Hypothesis
- Currently we are living in a digital age, that we have yet to fully see how it is effecting humans. Screens giving us access to the internet are everywhere in our pockets, homes, jobs, and schools. As students, we are tasked with using these screens for various projects in and outside of school. Not only are we using them in school, we use these screens for entertainment and various other things. My research covers the ground of what experts are calling “Too much screen time” and how it is effecting our lives.
Introduction
- How much time are students spending online and in-front of screens? An examination of the relationships among United States college students’ media use habits, need for cognition, and grade point average. Turner, J. S., & Croucher, S. M. (2014)
- Are students spending a lot of time online being affected? What Research Shows About Screen Time for Students. Ray, K. (2020)
- How are students using the internet. Fundamental Instructions to Enhance Learners’ Computer-Based Environmental Science. King-Dow Su, & Min-Yuan Chen. (2009)
How much time is too much time? (Literature review)
Internet affects
- Ray, K. (2020)
- Turner, J. S., & Croucher, S. M. (2014)
Is it useful in class settings
- Hinson, J., Distefano, C., & Daniel, C. (2003)
- King-Dow Su, & Min-Yuan Chen. (2009)
Methodology
- Students
- Figure out which students are spending a lot of time and online and which ones are not.
- Have both groups examine their internet usage and write it down. Examine these results.
- Find out what kind of effects come out from both groups and how it could relate.
Discussion
- What is an average online internet usage
- Test other group of students (different age)
- Larger sample size
- Weakness: All students must be trusted that they are being truthful
- Strength: A lot of new information on a new topic that is becoming more and more prevalent
- It is important to study as this is something almost everyone in this nation uses and is becoming a norm.