Possible Effects of Internet Use on Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Mills, Kathryn L.

doi:10.17645/mac.v4i3.516

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“…These popular fears are echoed by internet users who indicate that internet use has impaired their memory and concentration (Näsi & Koivusilta, ) and who feel stressed by the amount of information available online (i.e., experience “information overload”; Horrigan, ). That said, empirical research on the cognitive effects of internet‐based device and internet use has been inconclusive and yielded inconsistent outcomes (e.g., Orben & Przybyzki, ; see also reviews by K. L. Mills, ; Wilmer, Sherman, & Chein, ), and research with young children has rarely been conducted at all. Children are clearly capable of learning from internet‐based devices, just as they are capable of learning from books or television (see Troseth & Strouse, ).…”

Section: Effects On Cognitive Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Growing up with Google: How children's understanding and use of internet‐based devices relates to cognitive development

Danovitch

2019

Human Behav and Emerg Tech

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Children are increasingly exposed to devices that can access the internet, such as computers, smartphones, and tablets, beginning early in life. This review summarizes current evidence regarding the understanding and use of internet‐based devices among children from birth through age 8, while highlighting gaps in the literature and opportunities for future research. The first section describes children's access to internet‐based devices, and discusses the role that parents play in mediating children's access to internet‐based devices. The second section describes children's developing understanding of how internet‐based devices work and what they can do, and how capable children are of accessing information from the internet using these devices. The third section discusses potential implications of children's use of internet‐based devices for children's cognitive development, with an emphasis on the development of memory, metacognition, and exploration.

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Section: Effects On Cognitive Developmentmentioning

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Growing up with Google: How children's understanding and use of internet‐based devices relates to cognitive development

Danovitch

2019

Human Behav and Emerg Tech

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“…If digital competence is not purposefully and systematically developed, then technology is used for entertainment purposes in order to access information immediately to avoid cognitive load. However, studies have shown that the instant availability of information online can affect cognitive strategies [32][33][34]. There are studies that show that students' self-evaluation of their digital competence is higher than their actual digital competence [35][36][37].…”

Section: Technology-enhanced Learning In Higher Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sustainable Higher Education and Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL)

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The field of education is not immune to advances in sophisticated information and communication technology (ICT). Going beyond the ICT-hype, the objective of this paper is to examine to what extent and how technology-enhanced teaching and learning (TEL) can enhance teaching and learning and, hence, turn them into levers of sustainable socio-economic growth and development. To address these questions, a multidimensional survey was developed and distributed internationally to lecturers/professors active in the field of higher education. The initial point of departure for this study was consistent with the well-referenced in the literature thesis that TEL has profound value added in view of enhancing the teaching and learning process. Yet, as the outcomes of the survey underpinning the discussion in this paper suggest, there is much more is at stake than that. Indeed, it is argued that several conditions need to be fulfilled if technology is to serve as a benefit, and not an obstacle to teaching and learning, and thus boost the delivery of quality education. This paper outlines them.which suggests that an intrinsic, albeit contentious, link exists between education and the ICT industry. Considering that the objective of research is to expand our knowledge and understanding of the world around us and to make research findings usable to all stakeholders, the interesting question is whether and how the inroad of technology in the field of education is of value to our societies.Quality education is one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) approved at the United Nations (UN) forum in 2015 [10]. In an attempt to go beyond the success of the Millennium Development Goals, the SDGs put forth the imperative to "ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning" [10]. Quality education may be the key lever of sustainable development [9,11,12] around the world, i.e., including the developing and the developed world. In this view, the access to, the role, and the potential of the use of technology in teaching and learning become more than a slogan. Indeed, the definition of inclusive education [13] points out to the decisive role of technology-enhanced education vis-à-vis boosting technological innovativeness, strengthening the economy, enhancing awareness of environmental sustainability, and ultimately empowering people to secure their wellbeing. Undoubtedly, the inroad of technology in the field of education yields a great promise. As the use of ICT in classroom matures and so the debate on it, it is necessary to get back to basics, and going beyond the ICT-hype, to examine to what extent and how TEL can effectively add to teaching and learning, and, consequently, to the imperative of quality education and sustainable growth and development. To address these questions and concerns, a multidimensional international survey was run. The discussion in this paper draws from insights collected in this way and queries them. The reminder of the paper is structured as follows. Following a brief literat...

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“…Nor will it consider studies exploring the possible effects of radio frequency electromagnetic fields emitted from cellular devices on the human brain and its functioning (Zubko et al, 2016). There is also a growing body of work exploring how technology-related habits may be affecting the development of individuals’ social competencies and emotion reading, and this is yet another topic that has been tackled elsewhere (Brown, 2014; Misra et al, 2014; Uhls et al, 2014; George and Odgers, 2015; Mills, 2016) and to which we give little consideration.…”

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Smartphones and Cognition: A Review of Research Exploring the Links between Mobile Technology Habits and Cognitive Functioning

2017

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While smartphones and related mobile technologies are recognized as flexible and powerful tools that, when used prudently, can augment human cognition, there is also a growing perception that habitual involvement with these devices may have a negative and lasting impact on users’ ability to think, remember, pay attention, and regulate emotion. The present review considers an intensifying, though still limited, area of research exploring the potential cognitive impacts of smartphone-related habits, and seeks to determine in which domains of functioning there is accruing evidence of a significant relationship between smartphone technology and cognitive performance, and in which domains the scientific literature is not yet mature enough to endorse any firm conclusions. We focus our review primarily on three facets of cognition that are clearly implicated in public discourse regarding the impacts of mobile technology – attention, memory, and delay of gratification – and then consider evidence regarding the broader relationships between smartphone habits and everyday cognitive functioning. Along the way, we highlight compelling findings, discuss limitations with respect to empirical methodology and interpretation, and offer suggestions for how the field might progress toward a more coherent and robust area of scientific inquiry.

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Possible Effects of Internet Use on Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Cited by 62 publications

References 36 publications

Growing up with Google: How children's understanding and use of internet‐based devices relates to cognitive development

Growing up with Google: How children's understanding and use of internet‐based devices relates to cognitive development

Sustainable Higher Education and Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL)

Smartphones and Cognition: A Review of Research Exploring the Links between Mobile Technology Habits and Cognitive Functioning

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