THE EFFECT OF USING TECHNOLOGY IN PERFORMANCE AND ATTENTION OF STUDENTS AGED 13-14 YEARS

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to determine whether the use of technology affects the concentration and attention of students in learning, how it reflects on their performance in school and their achievements. Facing with many different studies showing the impact of excessive computer games or watching television has resulted in detrimental effect during the performance in school, while growing success in learning at school, whereas in other studies research have reached in conclusion that the use of different video games to children has resulted in the establishment of the rapid rate of reaction and eye-hand coordination, motor developing and removing the many problems in this area. The idea to research on how it affects the impact of these items to children in Kosovo, and the method of exercising this influence, is the purpose of this research. The sample used in this study consists of 275 respondents, the selection of which is done at random to students of six schools in the Municipality of Prishtina. The research contains the quantitative method - where data are collected through the application of questionnaires with adolescents aged 13-14 years. The results of this research show that students who use more technology lack of attention in teaching activity and lack of concentration to learning lessons, while their success in school partly lacks.