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Cognitive Effects of Advancing Technology on Youth: Beneficial or Detrimental?
Cavanaugh, Michael J., Catherine C. Giapponi, and Timothy D. Golden. "Digital Technology and Student Cognitive Development." Journal of Management Education 40.4 (2015): 374-97. Sage Journals. SAGE Publications LTD, 30 Oct. 2015. Web. 09 Feb. 2017.
Cavenaugh illustrates in his article how our world of advancing technology negatively affects the cognitive development of students in the 21st century. He presents evidence showing that while digital wallowing offer some selective cognitive benefits, however, there are numerous drawbacks showing that digital technology adversely impacts students cognitive functions by rewiring the way they read, learn, and think. He argues that the advancement of the digital age has various implications for teaching a traditional education to students who are gradually learning differently. His audience is geared towards educators and teachers, such as himself, to acknowledge this situation he is presenting about students in the 21st century. Cavenaugh provides evidence for the students that own a certain type of electronic device by conducting a survey of elementary, middle and high school students to support his claim that student use these excessively in liberal ways. In his survey, it indicates that 89% of high school students surveyed (Grades 9-12) and 73% of middle school students (Grades 6-8) used smartphones, whereas 66% of both groups had access to laptops . In Grades 3 to 5, more than half of the students owned smartphones, and 62% and 58% worked on laptops and tablets, respectively. Even more telling is the finding that in Grades K-2, 21% of children operated smartphones and 41% laptops and/or tablets. His results showed that the amount of time 8-18 year olds multitask with media increased by 120% over the past decade However, based on his data from his survey, he makes an assumption on the future of student uses in digital technology, which probably won't be true. This shows that he is biased. His motivation behind his research is that he notices the difference in student learning behaviors as an educator, and trying to inform other teachers about the problems that exist, so he is convincing them for re-approach the way they teach students and apply new material.
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