Does multitasking in the classroom affect learning outcomes? A naturalistic study

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Highlights:

• We studied off-task multitasking effects on learning in a real-life teaching session.

• Students engaged in numerous multimedia and nonmultimedia multitasking behaviors.

• Multitasking behaviors had a negative impact on the memorization of lecture content.

• Students who used a laptop engaged in more multitasking and had lower memory scores.

摘要

•We studied off-task multitasking effects on learning in a real-life teaching session.•Students engaged in numerous multimedia and nonmultimedia multitasking behaviors.•Multitasking behaviors had a negative impact on the memorization of lecture content.•Students who used a laptop engaged in more multitasking and had lower memory scores.

论文关键词:Multitasking,Real-course settings,Learning,Off-task behaviors

论文评审过程:Received 18 September 2019, Revised 13 January 2020, Accepted 15 January 2020, Available online 18 January 2020, Version of Record 25 January 2020.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106264