The relationships among Taiwanese youth’s polychronicity, multitasking behavior and perceived learning performance in online learning

Abstract

BackgroundThe advancement of digital technology implies the importance of polychronic learning. Since polychronicity is not equivalent to multitasking behavior, they need to be considered separately. However, less research has been explored on how polychronicity is related to multitasking behavior in the educational field.ObjectiveTo explore the relationships among polychronicity, multitasking behavior and learning performance (including knowledge acquisition and learning satisfaction) in an online learning environment.MethodsThe relationship among variables was analyzed from 865 responses obtained from a questionnaire survey, and independent sample t tests and SEM analysis were used to examine the research hypotheses.ResultsCollege students showed a higher frequency of multitasking behavior, time tangibility and scheduling preference, and learning satisfaction in multitasking online learning environments than high school students. Additionally, college students were different from high school students on the paths of involvement with people to multitasking behavior (Δ χ2= 5.42, p = 0.02) and scheduling preference to learning satisfaction (Δχ2 = 9.54, p = 0.002).ConclusionThe relationship among polychronicity, multitasking behavior and perceived learning performance in an online learning environment varies by student educational stage.

How does organizational polychronicity relate to individual adaptive performance? A conservation of resources perspective

“…Organizational polychronicity is a work requirement to perform multiple tasks simultaneously and switch between them frequently (Asghar et al, 2020;Mattarelli et al, 2015). Existing views have mostly suggested that organizational polychronicity can decrease turnover, and improve individual happiness and job performance (Asghar et al, 2021;Luo et al, 2023;Franczak et al, 2024). However, some findings have confirmed that organizational polychronicity may reduce efficiency, productivity, and task performance (Han and Broniarczyk, 2021).…”

“…Existing views have mostly suggested that organizational polychronicity can decrease turnover, and improve individual happiness and job performance (Asghar et al. , 2021; Luo et al. , 2023; Franczak et al.…”