Texting and Tweeting in the Classroom: How Do They Impact Student learning?
Mobile devices are ubiquitous—including in the college classroom. Instructors across disciplines now compete with a host of electronic stimuli for students’ attention. But to what extent is messaging interfering with student learning? Can students concentrate with the same intensity while exchanging texts with their friends and family? A new study published in the National Communication Association’s journal, Communication Education , evaluates how different types of messaging impact student retention of classroom material.