Multitasking
Articles about multitasking, cognitive function, technology in learning, personal needs, and gratification.
The Pen is Mightier Than the Keyboard: Advantages of Longhand Over Laptop Note Taking (Mueller & Oppenheimer, Psychological Science, 2014) | PDF
A Learning Secret: Don't Take Notes With A Laptop (Cindi May, Scientific American, 2014) | PDF
Laptop Multitasking Hinders Classroom Learning for Both Users and Nearby Peers (Sana, Weston, & Cepeda, Computers & Education, 2013) | PDF
Digital Devices, Distraction, and Student Performance: Does In-Class Cell Phone Use Reduce Learning? (Duncan, Hoekstra, & Wilcox, Astronomy Education Review, 2012) | PDF
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No A 4 U: The Relationship Between Multitasking and Academic Performance (Junco & Cotten, Computers & Education, 2012) | PDF
Students Think They Can Multitask. Here's Proof They Can't. (Maryellen Weimer, Faculty Focus, 2012) | PDF
The "Myth" of Media Multitasking: Reciprocal Dynamics of Media Multitasking, Personal Needs, and Gratification (Wang & Tchernev, Journal of Communication, 2012) | PDF
Divided Attention (David Glenn, Chronicle of Higher Education, 2010) | PDF
Have Technology and Multitasking Rewired How Students Learn? (Daniel T. Willingham, American Educator, 2010) | PDF
Media Multitaskers Pay Mental Price, Stanford Study Shows (Adam Gorlick, Stanford News Service, 2009) | PDF
Media Multitaskers Pay Mental Price (Nass & Ophir, Stanford University YouTube video, 2009)
Laptops vs. Learning (David Cole, The Washington Post, 2007) | PDF