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4 Ways to Boost Attention Intelligence (AQ) in the Workplace

KnowledgeCity

Researchers have identified cognitive and environmental control as being the two primary drivers for AQ. The prefrontal cortex is primarily responsible for cognitive control. However, the amount a person attempts to multitask does have an effect on cognitive control.

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Long-Term Memory: Its 3 Chronological Processes

KnowledgeOne

This recall can be conscious or not, spontaneous (free) or facilitated (or “indexed,” facilitated by clues). Are we really good at multitasking? Cognitive Bias: When Our Brain Plays Tricks On Us. 3 cognitive biases to know in education. Cognitive Bias in Education: the Pygmalion Effect. Deciphering the Brain.

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The Emotional Connection with Print: How Books Impact Readers’ Experience?

Hurix Digital

The temptation to multitask can disrupt focus. In contrast, printed books offer an oasis free from digital distractions. Researchers believe that physical pages provide necessary cognitive markers that aid the reading process. E-readers and tablets provide easy access to email, texts, social media , and the internet.

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Friday Finds: The Best Of Learning, Design & Technology | April 29, 2022

Mike Taylor

The History of Cognitive Load. Multitasking is the enemy of a focused attentional system. is a site for listening to chill music ClipChamp (owned by Microsoft) let you make free text-to-speech videos Vysor puts your iOS or Android on your desktop. What I’m Listening to: I’ve been giving Code Radio a test drive this week.

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A Voice for Learning? Exploring the Pros and Cons of Having Audio Narration in eLearning

IT Training Department Blog

The advantage is as follows: …incoming information being split across two separate cognitive channels – words in the auditory channel and picture in the visual channel – rather than concentrating both words (as on-screen text) and pictures in the visual channel. This is the same reason multitasking doesn’t work.

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Brain, Learning and Neuroscience: Test Your Knowledge!

KnowledgeOne

Are we really good at multitasking? Secondly, the prefrontal cortex, which is the hub of several cognitive functions, including language, reasoning and working memory, is one of the last brain regions to reach maturity. C) Once one learning process is automated, the brain is free to move on to the next. True or false?

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How Instructional Designers Can Cope with Continuous Partial Attention in "The Age of Distraction"

SHIFT eLearning

The current era is often referred to as the Age of Information; however, it could just as easily be called the Age of Distraction or the Age of Interruptio n as, although humanity has never in its history been entirely distraction free, distractions have never been more rampant as they are today.