C
Today’s young people frequently deal with multiple streams of information and entertainment media while doing schoolwork, a trend that researchers call distracted learning. While numerous researchers found that simultaneous (同时的) use of electronic devices has a harmful impact on learning, a researcher, professor Shelly J. Schmidt of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign said many students dismiss warnings about the negative consequences because they consider themselves such good multitaskers.
While the faculty (全体教员) restrict or ban students’ unapproved use of cellphones and other devices in the classroom, these policies can be difficult for instructors to enforce and cast technology as “the enemy”. “Banning technology use in the classroom suggests to our students that they are children who can’t learn to appropriately handle it, rather than young adults we are helping to grow into professionals,” Schmidt said.
While it’s virtually impossible to make students limit all distractions in class or out, Schmidt said teachers and parents can encourage youths to develop an internal locus of control (内控点).
Researchers found that media multitasking during schoolwork disturbs students’ attention and working memory. Students may understand less and have difficulty recalling what they have learned and applying it in new contexts. Their reading comprehension, note-taking ability, test performance and grade point averages all decrease, according to the studies Schmidt reviewed.
Some researchers suggest that mobile devices can worsen a form of social anxiety called the “fear of missing out” that forces people to interrupt their studies and work projects constantly to read and respond to social media posts and messages, negatively affecting their performance. When working on the projects that require lasting concentration, Schmidt said intentionally removing irrelevant devices from their workspaces can help people limit distractions and resist the urge to respond to every buzz or ping sent by their phone.
8. What does Schmidt find in the recent research?
A. Students are good at multitasking while studying.
B. Students are not affected by the use of electronic media.
C. Students attach great importance to using electronic media
D. Students don’t care about the expert opinion on distracted learning.
9. What does Schmidt think of the restrictions on electrics in class?
A. They bring in better learning conditions
B. They produce inequality among students.
C. They may make students doubt their self-control.
D. They disturb the friendly learning atmosphere in the school.
10. What is the main idea of Paragraph 4?
A. The negative effects of distracted learning.
B. How can students fight with distracted learning?
C. Why some students perform badly in learning.
D. The role the brain plays in learning.
11. What can be inferred about “fear of missing out” in the last paragraph?
A. It is caused by social media use.
B. It requires long-term focus on media.
C. It makes many people suffering stress.
D. It can be overcome by powering off phones.
【答案】8. D 9. C 10. A 11. C
Today’s young people frequently deal with multiple streams of information and entertainment media while doing schoolwork, a trend that researchers call distracted learning. While numerous researchers found that simultaneous (同时的) use of electronic devices has a harmful impact on learning, a researcher, professor Shelly J. Schmidt of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign said many students dismiss warnings about the negative consequences because they consider themselves such good multitaskers.
While the faculty (全体教员) restrict or ban students’ unapproved use of cellphones and other devices in the classroom, these policies can be difficult for instructors to enforce and cast technology as “the enemy”. “Banning technology use in the classroom suggests to our students that they are children who can’t learn to appropriately handle it, rather than young adults we are helping to grow into professionals,” Schmidt said.
While it’s virtually impossible to make students limit all distractions in class or out, Schmidt said teachers and parents can encourage youths to develop an internal locus of control (内控点).
Researchers found that media multitasking during schoolwork disturbs students’ attention and working memory. Students may understand less and have difficulty recalling what they have learned and applying it in new contexts. Their reading comprehension, note-taking ability, test performance and grade point averages all decrease, according to the studies Schmidt reviewed.
Some researchers suggest that mobile devices can worsen a form of social anxiety called the “fear of missing out” that forces people to interrupt their studies and work projects constantly to read and respond to social media posts and messages, negatively affecting their performance. When working on the projects that require lasting concentration, Schmidt said intentionally removing irrelevant devices from their workspaces can help people limit distractions and resist the urge to respond to every buzz or ping sent by their phone.
8. What does Schmidt find in the recent research?
A. Students are good at multitasking while studying.
B. Students are not affected by the use of electronic media.
C. Students attach great importance to using electronic media
D. Students don’t care about the expert opinion on distracted learning.
9. What does Schmidt think of the restrictions on electrics in class?
A. They bring in better learning conditions
B. They produce inequality among students.
C. They may make students doubt their self-control.
D. They disturb the friendly learning atmosphere in the school.
10. What is the main idea of Paragraph 4?
A. The negative effects of distracted learning.
B. How can students fight with distracted learning?
C. Why some students perform badly in learning.
D. The role the brain plays in learning.
11. What can be inferred about “fear of missing out” in the last paragraph?
A. It is caused by social media use.
B. It requires long-term focus on media.
C. It makes many people suffering stress.
D. It can be overcome by powering off phones.
【答案】8. D 9. C 10. A 11. C
