Mind Wandering and Online Learning: How Working Memory, Interest, and Mind Wandering Impact Learning from Videos
Year: 2014
Type: article
Abstract: This study investigated mind wandering during video lectures in an online course.Working memory capacity and interest were also considered.Higher mind wandering predicted lower performance.Lower working memory capacity predicted higher mind wandering.Higher interest predicted lesser mind wandering.Social media and technology accounted for 29% of off-task thinking.
Authors: Ben Hollis, Christopher A. Was
Language: English
Topic: Mind wandering and attention
Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2396467558
