On more than one occasion, I have sat behind students taking notes at a lecture on their computer but also looking at Facebook, email and other websites almost seamlessly at the same time. I always ...

Today, the vast majority of us multitask while using our smartphones. We play games, email, surf social media, text, and use apps and other functions while watching television, eating, doing work, or ...

Have you ever tried doing your homework while replying to texts, listening to music, and flipping between YouTube tabs? You’re not alone. In most classrooms, multitasking feels normal. A student might ...

Simple, science-backed focus strategies can help students eliminate distractions at home and build stronger, more productive study routines.

We live in the age of multitasking. Though a phenomenon of the young, older folks are being dragged into the age by the digital revolution in mobile electronic devices. Youngsters, as digital natives, ...

While teachers are fighting many battles head-on to ensure that the education being provided is the best, to listen to some, one war seems almost lost: it's the war for students' attention. In fact, ...

Students who send and receive instant messages while completing a reading assignment take longer to get through their texts but apparently still manage to understand what they’re reading, according to ...

From writing papers to answering emails, it's common for office workers to juggle multiple tasks at once. But those constant interruptions can actually create sadness and fear and eventually, a tense ...