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There is news for students who use their mobile phones in . New research shows that students do not learn very when they text and use social media in class. The looks at the of texting and social media on student . Researchers looked at 145 American students in the classroom. Some of the students used their mobile phones in class, while the others had their phones switched off. The students who did not use their mobile phones during the class got scores on they took at the of the class.

One of the challenges teachers have in the classroom is the to keep students working. Many students feel they need to be and checking , even when they had work to do in class. The researchers said it is for students to be present in class, but mentally absent because they are using their mobiles. Many teachers are fighting a "losing " because students are more in social media than . Research in England found that scores went up by six per cent after mobile phones were banned in class.

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