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Tassone, Adrianna; Liu, Jenny J. W.; Reed, Maureen J.; Vickers, Kristin – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2020
Increasingly, students engage in multitasking during lecture by shifting their attention between class material and irrelevant information from texts and webpages. It is well established that this divided attention impairs memory and learning. Less is known about how to correct the problem. This study used an educational intervention in the form…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Time Management, Intervention, Student Attitudes
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du Rocher, Andrew R. – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2020
Active learning strategies, goals, values, self-efficacy and thus study motivation are all thought to affect the depth of student engagement with their work. Plagiarism is a common problem and must reflect a shallow level of student engagement. Cognitive perspectives on learning and teaching should consider how variations in attentional control…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Academic Achievement, Self Efficacy, Correlation