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学校のスマホ禁止で成績や心の健康は変わる?イギリスの30校を調べた研究
Do School Phone Bans Help?
1Students at schools with phone bans did not have better grades or mental health, a study found. Researchers at the University of Birmingham in the UK did the study.
2They studied 1,227 students aged 12 to 15 at 30 schools in England. Twenty of the schools did not let students use phones during the school day. The other 10 schools allowed phones at some times, such as lunch.
3Students at schools with bans used their phones about 40 minutes less at school. But there was no clear difference in total phone time on school days or weekends. There was also no clear difference in sleep, exercise, or grades in English and math.
4However, students who spent more time on phones and social media often slept worse and had lower grades. This shows a link, but it does not prove that phones cause these problems.
5The lead researcher said the team was not against phone bans. But she said bans alone are not enough to reduce the harm from phones.
Words 単語
| bansB2 | 名 | 禁止(ban の複数形)rules that say you must not do something |
| mental healthB1 | 名 | 心の健康how well your mind and feelings are doing |
| agedA2 | 形 | ~歳のbeing a certain number of years old |
| allowedA2 | 動 | 許した、認めたsaid that someone could do something |
| totalB1 | 形 | 合計の、全部のafter you add everything together |
| exerciseA1 | 名 | 運動moving your body to stay strong and healthy |
| social mediaB2 | 名 | SNS(ソーシャルメディア)apps and websites where people share posts and photos |
| proveB1 | 動 | 証明するto show clearly that something is true |
単語のレベル:CEFR-J(『CEFR-J Wordlist Version 1.6』 東京外国語大学投野由紀夫研究室. (URL: https://www.cefr-j.org/download.html より 2026年8月ダウンロード))
1. Reading Quiz 本文の内容に合うものを選ぼう
How old were the students in the study?
A. 8 to 11B. 10 to 13C. 12 to 15D. 15 to 18
How many schools did not let students use phones during the school day?
A. TenB. TwentyC. ThirtyD. Forty
How much less did students at schools with bans use their phones at school?
A. About 40 minutesB. About 10 minutesC. About two hoursD. About four hours
What did the lead researcher say?
A. Every school should ban phones.B. Phones help students sleep.C. Students should study more math.D. Bans alone are not enough.
2. True or False 正しければ T、違っていれば F
( ) The study was done in Australia.
( ) Students at schools with bans used their phones less at school.
( ) Students at schools with bans got much better grades.
( ) Students who spent more time on phones often slept worse.
3. Fill in the Blanks 下の語から選んで空らんをうめよう(形を変えずに)
exercisebansproveallowedagedtotal
They studied 1,227 students _____ 12 to 15 at 30 schools in England.
There was also no clear difference in sleep, _____, or grades in English and math.
Students at schools with phone _____ did not have better grades or mental health, a study found.
The other 10 schools _____ phones at some times, such as lunch.
But there was no clear difference in _____ phone time on school days or weekends.
This shows a link, but it does not _____ that phones cause these problems.
4. Word Order 語を並べかえて正しい文にしよう
( study / the / the / the / Researchers / at / of / did / University / UK / Birmingham / in ) .
( times, / as / other / phones / some / allowed / at / such / lunch / schools / 10 / The ) .
( lead / said / the / bans / against / team / was / phone / not / The / researcher ) .
5. Think and Write 英語で答えてみよう
What are the phone rules at your school?(あなたの学校のスマホのルールはどうなっていますか?)
Do you think a phone ban at school is a good idea? Why?(学校でスマホを禁止するのはよい考えだと思いますか?それはなぜ?)

Answers 解答
1. (1) C (2) B (3) A (4) D
2. (1) F (2) T (3) F (4) T
3. (1) aged (2) exercise (3) bans (4) allowed (5) total (6) prove
4.
- Researchers at the University of Birmingham in the UK did the study.
- The other 10 schools allowed phones at some times, such as lunch.
- The lead researcher said the team was not against phone bans.
全文訳
1スマホを禁止している学校の生徒の成績や心の健康が、ほかの学校よりよいわけではなかった、という研究が出ました。研究をしたのは、イギリスのバーミンガム大学の研究者たちです。
2研究者たちは、イングランドの30の学校の、12歳から15歳の生徒1227人を調べました。そのうち20校は、学校にいる間、生徒にスマホを使わせていませんでした。残りの10校は、昼休みなど、決まった時間ならスマホを使ってよいことにしていました。
3禁止している学校の生徒は、学校でスマホを使う時間が約40分短くなっていました。でも、学校がある日や週末のスマホの時間を合計すると、はっきりした差はありませんでした。睡眠や運動、英語と数学の成績にも、はっきりした差はありませんでした。
4ただ、スマホやSNSに使う時間が長い生徒は、よく眠れていなかったり、成績が低かったりすることが多くありました。これは結びつきを示すもので、スマホがこうした問題の原因だと証明したわけではありません。
5研究のリーダーは、研究チームはスマホの禁止に反対しているわけではない、と話しました。でも、禁止だけでは、スマホのよくない影響を減らすには足りない、とも話しています。
文法ポイント:関係代名詞 who(人を説明する)
who のまとまりが、前の「人」を説明する。本文の students who spent more time on phones and social media は「スマホやSNSにより多くの時間を使った生徒」。who spent ... が students を説明している。
出典:University of Birmingham、The Lancet Regional Health – Europe/PubMed Central、INQUIRER.net ほか(記事は原田英語の時事英語ジュニアのオリジナル)|https://www.haradaeigo.com/jijieigo-junior/news/2026-10-13-school-phone-bans-study/