Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 months agoStudy finds smartphone bans in Dutch schools improved focuswww.reuters.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down10
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minus-squarezapzap@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoThe “study” is that they asked teachers, “Hey, how’s it been going?” and the teachers answered, “I feel like my students are paying attention more now.”
minus-squareFredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoPolling professionals and experts on their opinions is perfectly reasonable to publish as a preliminary study on a subject
minus-squareslackassassin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoWho better to poll than teachers for this type of study? They are the ones in the trenches and can gauge the results.
minus-squarezapzap@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoYeah, like, if you’re just gonna ask someone, they’d be the ones to ask.
minus-squareClusterBomb@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoYeah, except science does not work like that. 😐
minus-squareslackassassin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoYes, it does. A subjective response can absolutely be an objective result.
The “study” is that they asked teachers, “Hey, how’s it been going?” and the teachers answered, “I feel like my students are paying attention more now.”
Polling professionals and experts on their opinions is perfectly reasonable to publish as a preliminary study on a subject
Who better to poll than teachers for this type of study? They are the ones in the trenches and can gauge the results.
Yeah, like, if you’re just gonna ask someone, they’d be the ones to ask.
Yeah, except science does not work like that. 😐
Yes, it does. A subjective response can absolutely be an objective result.