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This research has been created to analyze the adverse effects that result from the increase use of electronic devices for multitasking on the academic performance of the students.
ut a pervasive issue that educators and researchers alike are grappling with: the phenomenon of multitasking during classroom instruction. Multitasking, broadly defined as the simultaneous engagement in multiple.
The findings have linked student multitasking processes in a lecture theatre to Social Cognitive Theory principles (reciprocal interactions between behaviours, learning environment, and individuals).
The results of empirical studies show that multitasking may reduce learners’ capacity for cognitive processing causing poor academic performance. Multitasking is more common in those media that provide instant emotion...
Results showed that multimedia and nonmultimedia multitasking behaviors were frequent but also additive, especially among students who used a laptop. These behaviors had a negative impact on students’ memorization of ...
If many students are now studying at home without adequate guidance on how to focus effectively in a distance learning environment, it is important to examine the effects of digital devices on student learning and aca...
To provide a more detailed understanding of the multitasking phenomenon, this paper categorizes the external forces into three types – social, technological, and teaching/learning. These three categories constitute a ...
To gain further insights into this phenomenon, this exploratory descriptive study surveyed 519 students from China university to investigate the magnitude of students’ digital multitasking, motivation behind digital m...
Multitasking – alternating between two different tasks at the same time – has become a daily habit for many university students. However, this may come at a cost since the existing literature emphasises the negative a...
A conceptual framework is proposed for the investigation into the influence of social media usage and social media multitasking behavior on the academic performance of undergraduate...
