The effect of technology on learner attention and achievement in the classroom
| Autor: | Garfield Bester, L. Brand |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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lcsh:LC8-6691
concentration Variables lcsh:Special aspects of education media_common.quotation_subject education achievement Context (language use) Academic achievement lcsh:Education (General) Technological literacy attention Education motivation technology Mathematics education Positive relationship achievement attention concentration motivation technology Statistical analysis lcsh:L7-991 Psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | South African Journal of Education, Volume: 33, Issue: 2, Pages: 1-15, Published: 2013 South African Journal of Education, Vol 33, Iss 2, Pp 1-15 (2013) South African Journal of Education; Vol 33, No 2 (2013) |
| ISSN: | 2076-3433 0256-0100 |
| DOI: | 10.15700/saje.v33n2a405 |
| Popis: | The objective of this investigation was to determine the effect of technology on attention and achievement within a classroom context, taking motivation and concentration into account as well. Lessons in Geography, English and Mathematics were presented to an experimental and a control group consisting of 23 and 22 Grade 8 learners, respectively. Technology was implemented for the experimental group but not for the control group. Significant differences were found between the average achievements of a group of learners, exposed to technology during a lesson, compared to a group not exposed to technology. Significant differences were also found between the average attention of a group of learners, exposed to technology during a lesson, compared to a group not exposed to technology. A high positive relationship was obtained between motivation and concentration and moderate to high positive correlations were obtained between attention, concentration and motivation, taken jointly as independent variables and achievement as the dependent variable. Keywords: achievement, attention, concentration, motivation, technology |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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