College Students in an Experimental Study Took Longer to Achieve Comprehension when Instant Messaging while Reading. A Review of: Bowman, L. L., Levine, L. E., Waite, B. M., & Gendron, M. (2010). Can students really multitask? An experimental study of instant messaging while reading. Computers & Education, 54, 927-931.
<b>Objective</b> – To examine the effects of multitasking while doing school work. The experiment specifically measured total time spent reading a simulated textbook passage and tested comprehension in students who received instant messages before reading, while reading, or not at all.&l...
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University of Alberta
2010-09-01
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| Series: | Evidence Based Library and Information Practice |
| Online Access: | http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/article/view/8258/7343 |