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1. • Decreased prices, increased convenience, and wireless access

     • Because of decreased prices, increased convenience, and wireless access, an increasing number of college and university students are using laptop computers in their classrooms. This recent trend has forced instructors to address the educational consequences of using these mobile devices.
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   Do college students learn better if they use laptops?

   • A growing body of evidence says “No.” When college students use computers or tablets during lecture, they learn less and earn worse grades. The evidence consists of a series of randomized trials, in both college classrooms and controlled laboratory settings. Students who use laptops in class are likely different from those who don’t.

   For better learning in college lectures, lay down the laptop and pick

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   Why do students use laptops in class?

   • Students who use laptops in class are likely different from those who don’t. They may be more easily distracted or less interested in the course material. Alternatively, they may be the most serious (or wealthiest) students who have invested in technology to support their learning.

   For better learning in college lectures, lay down the laptop and pick

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   Do laptops improve learning?

   • There may well be particular classroom settings in which laptops improve learning. Perhaps a coding class, in which students collaborate on solving a programming problem. But for the typical lecture setting, the best evidence suggests students should lay down their laptops and pick up a pen.

   For better learning in college lectures, lay down the laptop and pick

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   Can laptops in college classrooms increase student engagement?

   • ANN ARBOR—Despite the distraction potential of laptops in college classrooms, new research shows that they can actually increase students’ engagement, attentiveness, participation and learning. To achieve this, however, the instructor must set the right stage, says University of Michigan professor Perry Samson.

   How laptops can enhance learning in college classrooms

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   Should you allow laptops in the classroom?

   • “If you allow laptops in the classroom without a plan for how you’ll use them, you can potentially invite disaster. It’s unlikely that students will be so entranced by class material that they won’t wander off to their favorite social networking sites,” Samson said. “The key is to deliberately engage students through their computers.

   How laptops can enhance learning in college classrooms

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   Do students have to own a laptop?

   • This study takes advantage of a college policy that requires all students to own a laptop computer, but allows individual instructors to require, allow, or ban computers in their classrooms.

   Computers and productivity: Evidence from laptop use in the college

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3. bokcenter.harvard.edu › technology-and-studentDevices in the Classroom | Derek Bok Center, Harvard University

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   In one survey of college students, 70% of students report that having a laptop in class is helpful for their academic performance, with note-taking cited as the most important benefit (Kay and Lauricella, 2014).

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4. www.scientificamerican.com › article › a-learningA Learning Secret: Don't Take Notes with a Laptop

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   Jun 3, 2014 · When it comes to college students, the belief that more is better may underlie their widely-held view that laptops in the classroom enhance their academic performance. Laptops do in fact...

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   Apr 1, 2017 · The existing evidence on the impact of computers in the college classroom can be broadly grouped into two categories: (1) studies that examine the correlation between computer use and academic outcomes and (2) studies that experimentally manipulate whether and how students are able to use computers in the classroom.

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   Aug 10, 2017 · When college students use computers or tablets during lecture, they learn less and earn worse grades. The evidence consists of a series of randomized trials, in both college classrooms and...

8. www.scientificamerican.com › article › students-areStudents are Better Off without a Laptop in the Classroom

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   Jul 11, 2017 · New research by scientists at Michigan State University suggests that laptops do not enhance classroom learning, and in fact students would be better off leaving their laptops in the dorm...

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9. ctl.wustl.edu › laptop-Laptop Use in Class: Effects on Learning and Attention

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   Aug 22, 2015 · Two classroom-based studies (discussed below) suggest that students’ use of laptops can have a positive effect on their attention and learning— if these tools are used for course-related, instructional purposes.

10. news.umich.edu › how-laptops-can-enhance-learningHow laptops can enhance learning in college classrooms

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    May 20, 2010 · ANN ARBOR—Despite the distraction potential of laptops in college classrooms, new research shows that they can actually increase students' engagement, attentiveness, participation and learning. To achieve this, however, the instructor must set the right stage, says University of Michigan professor P