Been there done that; we have all experienced a distraction while doing something important, such as driving or watching a favorite show. The theme that impressed me with this article is the correlation we all have with being off task or distracted when multitasking. This essay examines an article written by David Glenn called, “Divided Attention”, and it was featured in the Chronicle of Higher Education. The article observes the effects of multitasking and its repercussions in schools and society today.
As I considered this article, I understood the author’s conflict with simple decisions or rules that could have a strong change or effect on students referenced in the article. Mr. Glenn explores multitasking and its effects on learning, through …show more content…
For example, does a student find the text message on their phone more important than the lecture a person is receiving from their instructor? Is this justified if the individual has an important thought on their mind, or an urgent message they need to relay before it is forgotten or a deadline passes.
The article sites several doctors and professors that disagree with the use of certain media, such as phones or tablets. They do not allow them in their classroom or study assignments. These professors believe the media distractions require students or groups of volunteers to complete a task that had an opposite outcome from what they had expected, such as concentrating the notes rather than the content of the lecture.
However, there is some controversial subject matter involving use of the media in the article. The author hits key points on the facts dealing with multitasking and how some people can perform better than others when doing multiple things at once.
Glenn sites and studies a report from a professor Karin Foerde, indicating that distraction can result in a negative outcome in many situations. It concludes the capacity for learning is best exploited to obtain the optimum …show more content…
Glenn explains the stress and limitations involved with multitasking in the article. He speaks about the different parts of the brain used when we multitask. It is interesting to understand the systems we use to derive a priority system that establishes how people determine what actions come before others while we execute many tasks at one time.
We try to stay objective while we are doing several things at a time. The article shows it is not always beneficial due to parts of the task being lost while we are distracted. People will often return to a task after being distracted and simply cut a corner to reduce time or improve efficiency. In reality, cutting corners that did not need to be squared off just to complete the task is less efficient and less productive.
Some people imagine a way to alternately complete a task because of lack of interest or to save time. It is very human. I cannot think of anything people worry about more than time. We worry about what time we wake up, what time to be to school or work, and when we can or cannot eat. Time is a constant in life that affects most all of our decisions. However, being able to multitask efficiently could greatly improve our time spent doing the things we truly want to be engrossed in. Almost everything we do is based on this
As I considered this article, I understood the author’s conflict with simple decisions or rules that could have a strong change or effect on students referenced in the article. Mr. Glenn explores multitasking and its effects on learning, through …show more content…
For example, does a student find the text message on their phone more important than the lecture a person is receiving from their instructor? Is this justified if the individual has an important thought on their mind, or an urgent message they need to relay before it is forgotten or a deadline passes.
The article sites several doctors and professors that disagree with the use of certain media, such as phones or tablets. They do not allow them in their classroom or study assignments. These professors believe the media distractions require students or groups of volunteers to complete a task that had an opposite outcome from what they had expected, such as concentrating the notes rather than the content of the lecture.
However, there is some controversial subject matter involving use of the media in the article. The author hits key points on the facts dealing with multitasking and how some people can perform better than others when doing multiple things at once.
Glenn sites and studies a report from a professor Karin Foerde, indicating that distraction can result in a negative outcome in many situations. It concludes the capacity for learning is best exploited to obtain the optimum …show more content…
Glenn explains the stress and limitations involved with multitasking in the article. He speaks about the different parts of the brain used when we multitask. It is interesting to understand the systems we use to derive a priority system that establishes how people determine what actions come before others while we execute many tasks at one time.
We try to stay objective while we are doing several things at a time. The article shows it is not always beneficial due to parts of the task being lost while we are distracted. People will often return to a task after being distracted and simply cut a corner to reduce time or improve efficiency. In reality, cutting corners that did not need to be squared off just to complete the task is less efficient and less productive.
Some people imagine a way to alternately complete a task because of lack of interest or to save time. It is very human. I cannot think of anything people worry about more than time. We worry about what time we wake up, what time to be to school or work, and when we can or cannot eat. Time is a constant in life that affects most all of our decisions. However, being able to multitask efficiently could greatly improve our time spent doing the things we truly want to be engrossed in. Almost everything we do is based on this