Laptop multitasking hinders classroom learning for both users and nearby peers
ARTICLE
Faria Sana, Tina Weston, Nicholas J. Cepeda
Computers & Education Volume 62, Number 1, ISSN 0360-1315 Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
Abstract
Laptops are commonplace in university classrooms. In light of cognitive psychology theory on costs associated with multitasking, we examined the effects of in-class laptop use on student learning in a simulated classroom. We found that participants who multitasked on a laptop during a lecture scored lower on a test compared to those who did not multitask, and participants who were in direct view of a multitasking peer scored lower on a test compared to those who were not. The results demonstrate that multitasking on a laptop poses a significant distraction to both users and fellow students and can be detrimental to comprehension of lecture content.
Citation
Sana, F., Weston, T. & Cepeda, N.J. (2013). Laptop multitasking hinders classroom learning for both users and nearby peers. Computers & Education, 62(1), 24-31. Elsevier Ltd. Retrieved August 10, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/132235/.
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Full text is availabe on Science Direct: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2012.10.003Keywords
- Attention Control
- Attentional control
- Classroom Environment
- Cognitive Psychology
- College Students
- Computer Uses in Education
- Educational Experiments
- Laptop Computers
- laptops
- learner engagement
- Lecture Method
- Multitasking
- pedagogy
- Peer Relationship
- Simulated Environment
- simulation
- Student Behavior
- Tests
- Time on Task
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