Researchers at West Point found that students who were permitted to use laptops in class performed worse than those who did not – and those with higher initial GPAs were most heavily affected.

For the study, the researchers examined laptop use in an introductory psychology course. This revealed that the typical time spent browsing the web, for non-class-related purposes, was 37 minutes ...

Outside of these areas, however, the benefits of 1:1 laptop availability are mixed. Different studies have found changes in math and science test performance that were inconsistent. In general ...