The Impact of Digital Distraction on Lecture Notes and Student Learning
Document Type
Presentation
Presentation Date
4-2020
Abstract or Description
Accepted for presentation at 2020 AERA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Conference cancelled due to Covid-19.
Laptop computers allow students to type lecture notes instead of relying on the traditional longhand (i.e., paper-pencil) method. The present research examined lecture note taking in today’s digital age by investigating how the quality and quantity of typed and handwritten notes differed when students did or did not text during a simulated lecture. Findings indicate that although undistracted laptop users captured more lecture ideas into their notes, this advantage failed to improve learning relative to longhand note takers. Moreover, this speed advantage disappeared when laptop users texted during the lecture. Finally, regardless of note-taking method, participants stored many incomplete idea units into their notes. Findings suggest that laptops might not be as helpful for learning as students believe.
Sponsorship/Conference/Institution
2020 AERA Annual Meeting
Location
San Francisco, CA
Recommended Citation
Titsworth, Scott.
2020.
"The Impact of Digital Distraction on Lecture Notes and Student Learning."
Department of Curriculum, Foundations, & Reading Faculty Presentations.
Presentation 410.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/curriculum-facpres/410
