Attentional scattering: how media multitasking and distraction impacts our secondary students / R. Kyle. Jones.

Format:

Book

Manuscript

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Jones, R. Kyle, author.

Contributor:

Frye, Douglas, degree supervisor, degree committee member.

Campano, H. Gerald, degree committee member.

Mark, Gloria, degree committee member.

University of Pennsylvania. Educational and Organizational Leadership, degree granting institution.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Penn dissertations--Education.

Education--Penn dissertations.

Penn dissertations--Educational and Organizational Leadership.

Educational and Organizational Leadership--Penn dissertations.

Local Subjects:

Penn dissertations--Education.

Education--Penn dissertations.

Penn dissertations--Educational and Organizational Leadership.

Educational and Organizational Leadership--Penn dissertations.

Physical Description:

xii, 218 leaves ; 29 cm

Production:

[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] : University of Pennsylvania, 2016.

Summary:

Although there is a large investment made in technology in our public and private schools each year, there has been comparatively little effort made into understanding the impact of that technology on our students. This study examines the relationship between student boredom, media multitasking, and distraction in an effort to understand the impact of media multitasking on our students. To examine this, a mixed methods design was utilized, consisting of a memory recall experiment, student interviews, and a survey instrument. This study found that laptops are preferred over iPads for both focus and academic reasons, and it discovered classroom environments and teaching methodologies that caused distraction to occur as well as strategies employed by students to attempt to overcome distraction. Ultimately, this study did not find an impact on academic performance as assessed by a memory recall experiment. As a result, this study contributes significant knowledge into technology distraction at the high school level as well as modifications that can help improve student focus.

Notes:

Ed. D. University of Pennsylvania 2016.

Department: Educational and Organizational Leadership.

Supervisor: Douglas Frye.

Includes bibliographical references.