Media multitasking, attention, and distraction: a critical discussion.

Students often multitask with technologies such as computers, laptops, tablets and smartphones during class. Unfortunately, numerous empirical studies firmly establish a significant drop in academic performance caused by this media multitasking. In this paper it is argued that cognitive studies may...

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Published in:	Phenomenology & the Cognitive Sciences Vol. 14; no. 4; pp. 885 - 897
Main Author:	Aagaard, Jesper
Format:	Article
Published:	Springer Nature Dec2015
Subjects:	Computer multitasking Attention Distraction Academic achievement Psychology of students
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