Fidget items can have practical uses that help people calm down and stay focused. The problem with spinners may be that they require visual attention, which can distract users and others nearby.
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Laptops in class are distracting – even for the most motivated students.
It’s all down to what’s called your working memory.
It has long been claimed that subliminal messages work. Now two studies have set the record straight.
Whether it’s through Facebook or Snapchat, images and videos are changing how we communicate. But as words become more trivial, our attention, our creativity, and even our empathy may be at stake.
Research regularly shows when people try to do two things at once, they tend to do both tasks more poorly than if they’d only attempted one at a time.
Our memory and attention are at their peak only at certain times during the day. Why would the timing of test not affect students’ performance?
Particular parts of an individual’s brain tend to work together on certain tasks. Researchers can look at these patterns of “functional connectivity” to predict traits – like the ability to pay attention.
From the look of it, the millennials appear to be very comfortable with technology. But are they as immune to the effects of digital distraction as some might assume – especially in the classroom?
Our minds have always adapted to their environment but advertisers are exploiting opportunities for distraction like never before.
Behavioural issues in primary school increases a student’s risk of not achieving five good GCSEs.
People have to take in a lot of information when driving, including the locations of other road users, lane markings, signals, speed limits, directions and the dashboard display. It only takes a second…
The meditation-based therapy known as “mindfulness” training has been found to improve concentration in incarcerated adolescents…
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