Are Short Reels Rewiring Student Attention? Excellent Educator, Volume: 3, Issue: 9, Page: 4 Summary of Haliti-Sylaj & Sadiku (2024) Academic Insights This study explores how short-form video consumption (e.g., reels) relates to attention span and academic performance among university students. Findings indicate a negative correlation between frequent exposure to fast-paced, short videos and sustained […]
Does Social Media Fragment Our Attention? Excellent Educator, Volume: 3, Issue: 9, Page: 6 Summary of Poles, A. (2025) Academic Insights This study examines how social media usage relates to attention span and cognitive functioning in young adults. Findings indicate a negative association between excessive use and sustained attention, along with impacts on working memory
Social Media Use and Critical Thinking Excellent Educator, Volume: 3, Issue: 7, Page: 5 Summary of Galindo-Domínguez et al (2025) Academic Insights Academic InsightsThis research studied how university students’ social media use relates to critical thinking and found that the strongest predictor was not social media itself, but students’ competence in learning to learn. Social
