Multitasking is a common practice among secondary school students today. Many try to complete assignments while listening to music, revise their lessons while chatting online, or switch constantly ...

I remember becoming acutely aware of students’ multi-tasking abilities in 2005. I watched my daughter, who was a senior in high school, do her homework while also enjoying four other inputs—music from ...

Laptops in lectures can distract both users and others around them, research has shown. But banning them is a bad idea, as they have important benefits that universities and professors should consider ...

Students are often told that studying longer and harder will guarantee success but research shows that not all study habits are created equal. In fact, one seemingly harmless practice of multitasking ...

I stood in front of the darkened classroom, noting that many of the medical students’ faces were bathed in the eerie blue glow from laptop screens. My heart sank. When we moved into this wired ...

College students often face challenges such as managing assignments, staying organised, and multitasking between lectures and study sessions. The sheer volume of notes, textbooks, and digital ...