Classroom

Distractions Survey Report

What is your gender?
Responses Male 37 Female 86 Other 0 0% 69.92% 30.08% Percentage

What is your age?

Responses 17-19 21 20-22 80 23-25 7 Other 7 6.09% 6.09% 69.57% 18.26% Percentage

Are you a student?

Responses Yes, at the University of Oregon 94 Yes, but not at the University of Oregon 25 No 4 3.25% 20.33% 76.42% Percentage

What is your class standing?

Responses Freshman 13 Sophomore 22 Junior 56 Senior 25 Other 5 4.13% 20.66% 46.28% 18.18% 10.74% Percentage

Which portable electronic devices do you have? (Check all that apply)
Responses Cell Phone 36 Smart Phone 113 Laptop 118 Tablet (iPad, eReader, etc.) 39 Handheld Video Game (PSP, 3DS, etc.) 7 2.24% 12.46% 37.7% 36.1% 11.5% Percentage

How much time do you spend on your electronic devices weekly?

Responses 0-5 hours 5 5-10 hours 30 10-20 hours 37 20+ hours 51 41.46% 30.08% 24.39% 4.07% Percentage

Do you bring your electronic devices to class with you?

Responses Yes 112 No 8 6.67% 93.33% Percentage

Do you ever use your electronic devices in class?

Responses Yes 106 No 15 12.4% 87.6% Percentage

How many classes do you use your electronics in?

Responses Zero 13 1-2 58 3-4 12 All of them 29 25.89% 10.71% 51.79% 11.61% Percentage

Do you ever use your electronic devices in the classroom for permissible uses such as note-taking or research?
Responses Yes 82 No 39 32.23% 67.77% Percentage

Do you ever use your electronic devices in class without your professor/GTFs permission?
Responses Yes 90 No 31 25.62% 74.38% Percentage

Do you use social media or surf the Internet during class?

Responses Yes 83 No 37 30.83% 69.17% Percentage

What website do you visit the most in class?

Responses Youtube 0 Facebook 39 Twitter 20 Pinterest 0 Tumblr 2 I don't visit websites in class. 27 Other 25 22.12% 23.89% 1.77% 0% 17.7% 34.51% 0% Percentage

Have you ever been distracted in class by someone using their electronic devices?
Responses Yes 74 No 47 38.84% 61.16% Percentage

Do you think electronic devices are distracting to other students?

Responses Yes 76 No 44 36.67% 63.33% Percentage

Do you think it is disrespectful to use electronic devices in classes that teachers have requested that no electronics be used?
Responses Yes 75 No 4 Depends 42 34.71% 3.31% 61.98% Percentage

Do you think you learn more in classes that prohibit electronic use?
Responses Yes 20 No 46 Depends 55 45.45% 38.02% 16.53% Percentage

Do you feel that using an electronic device in the classroom positively affects your participation or focus in the classroom?
Responses Yes 46 No 75 61.98% 38.02% Percentage

Do you feel that using an electronic device in the classroom negatively affects your participation or focus in the classroom?
Responses Yes 60 No 61 50.41% 49.59% Percentage