Proposed prevention strategies for digital distraction divide into classroom environment regulations (41.03%), technology controls (30.77%), and personal behavioral interventions (28.21%)¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · quant-synthesis r2 · q2
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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Of 18 studies suggesting prevention strategies, classroom environment regulations such as establishing policy/rules (12.82%) were the most frequently proposed category at 41.03%. → Florence Martin 2025 q2 i? Technology controls (30.77%) were led by banning devices from class (12.82%), deactivating/silencing alerts (10.36%), and replacing digital devices (7.69%). → Florence Martin 2025 (2)

Evidence¶

Florence Martin 2025¶

Florence Martin, Siyu Long, Katy Haywood, Kui Xie. (2025). Digital distractions in education: a systematic review of research on causes, consequences and prevention strategies. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-025-10550-6

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The review classified strategies proposed by 18 of the 26 studies (Table 9); classroom environment regulations were the largest category at 41.03%, with "establishing policy/rules" (12.82%) the most studied single strategy.

"The Classroom Environment Regulations (41.03%) category focuses on strategies and regulations that modify the classroom environment to reduce digital distractions."

Florence Martin 2025 (2)¶

Florence Martin, Siyu Long, Katy Haywood, Kui Xie. (2025). Digital distractions in education: a systematic review of research on causes, consequences and prevention strategies. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-025-10550-6

q2 · i? · quant-synthesis · r2

Within technology controls (30.77% of proposed strategies), the review reports banning devices as most frequent (12.82%), followed by deactivating/silencing alerts (10.36%) and replacing digital devices (7.69%).

"Banning devices from the classroom is the most fre- quently noted approach to eliminate potential distractions."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Causes of digital distraction in education are distributed across technology distractors (51.95%), personal needs (37.66%), and instructional environment factors (10.39%) — related
• Digital distraction research is predominantly quantitative (69.23%), focused on higher education (92.3% of studies), and relies mainly on surveys — related