The Effects of Chronic Multitasking on Analytical Writing
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The Effects of Chronic Multitasking on Analytical Writing
- 1. The Effects of Chronic Multitasking on Analytical Writing Danielle Lottridge, Christine Rosakranse, Catherine Oh, Sean Westwood, Katherine Baldoni, Abrey Mann, Cliff Nass Stanford University Communication Department, CHI 2015
- 2. definition: ! ! ! ! ! ! 2 media multitasking state/trait: ! Multitasking Media Multitasking State Trait
- 3. media multitasking ! Is it good or bad for you? ! • HMM are bad at precisely the tasks at which one would expect them to be good [Ophir, 2009]!!!!! ! •"It remains possible that future tests of higher-order cognition will uncover benefits...of heavy media multitasking…”! ! 3
- 4. RQ: What are the effects of chronic multitasking and type of multitasking on writing quality? • 80 high and low media multitasks • sessions in groups of 5, for group chat • GRE essay • irrelevant and relevant links/comments in “live forum, synched with another group”
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- 8. Costs of multitasking ! ! ! ! ! ! ! • The more switches, the less time spent writing (r = -.528, p<.001) 0-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 NumberofSwitches Time Spent Writing (Minutes) 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Costs of multitaskingCosts of multitasking
- 9. Costs of multitasking ! ! ! ! ! ! ! • The more switches, the worse the quality of writing (r = -.307, p=.006) NumberofSwitches 0-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 0 0.75 1.5 2.25 3 Poor High Writing Quality Costs of multitaskingCosts of multitasking
- 10. Costs of multitasking • HMM spent a quarter of their allotted time following irrelevant links (almost 7 minutes) • ….whereas LMM spent only 4.5 minutes, F[1,79]=6.314, p=.01 Costs of multitaskingCosts of multitasking
- 11. Poor High Writing Quality LMM HMM HMM seduced by distractions, helped by relevant links F[1,79]=4.291, p=.04 irrelevant ! ! relevant ! ! irrelevant ! ! relevant ! ! ! HMM seduced by distractions, helped by relevant links
- 13. Conclusion: Multitasking is both good and bad for you… 13 If you are a chronic multitasker, write with relevant media to do better. ! Irrelevant media hurts performance.
- 14. 14 Questions?* * Please Multitask Responsibly