“FYI”: The Effects of New Communication Tools on Student
performance in SW Illinois
Talayna McQuillan
Introduction
* Belleville West High School* Mckendree College* SIUE
Methods
* Semi structured interviews– Open and close ended– Face- to- face
* Self administered questionnaire– Close ended
OtherGam
esMusic
Internet
Photography
Picture
Messagi
ng
Long Dist
ance
phone
Local Phone
Text M
essagi
ng0
20
40
60
80
100
120
10
3136
44 4549
59
81
99
90
6964
56 5551
41
19
1
The percentage of each phone applications used
YesNo
Phone applications
Percentage ofrespondents
A B C D F0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
25
34
9
01
Total for each letter grade
Total
Grades
Number of respondents
A B C0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
60
7678
40
2422
Students' grades compared to : do they text during class
YesNo
Grades
Percentage of respondents
Teacher Interviews
* 4 out of the 6 teachers said they noticed a difference in student performance
* Misspellings, abbreviations, punctuations, and capitilizations
* Textspeak affects how they speak and write
A B C0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
36
15
0
1215
118
12
22
44
58
67
Grades compared to the amount of texts received in one day
0-1011-2021-3031+
Grades
Percentage of respondents
Initialism
s and Acro
nyms
Shorte
nings
Non-stan
dard sp
ellings
Pictogra
ms and Lo
gogra
ms
Omitted lett
ersOther
Genuine n
ovelties
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
69 67
6056 54
7 6
31 33
4044 46
93 94
The percentage that each form of text speak is used
YesNo
Forms of text speak
Percentage of respondents
0 Forms 1 Form 2 Forms 3 Forms 4 Forms 5 Forms 6 Forms0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
3
14
11
20
14
34
3
0
26 26
6
20
17
6
The amount that each form of textspeak is used compared to Freshmen and Seniors
SeniorFreshmen
Amount of textspwak forms
Percentage of respondents
Question: Ways in which media might affect face to face interaction with friends, family, and others
Statements: Seniors Freshmen Totalreduces interactions 10 15 25easier to communicate 11 10 21
more accesible using new media 8 4 12
keep in contact because of distance 9 3 12
face to face interaction withering 3 5 8loose interaction skills 5 3 8media has no affect 3 3 6new media is distracting 1 4 5new media can cause conflict 3 0 3dislike media 1 1 2help maintain contact 1 1 2creates friendships 1 1 2creates unity 2 0 2
creates distance between others 1 0 1use media very little 1 0 1avoids conflict 1 0 1keeps u in contact 1 0 1Face to face is crucial 1 0 1makes u more outgoing 0 1 1media creates unintelligence 0 1 1
Acknowledgments
Dr. Cory WillmottAnthropology teachersStudents at SIUE and McKendreeTeachers at Belleville WestParents
