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Multitasking while studying improves students' focus.
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REFUTED
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Is it true that multitasking while studying improves students' focus?
No. Multiple sources indicate that multitasking during studying undermines rather than improves focus: one reference states multitasking impedes learning and that students must reduce extraneous stimuli to focus, and a meta-analysis reports a negative correlation between media multitasking and academic achievement.
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Evidence against · 7
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L., R. J. (2011). Taking on Multitasking. eric.ed.gov. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ964402
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Multitasking in the digital age. (2015). ieeexplore.ieee.org. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/servlet/opac?bknumber=7087853
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Multitasking while studying – grit moderates the relationship of situational motivation and multitasking - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1404767
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Lax, M., Mölsä, M. E., Korhonen, J., & Söderberg, P. (2026). Media Multitasking and Academic Achievement among Different Educational Levels: A Scoping Review. eric.ed.gov. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44217-025-01028-x
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Cvetković, K., Lazović, N., Krulj, J., Vidosavljević, M., & Kostić, J. O. (2025). The Correlation Between Academic Media Multitasking and Achievement-a Meta-Analysis. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.23947/2334-8496-2025-13-1-63-73
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Rourke, B., Bellur, S., & Nowak, K. L. (2023). All distractions are not equal: the moderating role of autistic traits and technology multitasking on academic performance among college students. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1080/15456870.2023.2177292
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Febrian, A., Yunita, K., & Rusmita, S. (2025). Dilemma of the Multiple Role of Working Accounting Students and Their Challenges in Improving Academic Achievement. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15752998
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