Scary article – one of those that mixes a little bit of truth with a lot of fiction to give the latter validity.
Pointless arguing in this forum – but will say this
The studies quoted above are Duh! – it’s like saying a bunch of people who had never done physical training performed worse than those that trained regularly and after doing some training the performed better than they did – the outcome is obvious. The question is
a) Is the result valuable in some way outside of academic interest
b) Is it possible to achieve the same result through other, more constructive means. In other words has electronic media cost us something to gain the same results. Are the results through electronic media superior to those that could be obtained through other means
c) Anything in moderation can be shown to have benefits – however, the very nature of the medium to keep a “student’s” attention is the very same factor that leads to excessive use and ultimately to the negative effects that many other studies have shown.
Coming from a technical background but living (by choice) in a technology void, it is unsettling to see the contrast between those who live inside the technology bubble and those without (or more constrained) – the boundary is extremely tangible. While those who make use of media on a regular basis exhibit small gains in certain areas – the losses are extreme and disturbing.
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Scary article – one of those that mixes a little bit of truth with a lot of fiction to give the latter validity.
Pointless arguing in this forum – but will say this
The studies quoted above are Duh! – it’s like saying a bunch of people who had never done physical training performed worse than those that trained regularly and after doing some training the performed better than they did – the outcome is obvious. The question is
a) Is the result valuable in some way outside of academic interest
b) Is it possible to achieve the same result through other, more constructive means. In other words has electronic media cost us something to gain the same results. Are the results through electronic media superior to those that could be obtained through other means
c) Anything in moderation can be shown to have benefits – however, the very nature of the medium to keep a “student’s” attention is the very same factor that leads to excessive use and ultimately to the negative effects that many other studies have shown.
Coming from a technical background but living (by choice) in a technology void, it is unsettling to see the contrast between those who live inside the technology bubble and those without (or more constrained) – the boundary is extremely tangible. While those who make use of media on a regular basis exhibit small gains in certain areas – the losses are extreme and disturbing.