Are you still with us? Managing mobile phone use and group interaction in PBL

Gillian Hendry, Sally Wiggins, Tony Anderson

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Abstract

As mobile phone technology becomes more advanced, so too does its presence in everyday life. Research has shown, for instance, that students are using their mobile phones in classroom settings, a practice that holds both potential advantages and disadvantages. In group work, these interactions may have consequences for group dynamics in that orienting to a mobile phone can display a shift in an individual’s attention to the group. The current work details a research project conducted on problem-based learning (PBL) tutorials in the United Kingdom in which student groups were video-recorded as they worked. A discursive psychological analysis focused on instances of interaction in which a group member picked up his or her mobile phone in the middle of a working session and how the accountability for the phone use was managed by either
the phone user or a fellow group member. In understanding more about the microprocesses that take place in such environments, we are better positioned to support students’ learning and socialization as they progress through college.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInteractional Research into Problem-Based Learning
EditorsSusan M. Bridges, Rintaro Imafuku
Place of PublicationWest Lafayette, IN
PublisherPurdue University
Chapter8
ISBN (Electronic)9781612495873, 9781612495866
ISBN (Print)9781557538048
Publication statusPublished - 15 Aug 2020

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