How the second screens change the way people interact and learn: the effects of second screen use on information processing

• Published in: Interactive learning environments Vol. 24; no. 8; pp. 2058 - 2079
• Main Authors: Shin, Dong-Hee, An, Hyeri, Kim, Jang Hyun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 16.11.2016; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Animation; Anxiety; Attention Control; attentional shift; Cognitive Processes; College Students; Comparative Analysis; Computer Software; Control Groups; Correlation; Crisis Management; Emergency Programs; Emotional Development; emotional learning; Factor Analysis; Foreign Countries; Handheld Devices; Hypothesis Testing; Information processing; Information Technology; Interactive learning; Learning Processes; media multitasking; Multitasking; Predictor Variables; Recognition (Psychology); recognition memory; Search Strategies; second screen; secondary tasks; Size of enterprise; Statistical Analysis; Student Attitudes; Teaching Methods; Telecommunications; Video Technology; Web Sites; South Korea (Seoul)

The use of a second screen can enhance information processing and the execution of search tasks within a given period. In this study, we examined the learner's attentional shift (AS) between two screens and controlled secondary tasks (STs) in the media multitasking setting and its effect on the...