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The shallows: What the internet is doing to our brains
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This article is published in Medicina-buenos Aires.The article was published on 2011-08-01 and is currently open access. It has received 309 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: The Internet.read more
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Facebook and texting made me do it: Media-induced task-switching while studying
TL;DR: Having a positive attitude toward technology did not affect being on-task during studying, but those who preferred to task-switch had more distracting technologies available and were more likely to be off-task than others.
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Are young generations in secondary school digitally competent? A study on Italian teenagers
TL;DR: The authors conclude that the optimistic portrayal of younger generations' digital competences is poorly founded and it is pointed out that understanding students' digital competence levels through fast assessment tools is a fundamental opportunity for schools to analyse deficiencies and prepare adequate intervention strategies.
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Curiosity, Interest and Engagement in Technology-Pervasive Learning Environments: A New Research Agenda
TL;DR: In this paper, a theoretical model for curiosity, interest and engagement in new media technology-pervasive learning environments is presented, taking into consideration personal, situational and contextual factors as influencing variables.
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The Mere Presence of a Cell Phone May be Distracting
TL;DR: In this article, it was shown that the mere presence of a cell phone may be enough to produce diminished attention and deficits in task-performance, especially for tasks with greater attentional and cognitive demands.
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The Dark Side of Internet Use: Two Longitudinal Studies of Excessive Internet Use, Depressive Symptoms, School Burnout and Engagement Among Finnish Early and Late Adolescents.
TL;DR: Excessive internet use can be a cause of school burn out that can later spill over to depressive symptoms, and reciprocal paths between school burnout and depressive symptoms were found.
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Facebook and texting made me do it: Media-induced task-switching while studying
TL;DR: Having a positive attitude toward technology did not affect being on-task during studying, but those who preferred to task-switch had more distracting technologies available and were more likely to be off-task than others.
Journal ArticleDOI
Are young generations in secondary school digitally competent? A study on Italian teenagers
TL;DR: The authors conclude that the optimistic portrayal of younger generations' digital competences is poorly founded and it is pointed out that understanding students' digital competence levels through fast assessment tools is a fundamental opportunity for schools to analyse deficiencies and prepare adequate intervention strategies.
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Curiosity, Interest and Engagement in Technology-Pervasive Learning Environments: A New Research Agenda
TL;DR: In this paper, a theoretical model for curiosity, interest and engagement in new media technology-pervasive learning environments is presented, taking into consideration personal, situational and contextual factors as influencing variables.
Journal ArticleDOI
The Mere Presence of a Cell Phone May be Distracting
TL;DR: In this article, it was shown that the mere presence of a cell phone may be enough to produce diminished attention and deficits in task-performance, especially for tasks with greater attentional and cognitive demands.
Journal ArticleDOI
The Dark Side of Internet Use: Two Longitudinal Studies of Excessive Internet Use, Depressive Symptoms, School Burnout and Engagement Among Finnish Early and Late Adolescents.
TL;DR: Excessive internet use can be a cause of school burn out that can later spill over to depressive symptoms, and reciprocal paths between school burnout and depressive symptoms were found.