APS

30th APS Annual Convention · 2018

Does Laptop Use Distract Neighboring Students in a Classroom Environment?

San Francisco, CA · May 2018

Poster · Cross-Cutting Theme Poster - Technology and the Human Experience: Shaping Thoughts, Feelings, Development, and Interactions

  • Amanda Rosenfeld
    Butler University
  • Eileen Hogan
    Butler University
  • Sarah Harnish
    Butler University
  • Tara Lineweaver
    Butler University
  • Amanda Hall
    Butler University

Abstract

Many students believe that technology enhances their classroom learning. But, with the world at our fingertips, straying from lecture material becomes a lot more tempting. Our study demonstrates the second-hand repercussions of on- and off-task laptop use on surrounding students’ comprehension of lecture material.

Learning and Memory

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