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eLearning: Attention, Attention!

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

In my article, I referenced a piece by the BBC,  Turning into Digital Goldfish , where the author said "The addictive nature of web browsing can leave you with an attention span of a goldfish."  Believe it or not, research has been done that says the attention span of a goldfish is actually 9 seconds.

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Attention Spans Are Getting Shorter

Nick Leffler

Attentions spans are shrinking, nobody can pay attention for more than a few seconds. Just to clear things up, an attention span is that thing that allows us to pay attention to something. You know, when something captures our attention because it’s so incredibly interesting and we can’t turn away.

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The 8-second attention span; or, I'm fine if goldfish are more patient than millennials

Ontuitive

In spring of 2014, Microsoft Canada released the results of a study on media consumers that claimed attention spans are shrinking. The report warned us that the average attention span has dropped from 12 to 8 seconds since about the year 2000, and is likely caused by the exponential increase in use of digital media.

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How your Student’s Attention Span affects your eLearning Platform

Academy of Mine

Did you know that with the advent of increased technology in our day-to-day lives that the average human attention span has actually gotten shorter over time? In fact, the average human attention span of 8 seconds is shorter than that of a goldfish’s at 9 seconds… . How does a shortened attention span affect eLearning?

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How Your Student's Attention Span Affects Your eLearning Business

Academy of Mine

A 2015 study by Microsoft of 2,000 survey participants and 112 individuals monitored via EEG in Canada found that since the year 2000 (queue the mobile revolution) a person’s average attention span has dropped a staggering 33% from 12 seconds to 8 seconds. How does a shortened attention span affect eLearning?

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High-Yield Leadership Development Training: Focus on 6 Essential Components

Infopro Learning

They listen attentively to all sides and find fair solutions that can be maintained in the long term. Infopro Learning has a team of over 2000 highly skilled facilitators proficient in more than 27 languages, making our leadership training programs accessible worldwide.

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4 Ways to Leverage Microlearning for Effective Employee Training

WhatFix

Since the year 2000 (or about when the mobile revolution began) the average human attention span has dropped from 12 seconds to 8 seconds. This could be the probable reason behind the revelation that fewer than 15% people successfully apply what they learn and, within just 30 days, about 80%.