multitasking

In the 21st-century question of: is multi-tasking (hyper attention) a bridge to the next level of human brain capacity, or is it a failure-mode of neural-cognitive overload?

Article: Divided Attention (classroom multitasking)

Submitted by kadmin on Thu, 03/04/2010 - 13:59

Published in The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 31, 2010

Divided Attention: In an age of classroom multitasking, scholars probe the nature of learning and memory, By David Glenn.

A worthwhile read citing both studies and anecdotal evidence from college professors about the lowered comprehension, test performance and reasoning capabilities of students who multi-task while in class.