No A 4 U: The relationship between multitasking and academic performance
ARTICLE
Reynol Junco, Shelia R. Cotten
Computers & Education Volume 59, Number 2, ISSN 0360-1315 Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
Abstract
The proliferation and ease of access to information and communication technologies (ICTs) such as Facebook, text messaging, and instant messaging has resulted in ICT users being presented with more real-time streaming data than ever before. Unfortunately, this has also resulted in individuals increasingly engaging in multitasking as an information management strategy. The purpose of this study was to examine how college students multitask with ICTs and to determine the impacts of this multitasking on their college grade point average (GPA). Using web survey data from a large sample of college students at one university (N=1839), we found that students reported spending a large amount of time using ICTs on a daily basis. Students reported frequently searching for content not related to courses, using Facebook, emailing, talking on their cell phones, and texting while doing schoolwork. Hierarchical (blocked) linear regression analyses revealed that using Facebook and texting while doing schoolwork were negatively associated with overall college GPA. Engaging in Facebook use or texting while trying to complete schoolwork may tax students' capacity for cognitive processing and preclude deeper learning. Our research indicates that the type and purpose of ICT use matters in terms of the educational impacts of multitasking.
Citation
Junco, R. & Cotten, S.R. (2012). No A 4 U: The relationship between multitasking and academic performance. Computers & Education, 59(2), 505-514. Elsevier Ltd. Retrieved January 28, 2023 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/66713/.
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Keywords
- Access to Information
- Attention
- Cognitive Processes
- College Students
- computer mediated communication
- Computer Use
- GPA
- Grade Point Average
- Handheld Devices
- ICT use
- internet
- learning
- mobile phones
- Multitasking
- Regression (Statistics)
- Student Surveys
- Synchronous Communication
- texting
- Time Management
- Time on Task
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