Posts Tagged ‘negative effects of multitasking’
September 26 - Students Think They Can Multitask. Here’s Proof They Can’t.
By: Maryellen Weimer, PhD in Teaching Professor Blog
With easy access to all sorts of technology, students multitask. So do lots of us, for that matter. But students are way too convinced that multitasking is a great way to work. They think they can do two or three tasks simultaneously and not compromise the quality of what they produce. Research says that about 5% of us multitask effectively. Proof of the negative effects of multitasking in learning environments is now coming from a variety of studies.
