Smartphones In The Classroom Analysis

The text “Multitasking With Smartphones in the College Classroom” by Anne Bradstreet and Rishi Rajesh and the text “Digital Distraction: Shedding Light on the 21st-Century College Classroom” by Lynn S. Aaron, and Talia Lipton deal with the main topic of how smartphone technology has caused major distractions inside of the classroom. The authors want to prove that smartphones do not enhance learning and are very distracting. I would argue that the article “Digital Distraction: Shedding Light on the 21st-Century College Classroom:” is more effective in the following areas: ethos, logos, and claims.
Aaron and Lipton undeniably have more credibility than Bradstreet and Rajesh. They both have experience in this area, while Bradstreet and Rajesh …show more content…
The organization of their article is definitely better than the organization of the article by Bradstreet and Rajesh. Aaron and Lipton divided their article up into more sections to make it more clear as to what subtopic they were writing about throughout the article. There was also a section labeled “Future” which discussed what can be done in the future to further the investigation and results on this topic, and to further decrease the use of smartphones in the classroom so students can receive a better education. The clarity of the article by Aaron and Lipton is also more effective as the article flowed better and was not confusing to read at all. Some parts of the article by Bradstreet and Rajesh tended to be more perplexing than they should have been. For example, this quote from Bradstreet’s article talks about using a smartphone while driving: “The concept of subconscious and conscious multitasking is illustrated by texting while driving. The driver is initially focused on holding the wheel, noting relevant visual and aural clues, and keeping the car between the lines on the road. But when the driver begins to text, the conscious mind becomes focused on sending or receiving the text message, leaving the task of driving to the unconscious mind” (Bradstreet 90). The authors refer back to using a smartphone while driving multiple times throughout the text, this does make it confusing while reading. The title of the article is “Multitasking With Smartphones in the College Classroom,” I would expect to only be reading about smartphones in the classroom and not the use of smartphones while driving as it does not relate to the topic. Some may argue that the article by Bradstreet has more effective claims. However, it is very apparent that this is not the case and there is much evidence to show that Aaron’s article contains much more effective