Impact of Traditional Education and Tablet-Assisted Education on Students: A Comparative Analysis

Abstract

With the recent technological advances, there is a shift from traditional education to tablet-assisted learning environment. This study compares the problems experienced by students in traditional education and tablet-assisted educational activities. The impact of traditional education on students has been discussed by a comprehensive analysis of the literature. The findings showed that the physical discomforts due to tablet-use are intensively experienced at neck, upper back, lower back, and shoulder regions, which are very similar to those experienced in traditional education. Reading and writing activities have impact on the shoulders, upper back, and the left upper arm. The developed risk assessment model has shown that both educational and extracurricular activities result in significant risk factors of physical discomfort. Analysis of the muscular activity data implied that there were significant differences among muscle groups for each respondent, which validates and verifies our risk assessment model.

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Musculoskeletal Pain among Secondary School Students

“…Students having the intention to replace books with tablets suffer from significant (p < 0.1) NP as report models 1 and 2. However, this is in contrast to other studies indicating that many physical discomforts are associated with tablet use including MSP in many regions of the body (Calisir & Akdag, 2017;Kim et al, 2014;Lee et al, 2018;Uyal et al, 2017).…”

“…With the current technological developments, there is a change from old-style education to the tablet-assisted learning environment (Uyal et al, 2017). The e-book is defined as an electronic version of the printed book (Siegenthaler et al, 2010) or written work in a digital format which can be readable by using e-readers, personal computer or mobile phone or tablet (Annand, 2008;Kang et al, 2009).…”

“…Also, ebooks relief students from holding the heavy bags that may cause BP or spine bend (Embong et al, 2012). Other studies indicate many physical discomforts associated with tablet use including MSP in many regions of the body (Calisir & Akdag, 2017;Lee et al, 2018;Uyal et al, 2017).…”

“…College researches demonstrate that deeply overloaded backpacks containing textbooks can lead diverse back and health troubles (Embong, et al, 2012;Van Heerden & Van Belle, 2013). However, it seems that students are willing to experience this innovation, and they are naïve with respect to many physical discomforts associated with tablet use including MSP in many regions of the body (Calisir & Akdag, 2017;Kim et al 2014;Lee et al, 2018;Uyal et al, 2017). Carrying backpack relative to shoulder bag and handbag is associated with NP and SP asserting other investigations (Dianat et al, 2014;Freedman, 2009) and this may be due to the way and mode in which the backpack is carried (Candotti et al, 2012;Fernandes et al, 2008;Melo-Marins, 2015).…”