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Student Pauses and Spacing in Learning to Program: Background
- Past research has shown that spacing produces better learning results than massing (or cramming). Research also shows that pausing is beneficial within the context of a single problem, due to the dual phenomena of fixation or incubation. Fixation is when someone is stuck on a problem but takes time off to get unstuck, while incubation is the act of spending time off-task, essentially letting the subconsciousness solve the problem.
- Studies also show that multitasking can have a beneficial effect on learning through decreasing boredom.
- Research has also shown disadvantages of pausing. For example, it has been seen that the act of changing your focus causes slower response and more errors. Research also shows that multitasking using an electronic device is detrimental to learning.
- This is important, because programming is an activity that includes working on multiple files at a time while multitasking through referencing manuals and documentation— meaning that programming might inherently require both multitasking and task-switching.
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Updated 2021-01-27
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