In this video I briefly respond to a question from a student who was wondering if "multitasking" between studying and viewing other unrelated multimedia (such as their social media accounts) would compromise their studying effectiveness.
References.
May, K. E., & Elder, A. D. (2018). Efficient, helpful, or distracting? A literature review of media multitasking in relation to academic performance. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 15(1), 1-17.
Ragan, E. D., Jennings, S. R., Massey, J. D., & Doolittle, P. E. (2014). Unregulated use of laptops over time in large lecture classes. Computers & Education, 78, 78-86.
Steel, P. (2007). The nature of procrastination: a meta-analytic and theoretical review of quintessential self-regulatory failure. Psychological bulletin, 133(1), 65.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRPJX1VSMcY&t=31s