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Attention span is the amount of time a person can concentrate on a single activity. The ability to focus one's mental or other efforts on an object is generally considered to be of prime importance to the achievement of goals. People usually have a longer attention span when they are doing something that they enjoy. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ...
In a study of 2,600 children ages 1 to 3 published in 2004, a team of researchers from University of Washington found that early exposure to television may have a negative impact on attention span.[1][2] It has also been suggested that internet browsing can have a similar effect. [3] The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. ...
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^ [1] Abstract of the study published in the journal Pediatrics
^ [2] An editorial about the UW study by Suzanne Fields in The Washington Times
^ [3] BBC article on how the internet affects attention span
Attentionspan is the amount of time a person can concentrate on a single activity.
Supposedly taking a five minute break after this time will help the class recover and replenish their attentionspan, but there is no evidence that this is actually successful or that this number of minutes has any basis in fact.
In a study of 2,600 children ages 1 to 3 published in 2004, a team of researchers from University of Washington found that early exposure to television may have a negative impact on attentionspan.
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