Anxiety in the classroom prior to the COVID-19 pandemic focused on school workand grades, whereas post-pandemic may focus on transmission of diseases, vacci-nations, and social anxiety due to lack of exposure to social settings.
This is also very important to note as times have changed significantly since the COVID-19 pandemic.
The results from our study provide evidence that the use of smartphones in the class-room has a negative effect on levels of course comprehension and the psychologicalstate of students during lecture.
As educators, we need to come up with a way to help students see how smartphones in the classroom can have a negative effect on the outcome of their learning. I know a math teacher that has a calculator/ phone holder and when they walk in the room they put their phone where the calculator was and then head to their seat.
Mind-fulness during lectures has been found to be associated with better grades(Caballero et al., 2019), and better overall psychological health while learning(Mahfouz et al., 2018).
Mindfulness is being aware of your body. Focused breathing, walks, and body scans are techniques that can be taught within the classroom to help with mindfulness.
n general, research has found a negative correlation between smartphoneuse and psychological well-being, specifically in anxiety and depression (e.g.Demirci et al., 2012).
This is so important to know. Especially in girls, there is a "standard" we need to follow, we need to look a certain way, act a certain way. All of these things cause great anxiety and can cause depression if you do not "fit" the standard.
Within the classroom, smartphones can often be a cause of distraction, as stu-dents use the phone during class to check social media (Gupta & Irwin, 2016),multi-task (Sana et al., 2013), or contact friends (Tindell & Bohlander, 2012)
I, as a college student, even sometimes struggle with this.
The smartphone has become an integral part of society, including our educationaland professional lives. Smartphone use is highest amongst people aged 18–2
There are many younger aged kids (10-18) who have smartphones now and are bringing them to school. It is important as future educators to be aware of the percentage of students who have access to social medias as it plays a huge part in their mental health and wellbeing.