Department

Psychology

Advisor

Joel Frederickson

Document Type

Poster

Version

Preprint

Abstract

Research has shown that multitasking depletes students' working memory and task efficiency. Our study analyzes the effect of media multitasking on students' reading retention results. Our hypothesis is that studying while multitasking results in a greater amount of energy spent on work and decreases in the quality of work.

Comments

Media multitasking, reading retention, focus

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The Effects of Multitasking on Reading Retention

Research has shown that multitasking depletes students' working memory and task efficiency. Our study analyzes the effect of media multitasking on students' reading retention results. Our hypothesis is that studying while multitasking results in a greater amount of energy spent on work and decreases in the quality of work.

 

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