Texting as a distraction to learning in college students

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue , 2014, Pages 163-167

  Dietz, Stephanie ^a   Henrich, Christopher ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; EDUCATION;

COLLEGE STUDENTS; LECTURE SETTING; MODERATING EFFECT; TEXTING;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84898940561     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2014.03.045     Document Type: Article

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