Removing Phones from Classrooms Improves Academic Performance
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Sungu, Choudhury and Bjerre-Nielsen (2025) found that mandatory in-class phone collection in Indian higher education settings improved grades, with no significant changes in overall student well-being.
“Sungu, Choudhury and Bjerre-Nielsen (2025) find that mandatory in-class phone collection in Indian higher education settings improved grades, with no significant changes in overall student well-being.”
From The Effects of School Phone Bans: National Evidence from Lockable Pouches (2026) · cites this paper as Sungu, Choudhury and Bjerre-Nielsen (2025)
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The Educational Impacts of School Phone Bans: Evidence from Brazil
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The Effects of School Phone Bans: National Evidence from Lockable Pouches
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- Authors
- Sungu, A., Choudhury, P. K., & Bjerre-Nielsen, A.
- Affiliations
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- Jawaharlal Nehru University (IN)
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Corresponding author
- Sungu, Alp
- Venue
- SSRN Electronic Journal
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2025
- ISSN
- 1556-5068 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W4413194261
- Cited by
- 1
- References
- 16
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1
- Type
- posted content
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- doi.org
- Locations
- SSRN Electronic Journal (acceptedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Social Sciences › Education › School Choice and Performance
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Mobile Learning in Education
- Keywords
- academic performance, student grades, fear of missing out, student distraction, student well-being, academic motivation, online harassment, student engagement, lower-performing students
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