University students check their phones 11 times per LECTURE and 80% admit the tech addiction affects their grades

More than half of students across five U.S states told researchers at Nebraska University they check texts and social networks in class because lessons are boring. Texting was the most popular distraction technique while eight per cent admitted they regularly play games when they should be listening

Barney McCoy, an associate professor of broadcasting at the university, surveyed 777 students at six universities across five states about how they used digital devices in the classroom.