Nowadays, electronic gadgets have become so useful that it has become necessary for everyone to have at least one of them. It would be rare to find anyone who does not carry one of the gadgets.
Many schools have made it mandatory for students to carry one gadget. Recently, our school launched Intel Education Tablet for students which will help not only in IT classes but also in science, art & craft as well as Islamic and social studies.
But modern gadgets can affect the power to memorise too. At least that is what was revealed by a study conducted by Princeton University, a research university located in New Jersey.
During a lecture, a group of students were asked to take notes using pen and paper, while the remaining students used their laptops. Those who used pen and paper had less information but could remember almost everything they wrote. While the laptop users had written almost the whole lecture but could remember only little of their work.
It made me realise that still images leave a lasting impression on our mind, compared to videos as we can observe a lot while flipping through an album, while it is difficult to concentrate while watching videos.
The accessibility of the Internet through smart phones has made it easier to search information about anything, but teachers often suggest us to go through the textbooks as they give a detailed explanation which help memorise the info, unlike searching the Net which remains momentary.
Sometimes, I too feel like going back to nature. But won’t it disconnect me from other parts of the world?
I am perplexed! What do you think?
(Published in The Gulf Today on May 10, 2014)
i m perplexed 2................................
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