tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-514796601118085561.post2657370043343884327..comments2009-09-03T10:48:20.497-07:00Mark Bullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13566965958559257348noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-514796601118085561.post-39376911604475495222009-09-03T10:48:20.497-07:002009-09-03T10:48:20.497-07:00Peter:<br />Thanks for your comment. I agree, these results are interesting. What the study wasn&#39;t able to determine was causality...did the multitasking behaviour affect the performance of that group or is there something about people who are drawn to multitasking that affects their performance on these kinds of tasks?Mark Bullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13566965958559257348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-514796601118085561.post-12061023371641329852009-08-27T09:59:55.516-07:002009-08-27T09:59:55.516-07:00My reading of the BBC report, not the study itself, reveals that there is a difference between two groups, namely &quot;those who routinely consumed multiple media such as internet, television and mobile phones, and those who did not.&quot; The difference is that the second group performed better &quot;in a series of three classic psychology tests for attention and memory&quot; than the first, who many characterize as &#39;digital natives.&#39;<br /><br />I take this to be evidence of a growing &#39;digital divide,&#39; but not the one that you are trying to debunk. That is, immersion in a digital environment is having a impact on attention and memory, not the oft proclaimed positive one - but a negative one. There is a difference. <br /><br />If this is true, I believe education has to take heed of this finding.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14006841159602151794noreply@blogger.com