What Predicts School Performance?

  • Published19 Sep 2019
  • Source BrainFacts/SfN

Checking your email or scrolling through your Facebook newsfeed while you study may only seem like momentary distractions — but they can add up to poorer performance in school. Research psychologist Larry Rosen explains the link between attention and academic performance.

This video is part of the webinar, “Our Students Face an Attention Crisis: Understanding Their Distracted Minds.” See the entire talk here.

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