新奇事件簿 上课玩手机影响学习成绩

There is bad news for students who like to use their mobile¹ phones while they study. New research shows that students do not learn very well when they are texting and checking their social media accounts. The research is called: "Mobile Phones in the Classroom: Examining the Effects of Texting, Twitter, and Message Content on Student Learning²". Researchers looked at 145 American university students in the classroom. Some of the students used their mobile phones during class, while the others had their phones switched off. The head researcher, Dr Jeffrey Kuznekoff, said students who did not use their mobile phones while the teacher was talking got higher scores on tests they took at the end of the class.

对于那些一边学习一边用手机的学生来说这并不是一个好消息。一项新的研究表明一边学习一边发短信，玩社交媒体的学生的学习并不好。这项研究名叫：“教室中的手机：短信、推特、短信内容对学生学习的影响”。研究人员对145名美国大学生进行了调查。许多学生在上课时使用手机，一些人上课时关机。研究主任杰弗里称上课不使用手机的学生的期末成绩会高。

Kuznekoff said that one of the biggest challenges teachers have in the classroom is the non-stop battle of keeping students working. He said many students felt they needed to be online and checking messages even when they had important work to do in class. The researchers said it is very common for students to be physically³ present in class, but mentally absent because they are using their mobiles⁴. Kuznekoff said teachers were fighting a "losing battle" because students were more interested in social media than learning. The London School of Economics⁵ did a study in England and found that test scores increased by six per cent after mobile phones were banned in class.

Kuznekoff称老师在课堂上遇到的最大挑战是让学生始终处于学习状态。他说许多学生认为他们需要一边学习一边上网，看短信。研究人员称学生上课很普遍，但是由于他们使用手机，所以他们总是处于走神状态。Kuznekoff称老师总会败下阵来，因为比起学习，学生对社交媒体更感兴趣。伦敦经济学院在英格兰进行了一项调查，发现禁止在教室使用手机的考试分数能够提高6%。

1 mobile   

adj.可移动的，易变的，机动的；n.运动物体

参考例句：

• The old lady sits on a mobile chair every morning.那位老妇人每天上午坐在一把可携带使用的椅子上。
• She's much more mobile now that she's bought a car.自从她买了汽车后，活动量就大多了。

2 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

3 physically   

adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律

参考例句：

• He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
• Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。

4 mobiles   

abbr.motion sculptures (plastic forms in motion) 运动雕塑（运动造型）n.风铃，（可随风摆动的）悬挂饰物( mobile的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Many people are upgrading their mobiles to top-end models. 很多人不断将手机升级到最高档的款式。
• It was Alexander Calder who originated the mobiles. 活动雕塑是亚历山大·考尔德首创的。 来自辞典例句

5 economics   

n.经济学，经济情况

参考例句：

• He is studying economics,which subject is very important.他正在学习经济学，该学科是很重要的。
• One can't separate politics from economics.不能把政治与经济割裂开来。