Banding College Students

Does digital devices really help college students? Today the focus of students attending college is clearly on preparation for the workplace. As a college student I do observe how digital devices are a big distraction to many students. Grades can be affected for many students due to the amount of distraction that is being spent on digital devices. Placing a strict rule to banding digital devices in class will cause a lot of disappointment within the students. If banding the devices amongst classes, students will be forced to write instead of having to use their devices. In result, students can have better grades if they decide to put effort into it. Disciplines all offer different ways to learn about people and the world around us. It is the students decision to choose whether if they want to be disciplined or not towards digital devices. As Wilcox mentions on the article, “ Students who are already more disciplined are more likely to turn their phones off during class” (Paragraph 13). Those students are more worried about their education than what is being discussed on the Internet. The disciplined students will know when to put their digital devices away. …show more content…
As the Wilcox indicates, “particularly when clickers and peer instructions are used to stimulate engagement in the learning process” (paragraph 3). They require different skill sets and approach research and learning in different ways. Some of these ways resonate for some people but not others, this does get students to pay more attention due to the amount of percentage this can affect their grades. As a student I know this technique does help prevent me from using any digital device just because I know I cannot miss the question. The more professors we have for demand towards clickers, there will be an increase of students paying more attention just how the study