OMG! Texting in Class = U Fail: (Empirical Evidence That Text Messaging During Class Disrupts Comprehension

Teaching of Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 44-51

  Gingerich, Amanda C ^a   Lineweaver, Tara T ^a  

^a BUTLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive overload; comprehension; distraction; texting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901465426     PISSN: 00986283     EISSN: 15322802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0098628313514177     Document Type: Review

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