NO A 4 U: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MULTITASKING AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Using Facebook and texting while doing schoolwork were negatively associated with overall college GPA. Engaging in Facebook use or texting while trying to complete schoolwork may tax students’ capacity for cognitive processing and preclude deeper learning. Our research indicates that the type and purpose of ICT use matters in terms of the educational impacts of multitasking.

NO A 4 U: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MULTITASKING AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Too much face and not enough books: The relationship between multiple indices of Facebook use and academic performance

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FREQUENCY OF FACEBOOK USE, PARTICIPATION IN FACEBOOK ACTIVITIES, AND STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

STUDENT CLASS STANDING, FACEBOOK USE, AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Although some research has shown a negative relation between Facebook use and academic performance, more recent research suggests that this relation is likely mitigated by multitasking. Time spent on Facebook was significantly negatively predictive of GPA for freshmen but not for other students. Multitasking with Facebook was significantly negatively predictive of GPA for freshmen, sophomores, and juniors but not for seniors. The results are discussed in relation to freshmen transition tasks and ideas for future research are provided.

Too much face and not enough books: The relationship between multiple indices of Facebook use and academic performance

Time spent on Facebook was strongly and significantly negatively related to overall GPA, while only weakly related to time spent preparing for class. Furthermore, using Facebook for collecting and sharing information was positively predictive of the outcome variables while using Facebook for socializing was negatively predictive.