The effects of text messaging on memory recall in college students

摘要: Technology is constantly changing, and has enabled communication to be readily available everywhere, everyone, including students in classrooms. Most devices are portable, capable of talking, texting, surfing the internet. Many researchers have questioned impact technology on individuals, making multitasking a popular research area cognitive psychology today. Simulated environments been created used examine an individual’s performance while using cell phone as they engage everyday activities such driving or walking. Results from simulated found that when individuals perform primary task conversing phone, lower (Charlton, 2009). The majority examined how use affects performance. Because text messaging form among young adults, emerging now examining effects phones learning environments. purpose current study various components determine which component most distracting for college students. Participants were randomly assigned control group, receiving combined sending group. group participant was determined their with during video. Each watched 10 minute video memory. After ended, participants completed posttest about An analysis variance (ANOVA) if there overall difference between group’s scores. indicated significant scores three groups. mean score significantly different did not differ one another. ANOVA groups target questions. There no statistically memory recall Pearson product moment correlation investigate relationships participant’s perceived ability score. small negative two variables, high levels individual beliefs multitask associated posttest. These findings go along threaded cognition theory, combining novel well learned consumes amount resources interferes learning. implications results areas future discussed.