The Power of Microbreaks
New research suggests—yet again—that short brain breaks dramatically improve student attention and performance.
Researchers enrolled 253 undergraduates in 90-minute lectures that were interrupted by 90-second microbreaks every 10 minutes
Microbreaks activities included “closing your eyes, quietly speaking with fellow classmates, stretching, or drinking water.”
On quizzes that measured attention at regular lecture intervals, students in the microbreak group outperformed their counterparts by significant margins—up to 76 percent better.
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