SSS 2012-04-05
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：Scientific American(四)月
英语课
Concentrating in class gets two thumbs up. Which has the benefit of keeping those thumbs off the smartphone. A new study finds that texting in class distracts 1 students. And that effective learners, who earn higher grades, text less during class. The research is in the journal Communication Education.
Whether in or out of class, almost all American college students send texts rather than emails or instant messages.
University of Pittsburgh undergrads filled out surveys on their in-class texting and learning habits. The researchers discovered that students on average viewed and sent two to three text messages per class period. Those students who considered themselves very able to direct their own learning process and stay focused in class also texted less frequently. But the students who checked their phones more often rated themselves as more easily distracted 2, and did less well academically.
While the study showed a correlation 3 between better grades and less text messaging, it did not prove that frequent texting causes bad grades. But it did provide an opportunity for those teachers who confiscate 4 phones from texting students to say—or text—“Told you so.”
v.使（人）分心，分散（注意力）( distract的第三人称单数 )；打扰
- I'm bored with bridge, but golf still distracts me. 我已经玩厌了桥牌，但是还喜欢玩高尔夫球。 来自辞典例句
- That kind of thing distracts us and keeps us from doing good. 这些事情使我们耽心，并且妨碍我们做正当的事情。 来自辞典例句
a.注意力分散的，思想不集中的
- When working, one should concentrate and not allow oneself to be distracted. 工作时要集中精力，不要分心。
- Noise outside distracted her mind from her studies. 门外的噪音使她心神不宁，无法集中注意力学习。
n.相互关系，相关，关连
- The second group of measurements had a high correlation with the first.第二组测量数据与第一组高度相关。
- A high correlation exists in America between education and economic position.教育和经济地位在美国有极密切的关系。
v.没收(私人财产)，把…充公
- The police have the right to confiscate any forbidden objects they find.如发现违禁货物，警方有权查扣。
- Did the teacher confiscate your toy?老师没收你的玩具了吗？