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ACADEMIC/COGNITIVE PROS
AND CONS OF TECHNOLOGY

QUESTION

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Does technology affect our academics positively or negatively?

Cons

Digital Dementia-

Digital Dementia is a term for overuse of digital technology to the point where cognitive abilities breakdown. Some effects include: 

  • difficulty to concentrate

  • short attention span

  • memory span 

  • sleep deprivation

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Academic performance

Overusing technology can also lead to poor academic performance.

 

 

Pros-

Exercising the brain-

-Video games can be used to exercise the brain and improve its functions. Some functions of the brain include:

  • memory

  • spatial orientation

  • motor skills or coordination

  • information organization

 

Online Access-

-With computers and phones, we can access new research if the books at our local library don't have what we're looking for. 

- Schools also provide online courses to make it more convenient for the students. 

-With technology, we can chat with people around the world to learn their culture

and language.

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-A study by the University of Utrech found that GPA was slightly affected due to social media overuse. 

-67% of people around the world are connected to their screens. 

- A U.S. study found that people spend an average of 7 hours on their screens.

Click below for our stance.

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