Kids these days.

A new study published in the Journal of Media Education shows college students are spending a good chunk of class time fiddling with their smartphones, much to the dismay of their professors.

Bernard McCoy, an associate professor of broadcasting at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln surveyed 777 students at six universities during the fall 2012 semester and found that students pull out their phones, tablets, and laptops an average of 11 times per day while in class.

Eighty-six percent of students say they use their phones to text. While 68% and 66% said they were checking email and social networks, respectively.

The students, however, realize staying connected in class often comes with a price, 80% admitted they miss instruction when they use their devices in class though less than 5% considered using the devices a “big distraction.”

“I don’t think students necessarily think it’s problematic,” McCoy said in a news release. “They think it’s part of their lives.”

[University of Nebraska-Lincoln]