Computer based method for investigating divided attention and interference

To assist students understand the difficult concepts of divided attention and interference, a new purpose built computer and mouse task is compared with an existing paper and pencil version, and yields complementary results. The pencil and paper task provides first-hand experience of divided attention and interference for the students. The computer and mouse task further extends the learning experience to the student's workstation outside of the classroom, and has potential for larger scale implementation. The computer and mouse task is a good tool with some advantages over the paper and pencil task.