“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
The percentage of each phone applications used
120
99
100
90
81
80
69
64
Percentage of
60
respondents
59
56
55
49
44
40
Yes
51
No
45
41
36
31
19
20
10
1
0
Other
Games
Music
Internet
Photography
Picture
Long Distance Local Phone
Messaging
phone
Phone applications
Text
Messaging
Total for each letter grade
40
34
35
30
25
25
Number of
20
respondents
Total
15
9
10
5
1
0
0
A
B
C
Grades
D
F
Students' grades compared to : do they text during class
90
80
78
76
70
60
60
50
Percentage of
respondents
Yes
40
40
No
30
24
22
20
10
0
A
B
Grades
C
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
Grades compared to the amount of texts received in one day
80
70
67
60
58
50
44
Percentage of
40
respondents
0-10
11-20
36
21-30
31+
30
22
20
15
15
12
12
10
11
8
0
0
A
B
Grades
C
The percentage that each form of text speak is used
100
94
93
90
80
70
69
67
60
60
56
Percentage of
50
respondents
54
44
46
Yes
40
No
40
31
33
30
20
10
7
6
0
Initialisms and
Acronyms
Shortenings
Non-standard
spellings
Pictograms and
Logograms
Forms of text speak
Omitted letters
Other
Genuine novelties
The amount that each form of textspeak is used compared to Freshmen
and Seniors
40
34
35
30
26
26
25
20
Percentage of
20
respondents
20
Senior
17
14
15
Freshmen
14
11
10
6
5
6
3
3
0
0
0 Forms
1 Form
2 Forms
3 Forms
4 Forms
Amount of textspwak forms
5 Forms
6 Forms
Question: Ways in which media might affect face
to face interaction with friends, family, and others
Statements:
reduces interactions
easier to communicate
Seniors
Freshmen
Total
10
11
15
10
25
21
more accesible using new media
8
4
12
keep in contact because of distance
9
3
12
face to face interaction withering
loose interaction skills
media has no affect
new media is distracting
new media can cause conflict
dislike media
help maintain contact
creates friendships
creates unity
3
5
3
1
3
1
1
1
2
5
3
3
4
0
1
1
1
0
8
8
6
5
3
2
2
2
2
creates distance between others
use media very little
avoids conflict
keeps u in contact
Face to face is crucial
makes u more outgoing
media creates unintelligence
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Acknowledgments
Dr. Cory Willmott
Anthropology teachers
Students at SIUE and McKendree
Teachers at Belleville West
Parents