%0 Journal Article %1 sana13laptopMultitasking %A Sana, Faria %A Weston, Tina %A Cepeda, Nicholas J. %D 2013 %J Computers & Education %K research.eLearning %N 0 %P 24 - 31 %R http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2012.10.003 %T Laptop multitasking hinders classroom learning for both users and nearby peers %U http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360131512002254 %V 62 %X 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.

@article{sana13laptopMultitasking, 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. }, added-at = {2014-10-22T09:00:03.000+0200}, author = {Sana, Faria and Weston, Tina and Cepeda, Nicholas J.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2e9d0540c0a22b72b00cd67a238ee0885/msn}, description = {Laptop multitasking hinders classroom learning for both users and nearby peers}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2012.10.003}, interhash = {2711ab4a5a752006fedb0a182f24bb90}, intrahash = {e9d0540c0a22b72b00cd67a238ee0885}, issn = {0360-1315}, journal = {Computers & Education }, keywords = {research.eLearning}, number = 0, pages = {24 - 31}, timestamp = {2014-10-22T09:00:03.000+0200}, title = {Laptop multitasking hinders classroom learning for both users and nearby peers }, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360131512002254}, volume = 62, year = 2013 }