According to their research, telling youths who are juggling multiple electronic devices to 'focus on the task at hand' may not always be good advice. Contrary to popular belief that multitasking leads to poor performance, the young researchers found the opposite is true for adolescents who spend a lot of time switching between media devices and tasks. "Maybe practice really does make perfect," Ms. Ulmer said. "In our current multimedia environment, there are people who are multitasking at an exceedingly high rate, and the reality is that they may have become really good at it," Ms. Caulfield added.
Read the complete article from EurekAlert! here: Some Adolescents Adept at Media Multitasking, Research by High School Students Reveals