The Effect of Multitasking and Grade Performance of Undergraduate Nursing Students

HTML  XML Download Download as PDF (Size: 203KB)  PP. 1-4  
DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1102059    1,525 Downloads   3,621 Views  Citations
Author(s)

ABSTRACT

The use of technology in social and educational settings has expanded over the last decade. Millennial students are more likely to multitask, using a variety of devices, in social and classroom activities. The aim of this study was to determine if in-class multitasking, specifically texting, had an impact on test scores of beginning nursing students. In this experimental study, ninety-one students enrolled in a first level nursing course were randomly assigned to texting and non-texting groups during a class lecture. The students listened to a twenty minute lecture on the concept of infection and a sexually transmitted disease. The texting group was asked to send three text messages to the instructor during the lecture. All students completed a ten question quiz that pertained to the lecture content and two questions on demographics following the lecture. Most students who participated in the study were females and had a grade point average of between 3.0 and 3.5. The results identified significant differences between the groups, with lower scores in the texting group. One may conclude that multitasking during class affects outcomes in terms of grading.

Share and Cite:

Mathew, L. (2015) The Effect of Multitasking and Grade Performance of Undergraduate Nursing Students. Open Access Library Journal, 2, 1-4. doi: 10.4236/oalib.1102059.
Journals Menu
Follow SCIRP
Contact us
+1 323-425-8868
customer@scirp.org
WhatsApp +86 18163351462(WhatsApp)
Click here to send a message to me 1655362766
Paper Publishing WeChat

Copyright © 2024 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc.

Creative Commons License

This work and the related PDF file are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.