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CARIBBEAN STUDIES INTERNAL ASSESSMENT
Problem Statement: To what extent does modern technology
influence the educational achievement of Glenmuir High School six form
students?
NAME: ANISSA GEDDES
REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1000390818
TERRITORY: JAMAICA
YEAR: 2013
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The researcher would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who had lent their
assistance in order to make this research project a success. Firstly, the researcher must give
thanks to the almighty God for making this at all possible. A special thank you goes out to the
teacher, Mrs. Wolfe who has worked hard to make this project successful. Next this would not
have been possible without the cooperative assistance of the respondents to the questionnaires.
My heartfelt appreciation is sent to everyone who has worked to make this project a
realization.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLES PAGES
Introduction and Purpose of Research
Definition of Terms
Literature Review
Data Collection Source
Presentation of Findings
Analysis of Findings
Discussion of Findings
Limitations
Recommendations
Appendices
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER ONE
Problem Statement:
To what extent does modern technology influence the educational
achievement of Glenmuir High School six form students?
Sub-problems:
To discover the positive effects of the usage of modern technology on the students who
use it.
To find out the negative effects of using modern technology on the students exposed to
it over a period of time.
To investigate how the academic performance of the Glenmuir High students are
influenced by the technology they use.
BACKGROUND
This research is aimed at finding out how much the education of the six form students of
Glenmuir High school is influenced by the technology of the present society. There are two
hundred and thirty students who attend Glenmuir at the sixth form level. Many students if not
all students have daily access to technology such as computers, television, cell phones, radio,
etc. This has shown where the behavior of the students has become borderline obsessed with
these items. The students use these modern gadgets for the completion of assignments but they
use for social networking sites such as Facebook, twitter, etc. This has led to parents and
teachers complaining that while there are positive dimensions to technology, students’ behavior
have been affected negatively.
This topic of research was chosen because it would be beneficial for all students involved to
see an analysis of the dynamic that exist between student and the technological world. Perhaps
such a study could incite a need for a change in the negative abuse of the technological devices
students use. A new awareness could be brought forward in relation to this topic.
DELIMITATIONS
This research on the effect of technology on the education of Glenmuir sixth form students was executed on ten subjects (five boys and five girls) between the ages of seventeen and nineteenth on January 16, 2013.
DEFINITION OF KEY TERMS
Modern
Relating or belonging to the present period in history or of the latest, most advanced
kind or most advanced equipment and techniques available.
Technology
This is the study, the development and application of devices, machines and techniques
for manufacturing or productive processes.
Education
The imparting and acquiring of knowledge through teaching and learning, especially at
an institution or a school.
Technophile
A lover of new technology or computerization.
LITERATURE REVIEW
The relationship of students and their technological gadgets has been a hot topic for many
writers and child psychologists. One such writer/journalist of the New York Times, Matt
Richtel wrote about this in his article, “Technology changing how Students Learn, Teachers
Say.” The teachers complained that their students are distracted by technology and that they
have to work twice as hard to reach out to them in a fashion that is familiar to them and to keep
their attention. One teacher spoke of the ‘Wikipedia Syndrome’. This she explains is where
students have all the answers to their questions or assignments at the click of a mouse. This not
only gives rise to plagiarism but also serves an injustice to these students as they will not
remember the material. So then the assignment would have served no purpose the child’s
educational development.
In the book, “Young Children Continue to Reinvent Arithmetic – 2nd – Grade:
Implications of Piaget’s Theory” by Constance Kamii, Barbara Means and Leslie Joseph, the
authors praise these ingenious young minds for their use of technology to propel their
education. This book encourages the teachers to also use technology in the classrooms. Another
book that mirrors these ideas was “Teenagers and Technology” by Chris Davies, Rebecca
Eynon. This book covers the positives of the relationship of teens to technology especially the
Internet.
There are persons against the idea of students being so wrapped up in technology and
people who strongly believe that it is mostly beneficial to their lifestyles. The ultimate question
however is should students be locked off of technology, limited usage of it or should they be
allowed free range? While their students who flourish in the technological world, there still
remain the danger it poses for example the internet.
DATA COLLECTION SOURCE
In order to complete this research project the question “To what extent does modern
technology influence the educational achievement of Glenmuir High School six form students?”
will have to be thoroughly explored through the use of an applied research. This is the research
design used to test one’s hypothesis in real life actual situations. As such the opinions of actual
students will be used to arrive at a conclusion. This research will be descriptive in nature
meaning all the elements that will be discovered will be used to show connections between the
existing variables.
The sampling method that will be utilized by the researcher is known as stratified random
sampling where the target population of the Glenmuir High school was then broken down into
the subset of six form students and the ten actual targets were randomly selected from that. This
survey will stand to help the researcher make the eventual conclusions of this research.
The instrument of research that will be utilized is the questionnaire. This instrument will be
used as it provides a quick and efficient method of data collection. Also it allows numerical
information to be collected that can be easily sorted, summarized and analyzed. The ten
questionnaires will be issued on January 16, 2013.
The secondary sources where used by the researcher to gather information related to the
research, to gain a better understanding of the problem that is being investigated. The internet
and books will also be used in this research process. The sources contributed to the researcher
understanding of the problem in that they cite examples and gives enormous amount of details
to comprehend.
PRESENTATION OF FINDINGS
Technology students have access to
InternetComputerTelevisionCellphoneMP3
Figure 1.
70%
20%
10%
Students' Assess to the InternetHome School Library Internet Café Public Library
Figure 2.
Since recently
In the past year
A long time
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Time Span of Internet Access
Time Span of Internet Access
Figure 3.
Everyday Once a week Once a month0123456789
Frequency of the students' internet usage
Frequency of the students' internet usage
Figure 4.
Students who sped time at the li-brary reading books for assignment
YesNo
Figure 5.
Facebook Twitter Tagged None0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
FemalesMales
A. Females and males who participates in social networking
Figure 6.
40%
20%
40%
Grades of StudentsA Students B Students C Students Failing Student
Figure 7.
ANALYSIS OF FINDINGS
DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS
There are two sides to this debate on teenagers and their ability to balance their use of their
technological devices. Some like Chris Davies and Rebecca Eynon writers of the book,
“Teenagers and Technology” supports this. While others are against this for example Matt
Richtel and his article, “Technology changing how Students Learn, Teachers Say.” Parents and
child psychologists are still battling to find a plausible conclusion.
The book “Teenagers and Technology” is a proclamation stating that teens and their
technology have a singularly exceptional relationship. They have stated that the general public
only focuses on the negatives of this relationship such as excessive gaming and social
networking. Chris Davies and Rebecca Eynon have brought forward that these devices give
teenagers a special connection with the world; it spawns greater intelligence and makes for a
more advance future generation.
LIMITATIONS
The researcher found it difficult to avoid certain problems in this research process. Some of
these are:
The receiving of the questionnaires on time.
The analysis of the sat times vague answers on the questionnaire.
The loss of not returned questionnaires.
RECOMMENTATIONS
As a result of this project the researcher would like to recommend possible solutions to the
problems presented. They are:
Parents should make use of parental blocks; this will limit which websites minors
visit.
Allotted time should be given to students for study or assignments on their
technological gadgets.
Devices that are not needed should not be given to children hence they will not
have unnecessary distractions.
APPENDIX
QUESTIONAIRE
Hello, my name is Anissa Geddes. I am a 6B student who does the subject Caribbean
Studies. I am asking for but a few minutes to fill out this simple questionnaire for my Internal
Assessment (IA). Be aware this is completely confidential. Please fill out this questionnaire as
truthfully as possible. Thank You!
Gender: ( ) Female ( ) Male
1. Which of these technologies do you have available to you?
( ) Television ( ) Computer ( ) MP3 Player ( ) Internet ( ) Cell phone
2. Do you have ready access to the Internet at:
( ) Home ( ) School Library ( ) Public Library ( ) Internet CAFE
3. How long have you had Internet access?
( ) Since recently ( ) In the past year ( ) A long time
4. How often do you use the Internet?
( ) Once a day ( ) Once a week ( ) Once a month
5. Do you spend any time at the library reading books to complete assignments?
( ) Yes ( ) No
6. Are you apart of any of these social networking sites, if so tick:
( ) Facebook ( ) Twitter ( ) Tagged ( ) none
7. How long have you been social networking?
_____________________________________________________________
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8. How long do you spend on your favourite social networking website when you visit?
____________________________________________________________
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9. How well do you perform academically in school; are you a:
( ) A Student ( ) B Student ( ) C Student ( ) Failing Student
10. Do you believe your technological devices influence your academic performance?
______________________________________________________________
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