In-class distractions: The role of Facebook and the primary learning task

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 55, Issue , 2016, Pages 1165-1178

  Gupta, Natasha ^a   Irwin, Julia D ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Distraction; Education; Facebook; Learning; Multitasking; Technology

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; MULTITASKING; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); SOCIAL SCIENCES COMPUTING; STUDENTS; TECHNOLOGY;

DISTRACTION; FACEBOOK; IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURES; LEARNING; LEARNING PERFORMANCE; SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES; STUDENT ENGAGEMENT; STUDENT LEARNING;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 84919467785     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2014.10.022     Document Type: Article

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