You get home. Throw your backpack on the floor and grab out your laptop. Homework time right? Wrong. Many students before they start their homework they have to plug into their music or turn on the TV. And don't forget about Facebook, Pintrest, Tumblr, and Twitter being up on the screen while they work. In fact as I am typing this, I am guilty of multitasking. I know that all this multitasking isn't good for me and yet here I am; constantly flipping through the tabs and blaring my Breath Carolina. I have to step away from the situation as do other students, or nothing gets done. In order to do my Psychology homework, I have to award myself with looking at my phone or my Facebook to get through the section or the question. If I didn't have this system of reward to myself I wouldn't retain half of the knowledge I needed to pass my test.
In class I see this same thing happening. Multitaskers are every where. A girl that sits next to me in Psych and plays on her laptop all lecture wonders why she isn't getting higher marks. She told me that she couldn't understand why. She came to lecture everyday, but her learning capacity had been diminished by her multitasking ways, as had the teachings of the professor.
It is so true that grades reflect how much attention you give to the content. If you multitask, you are not giving 100% to the lecture. This ultimately reflects in your final grade. I sometimes find myself struggling with content if I do not devote 100% of my attention.
ReplyDeleteYou made great points! I always multitask when i'm on the computer expecially. I have to admit I am not very good at multitasking so I have to stay away from facebook and the TV when I am trying to do my homework.
ReplyDeleteI have seen many students in my classes with the same situation as the girl you mentioned. They spend all their time on their laptops and/or phones, and learn absolutely nothing. Their lack of focus is so blatently obvious; it is interesting that they don't understand why they perform poorly in their classes.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with everything you said. I really enjoyed all your ideas because i am also guilty of multitasking!!
ReplyDeleteyou made some really good points! I multitask all the time but i agree that sometimes i do need to step away from the situation in order to get things done.I like to think that the reward system works for me but i notice that sometimes i need to hide my phone as well to force myself to focus.
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