How Does Technology Affects Students Performance?

In modern society, technology has become the new medium in which our lives revolve upon. Unlike before the widespread use of the internet, information seems omnipresent; anyone can access almost any type of information they desire. This creates a dilemma for young students who are raised in this culture of immediate gratification, as they must navigate all of the distractions that are created to pull you away from the task at hand to cater to human instincts, and instead focus to use this tool primarily for academic subjects they often have no interest in. Unsurprisingly, technology has hurt students' performance in school, as they are seduced by the ability to escape boredom and the slow process that was previously required to gain a sense
As technology advances, tools for communication become increasingly available to each individual at any time, it is unreasonable to expect those who are not mature, to have the self-control to restrict themselves only to academic material. The most intrusive and addictive of these technologies appeals to the human instinct to communicate, as social media. Even at school, kids are able to text and Snap Chat their friends instead of listening to a lecture by a teacher discreetly to entertain themselves, which would have been obvious without the existence of cell phones. According to author Matt Richtel, there was a student would reportedly send up to 27,000 text messages a month. This addiction of social media is predicted to be increasing in those raised in the technological age, and those who are impacted by this phenomenon seem to be unable to focus on a single task. On the same
As stated in "Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction" by professor of economics Jacob L. Vigdor from Duke University, "when adults were not supervising computer use, children "are left to their own devices, and the impetus isn't to do homework but play around."" Indeed, as entertainment services become available on a digitized platform, unlike the pre-internet world where much of entertainment and socialization between children were limited by daylight, now there is a 24 hour access to the task such as YouTube videos and video games instead of the less desirable objective to tackle, like homework. However, technology also comes with promises along with its consequences, as with Vishal Singh, who was exposed to film making from exposure to online content. Similarly, the internet allows students and children around the world who are not exposed to different types of careers and opportunities to find goals which were previously unknown to be viable options. In this way, the new online infrastructure allows students around the world to find a passion, unlike their predecessors. Additionally, while being the most compelling distraction, on the other hand, it allows the sharing of information across the network allows the possibility of almost instant connection to all of the accumulated information by humanity. Students are able to gain knowledge on any