The impact of media multitasking on young people's (digital natives) learning
Start Date
26-3-2021 2:20 PM
End Date
26-3-2021 2:30 PM
Description
The purpose of my research is three-folded. The first aim is to investigate the effects of digital media multitasking on young people’s learning and explore their multitasking behaviours. In this study multitasking is defined as the engagement in multiple tasks aimed at attaining multiple goals simultaneously or switching quickly between several different tasks aimed at attaining multiple goals. The second aim is to explore the media multitasking behaviour among youth and try to examine the extent to which patterns of technology use and media multitasking of today’s students reflect the notion of digital natives, i.e. identify whether people from younger generations (‘digital natives’) are more skilled at multitasking than older adults as it is often claimed. The third aim of this study is to inform educational practice by providing educators with strategies for effective use of digital technologies for teaching and learning.
Recommended Citation
Giatraki, E. (2021, March). The impact of media multitasking on young people's (digital natives) learning. Presented at the Postgraduate Conference on Interdisciplinary Learning: Re-Imagining Postgraduate Studies in the 21st Century and Beyond. Lingnan University, Hong Kong.
The impact of media multitasking on young people's (digital natives) learning
The purpose of my research is three-folded. The first aim is to investigate the effects of digital media multitasking on young people’s learning and explore their multitasking behaviours. In this study multitasking is defined as the engagement in multiple tasks aimed at attaining multiple goals simultaneously or switching quickly between several different tasks aimed at attaining multiple goals. The second aim is to explore the media multitasking behaviour among youth and try to examine the extent to which patterns of technology use and media multitasking of today’s students reflect the notion of digital natives, i.e. identify whether people from younger generations (‘digital natives’) are more skilled at multitasking than older adults as it is often claimed. The third aim of this study is to inform educational practice by providing educators with strategies for effective use of digital technologies for teaching and learning.