In-lecture media use and academic performance: Does subject area matter?

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Highlights:

• Media use (MU) and academic performance (AP) studies omit subject area comparison.

• Sample populations tend to be biased toward social science programs.

• Data show differences in the type and frequency of MU across subject areas.

• Differences between MU and AP correlations were found for different subject areas.

• MU is a stronger predictor of AP for students in the soft sciences.

摘要

•Media use (MU) and academic performance (AP) studies omit subject area comparison.•Sample populations tend to be biased toward social science programs.•Data show differences in the type and frequency of MU across subject areas.•Differences between MU and AP correlations were found for different subject areas.•MU is a stronger predictor of AP for students in the soft sciences.

论文关键词:Media multitasking,Academic performance,Cognitive control,Subject area

论文评审过程:Received 6 April 2017, Revised 11 August 2017, Accepted 21 August 2017, Available online 26 August 2017, Version of Record 1 September 2017.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.08.030