Technology serves as both a gateway to productive and unproductive tasks, and students often struggle to resist temptation when engaging in both during class. Learning and processing material are hampered by these distractions.

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Information processing theory

Humans utilize attention mechanisms, such as working memory, to process stimuli instead of simply responding. The use of laptops distracts students from their academic work by providing additional stimuli to process.

Cognitive theory for laptop uses multitasking

May, K.E., Elder, A.D. Efficient, helpful, or distracting? A literature review of media multitasking in relation to academic performance. Int J Educ Technol High Educ 15, 13 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-018-0096-z


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