/cellphones-texting-cell-phone-distraction