Presence of mobile phones

Overview

Influence: Presence of mobile phones
Domain: Technology, School, and Out-of-School Strategies
Sub-Domain: Mobile/touch
Potential to Accelerate Student Achievement: Likely to have a negative impact
Influence Definition: The presence of mobile phones in class (typically not related to the teaching and learning).

Meta-Analyses
Journal Title	Author	Article Name	Year Published	Variable	Number of Studies	Number of Students	Number of Effects	Effect Size
Computers and Education	Kates, Wu, & Coryn	The effects of mobile phone use on academic performance: A meta-analysis.	2018	Presence of mobile phones in class	39	148,883	40	-0.32
Early Childhood Research Quarterly	Mallawaarachchi, Anglim, Hooley, & Horwood	Associations of smartphone and tablet use in early childhood with psychosocial, cognitive and sleep factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.	2022	Smartphone and tablet use in ECE	10	NA	10	-0.18
Computers in Human Behavior Reports	Sunday, Adesope, & Maarhuis	The effects of smartphone addiction on learning: A meta-analysis.	2021	Smartphone addiction	44	147,943	45	-0.24
Journal of Behavioral Addictions	Paterna, Alcarz-Ibanez, Aguilar-Parra, Salavera, Demetrovics, & Griffiths	Problematic smartphone use and academic achievement: A systematic review and meta-analysis.	2024	Problematic phone use	29	48,490	33	-0.22
Behavioral Sciences	Böttger, Poschik & Zierer	Does the Brain Drain Effect Really Exist? A Meta-Analysis.	2023	Presence of mobile phones	22	NA	22	-0.14
Computers in Human Behavior	Chen, Yan, Moeyaert, & Bangert-Drowns	Mobile multitasking in learning: A meta-analysis of effects of mobile phone distraction on young adults' immediate recall.	2025	Presence of mobile phones on immediate lecture recall	27	2,245	55	-0.59
TOTAL/AVERAGE						171	347,561	205	-0.28