Cell phones a problem in classroom, says new study

Although few college students actually take cell phone calls in class, sending and receiving text messages during a lecture has become an acceptable part of cell phone culture, according to research from James Katz, professor of communications at Rutgers University and director of the Center for Mobile Communications Studies, and Jing Wang, a professor of Chinese language and culture at MIT. Cellular Blog reports.

"Only 4 percent of Rutgers students surveyed considered it OK to talk on a phone in class. While that's good news for professor, the downside is that 45 percent considered exchanging text messages permissible while 33 percent of students thought it acceptable to play games on a cell phone during class".

emily | 5:50 PM | SMS and Students |
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