Title
Critical Thinking and the Techno Brain: How Electronic Media Consumption Impacts Students’ Critical Thinking Skills
Topic
Technology and Teaching, Innovative Teaching Strategies, Critical Thinking
Session Abstract
This paper addresses the ways in which deliberate focus and attention are necessary for second‐order critical thinking; presents findings from recent and relevant studies on the effects of media multi‐tasking on cognitive performance, attention, and distractibility; and outlines the ways in which the features of the "Techno Brain," a brain wired by constant multi‐tasking to respond quickly to constant interruption, task‐switching, and visual stimulation, may serve as impediments to critical thinking. The paper also considers the implications of electronic media consumption on student focus, attention, and critical thinking skills and offers pedagogical strategies to increase students' awareness of the cognitive and psychological effects of pervasive use of electronic media.
Location
Digs 114
Start Date
21-2-2014 2:20 PM
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Critical Thinking and the Techno Brain: How Electronic Media Consumption Impacts Students’ Critical Thinking Skills
Digs 114
This paper addresses the ways in which deliberate focus and attention are necessary for second‐order critical thinking; presents findings from recent and relevant studies on the effects of media multi‐tasking on cognitive performance, attention, and distractibility; and outlines the ways in which the features of the "Techno Brain," a brain wired by constant multi‐tasking to respond quickly to constant interruption, task‐switching, and visual stimulation, may serve as impediments to critical thinking. The paper also considers the implications of electronic media consumption on student focus, attention, and critical thinking skills and offers pedagogical strategies to increase students' awareness of the cognitive and psychological effects of pervasive use of electronic media.
