Attention during Lectures: Beyond Ten Minutes

By Karen A. Wilson, J. H. Korn. 2007

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Everyday Attention: Variation in Mind Wandering and Memory in a Lecture (2012, background): “However, in a recent review, Wilson and Korn (2007) noted a distinct weakness in the empirical evidence substantiating this idea and were surprised that there were “so few laboratory studies of attention during a lecture” (p. 88).”
Teachers’ and Students’ Opinions About Students’ Attention Problems During the Lesson (2019, background): “…the same work, decreases as a function of time, and that the duration of the focus and the focus itselfare related to the age of the individual as well as the task and timing within a course (Bunce, Flens, & Neiles, 2010; Cummings Hlas, Neyers, & Molitor, 2017; Dörfler, 2004; Wilson & Korn, 2007).”
What does doodling do (2010, background): “It is not known whether doodling impairs performance by detracting resources from the primary task, as would be the case for most concurrent cognitive tasks, or whether it improves performance by aiding concentration (Do & Schallert, 2004) or maintaining arousal (Wilson & Korn, 2007).”