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ERIC Number: EJ666465
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-1042-1726
The Laptop and the Lecture: The Effects of Multitasking in Learning Environments.
Hembrooke, Helene; Gay, Geri
Journal of Computing in Higher Education, v15 n1 p46-64 Fall 2003
Compared the test results of students allowed and not allowed to use their laptops while listening to a lecture. Students using their laptops performed more poorly on measures of memory for lecture content. (EV)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Uses in Education, Higher Education, Lecture Method, Retention (Psychology)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Laptop Computers