Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
A 2024 study demonstrated that the social cues which hold classroom norms together can quickly fray, and inattention can spread from desk to desk.
Every teacher knows how difficult it can be to capture student attention and engage everyone in a classroom throughout every lesson, but a 2024 study on how inattention can originate and spread across a room explored the challenge more closely—and found that distractedness can be as contagious as a virus.
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A 2024 study demonstrated that the social cues which hold classroom norms together can quickly fray, and inattention can spread from desk to desk.
Every teacher knows how difficult it can be to capture student attention and engage everyone in a classroom throughout every lesson, but a 2024 study on how inattention can originate and spread across a room explored the challenge more closely—and found that distractedness can be as contagious as a virus.
For more strategies on student engagement, visit: edutopia.org/topic/student-engagement
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#studentengagement #classroommanagement #research
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