Sustaining student concentration: the effectiveness of micro-breaks in a classroom setting

This study investigates the impact of break frequency on students' attention and quiz performance during university classes, grounded in cognitive load theory and the concept of spaced learning. Involving 253 second-year undergraduates, it reveals significant effects of break conditions on perf...

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Main Authors: Benjamin T. Sharpe, Michael Geoffrey Trotter, Beverley J. Hale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1589411/full
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