Using technology activates roughly the same pleasure circuits as class A drugs – but so do many other pleasurable activities: from exercise, to eating, to sex.
Recent media reports have claimed technology is as addictive “as cocaine”, but this is fear-mongering, writes Christopher Ferguson, professor of psychology at Stetson University. Are developing brains really safe from technology? Parents fear online gaming, which some believe leads on to gambling – a recognised addiction, not to mention excessive use of social media, porn and harmful content. UK teenagers are on their phones for about 18 hours a week – many for far longer – and much of that time is spent on social media. How we spend our time undoubtedly differs from the pre-internet era – just look across a crowded train to witness a sea of devices where once there might have been readers, knitters and even chatters.
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This year, the family of a 14-year-old girl who killed herself said images she had seen on Instagram were partly to blame, which has led the UK to consider a mandatory code of conduct for big tech companies. Rates of depression and suicide are undoubtedly rising – not only among young people – and this requires urgent attention, psychologists agree. In fact, devices could even lead to better wellbeing – although the research also noted small negative associations for people with high levels of engagement. One of the largest studies so far, which looked at more than 120,000 adolescents in the UK, reported no association between moderate levels of technology use and mental health. Technology is as likely as, say, eating potatoes to cause mental health problems.” “To be precise, 99.64 per cent of the differences in girls’ depression was due to something else. In fact, “digital media use accounted for less than 1 per cent of the differences in depressive symptoms among girls, and no association was found among boys,” says Odgers. She’s used to being accosted by angry parents since she pointed out research doesn’t definitively link use of mobile devices and social media to mental health problems in young people.Ī 2017 US study stirred widespread panic as reports declared adolescents spending more time on social media were more likely to report mental health issues. Our current objections may be based upon weak data. So too does the World Health Organization (WHO), which controversially classified “gaming disorder” as a disease in 2018.īy talking about addiction, we’re succumbing to “techno-panic”, say some psychologists – and many have publicly protested against WHO’s decision.Įvery age worries what its teens are up to – even comics and romance novels once sparked panic, says psychologist Candice Odgers, who’s researched technology use among young people.
The outcomes of this study have implications for designing an FC model and strategies for the practitioners.Does technology addiction really exist? And is it damaging us? Ask any parent whose adolescent child is chained to their device or obsessed by gaming into the small hours – and they’ll agree. The results are the same for the students who adopt surface learning approach. In terms of study process approach, the students in FC models who adopt deep learning approach scored significantly higher on achievement test than the students in control group while there is no significant difference between experimental groups. The results indicate that scores on academic success of students learning in structured FC model is significantly higher than the scores of the students in flexible-structured FC model and control group. A pre & post achievement test and a study process questionnaire were used to collect data. The study was conducted quasi-experimentally with 119 students. For the purpose of examining best practices in FC models, the present study was conducted to investigate the effects of structure in the FC models on academic success of the students who adopt deep and surface learning approaches. There is a wide range of the opinions and experiences on FC model and the model is still being tested by the researchers and practitioners. A growing body of research is concerned with the implications of Flipped Classroom (FC) model at higher education institutions.
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