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Sahana Sellathurai

Examining the Affects of Student Multitasking With Laptops During the Lecture | Journal... - 0 views

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  • We find that students engage in substantial multitasking behavior with their laptops and have non course-related software applications open and active about 42% of the time.
  • Although many students may believe they can switch back and forth between different tasks with no serious consequences to their academic performance, multitasking has been shown to dramaticaUy increase the number of memory errors and the processing time required to "learn" topics that involve a significant cognitive load
  • Although many students may believe they can switch back and forth between different tasks with no serious consequences to their academic performance,
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  • can result in the acquisition of less flexible knowledge that cannot be easily recalled and/or applied in new situations
  • Sahana Sellathurai on 15 Nov 11
     
    Examines how students learn when using a laptop during their lectures.
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