T10 D&D- How Do Students Cope With Multitasking? An Investigation of Chat Messages in Concurrent Multitasking Situations

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Short Description

This study explored the relationship between chatting in concurrent multitasking situations and learning performance of college students. Undergraduate students were randomly assigned to several web-based multitasking situations while learning from different video contents. Two of the interventions required chatting as a concurrent multitasking activity. Through the tracking feature of the system, both quantitative and qualitative data were collected to investigate how students regulated their chat while learning.

Authors

• Muhterem Dindar, Anadolu University

• Yavuz Akbulut, Anadolu University