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The Influence of Smartphone Over-dependence on the Recall of Basic Mathematics among Mathematics Education Students in a Nigerian University
- Author(s):
- Joshua Abah (see profile) , Abel Okoh Agbo-Egwu, Paul Igber Anyagh
- Date:
- 2018
- Subject(s):
- Information technology, Digital media, Social psychology, Education, Higher, Mathematics, Memory--Study and teaching, Memory
- Item Type:
- Article
- Tag(s):
- Mathematics Education, Digital Amnesia, Memory Augmentation, Mathematics Prowess, Digital technologies, Higher education, Memory studies
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M69C6S06D
- Abstract:
- The results of the study reveal that processes of human memory are adapting to the advent of digital technology, with students displaying low recall of foundational facts and high impatience to quickly rush to the internet in quest of information previously memorized. The findings points to the fact that true mathematical prowess in the current age is only achievable through the conscious effort of the learner in internalizing basic mathematical concepts and regular practice of learnt facts.
- Notes:
- An unintended outcome of technology integration in mathematics education is the growing dependence among students on the internet as a source of information previously committed to memory. This study employs a simple survey to determine how the ubiquity of smart phones among mathematics education students influence their ability to recall basic mathematics concepts.
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- Published as:
- Journal article
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 5 years ago
- License:
- All-Rights-Granted
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