Understanding effort regulation: Comparing ‘Pomodoro’ breaks and self-regulated breaks

Study

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Description

This study compared self-regulated breaks to "Pomodoro" breaks (6-minute breaks after every 24 minutes of study or 3-minute breaks every 12 minute of study) in university students.

Types

Study

Authors

Anique B. H. de Bruin

Wisnu Wiradhany

Felicitas Biwer

Mirjam G. A. oude Egbrink

Claims from

Students who took self-regulated breaks versus Pomodoro breaks showed higher levels of fatigue and distraction and lower levels of motivation and concentration.

When students self-regulated their own breaks instead of using the Pomodoro method of taking 6-minute breaks for every 24 minutes of study, they took longer breaks and had longer study periods.

Journal

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Topics

Educational Psychology

Web URL

https://doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12593

Referenced by

Students who took self-regulated breaks versus Pomodoro breaks showed higher levels of fatigue and distraction and lower levels of motivation and concentration.

Psychology

Claim

When students self-regulated their own breaks instead of using the Pomodoro method of taking 6-minute breaks for every 24 minutes of study, they took longer breaks and had longer study periods.

Psychology

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