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Sana, Faria; Weston, Tina; Cepeda, Nicholas J. – Computers & Education, 2013
Laptops are commonplace in university classrooms. In light of cognitive psychology theory on costs associated with multitasking, we examined the effects of in-class laptop use on student learning in a simulated classroom. We found that participants who multitasked on a laptop during a lecture scored lower on a test compared to those who did not…
Descriptors: Laptop Computers, Cognitive Psychology, Lecture Method, Educational Experiments
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Tjaden, Bunny J.; Martin, C. Dianne – Computers & Education, 1995
Determined if college students learn better when using lecture/CAI than by using the conventional lecture method to present visually oriented material. Results indicated no significant difference between the test groups in amount of learning; also, it took longer to present examples to the control group than for the treatment group to absorb…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Conventional Instruction