Some schools have begun supplying students, with computers or tablets that they can use instead of texts and other printed resources.
While there are obvious advantages with this transition such as the easier accessibility to information, there are also certain downfalls. Both the sides will be discussed further, in this essay.
Replacing books with computers and CD-Drives can help access information, a lot quicker. In other words, it avoids the cumbersome process of looking through several pages for a specific information. Specific data can be grouped in specific folders, which can be accessed easily. To illustrate, according to a recent study published by the American Psychiatrists Association (APA), 34% of students claimed that laptops and tablets cut down their actual study time, by a half.
On the other hand, the involvement of technology in learning can also have detrimental effects on the students. This is because, there are greater opportunities for an individual to get distracted, which is not the scenario with the usage of books. Newer modalities are considered to reduce a person's competence to focus for a longer period. For example, the threshold for concentration in current times, is considerably lower than that in the past. This could be attributed to more and more people preferring to use their gadgets as study materials.
In conclusion, schools opting for screens rather than books can be advantageous for a student to find specific data swiftly, but there is also a great risk of causing distractions. However, schools should develop better policies to reduce the disadvantages and have a positive influence.
Some
schools have begun supplying
students
, with computers or tablets that they can
use
instead
of texts and other printed resources.
While there are obvious advantages with this transition such as the easier accessibility to information, there are
also
certain downfalls. Both the sides will
be discussed
further
, in this essay.
Replacing books with computers and CD-Drives can
help
access information, a lot quicker.
In other words
, it avoids the cumbersome process of looking through several pages for a
specific
information.
Specific
data can
be grouped
in
specific
folders, which can
be accessed
easily
. To illustrate, according to a recent study published by the American Psychiatrists Association (APA), 34% of
students
claimed that laptops and tablets
cut
down their actual study time, by a half.
On the other hand
, the involvement of technology in learning can
also
have detrimental effects on the
students
. This is
because
, there are greater opportunities for an individual to
get
distracted, which is not the scenario with the usage of books. Newer modalities
are considered
to
reduce
a person's competence to focus for a longer period.
For example
, the threshold for concentration in
current
times, is
considerably
lower than that in the past. This could
be attributed
to more and more
people
preferring to
use
their gadgets as study materials.
In conclusion
, schools opting for screens
rather
than books can be advantageous for a
student
to find
specific
data
swiftly
,
but
there is
also
a great
risk
of causing distractions.
However
, schools should develop better policies to
reduce
the disadvantages and have a
positive
influence.