Current work, play, and learning environments require multitasking activities from children,
adolescents and adults. Advances in web-enabled and multi-function devices have created …

Our ability to multitask—focus on multiple tasks simultaneously—is one of the most critical
functions of our cognitive system. This capability has shown to have relations to cognition …

Integrating theories addressing attention and activation with creativity literature, we found an
inverted U-shaped relationship between creative process engagement and overall job …

The influx of technology into the classroom presents a serious challenge for educators and
researchers. One of the greatest challenges is to better understand, given our knowledge of …

To understand the mind and its place in Nature is one of the great intellectual challenges of
our time, a challenge that is both scientific and philosophical. How does cognition influence …

This study examines whether an improved intertask coordination skill is acquired during
extensive dual-task training and whether it can be transferred to a new dual-task situation …

The present chapter focuses on a basic science perspective on dual-task performance with
simple tasks. We will discuss how the investigation of dual-task performance with simple …

The purpose of this study is to explore college students' self-reported cell phone use and
beliefs and investigate the effect on student learning. Eighty-eight college students …

Does the suppression of irrelevant visual features require attentional resources? McDonald
et al.(, Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 30, 224–234) proposed that suppression processes …

The Design of Future Educational Interfaces provides a new multidisciplinary synthesis of
educational interface research. It explains how computer interfaces can be redesigned to …