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Task switching and multitasking

Posted on 23 Jul 2015 with 0 comments
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Digital tools facilitate independent study, providing access to information and resources as well as enabling connections and networking. However, the ease with which students can switch between tasks can also be a distraction, and may be undermining effective learning. Computer logs are used to analyse students’ behaviour in task switching and multitasking and how this behaviour may impact learning.


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