Multi-Tasking Make Me Not Learn Good
My 8th graders would not agree with this as they were always lobbying to have study time with their iPods on (from SuperWayne)…
“The best thing you can do to improve your memory is to pay attention to the things you want to remember,” Poldrack added. “Our data support that. When distractions force you to pay less attention to what you are doing, you don’t learn as well as if you had paid full attention.”
Tasks that require more attention, such as learning calculus or reading Shakespeare, will be particularly adversely affected by multi-tasking, Poldrack said.
Multi-tasking adversely affects brain’s learning, UCLA psychologists report
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posted: 06 July 26
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