Access to technology for low-income and ethnic minority students will improve their academic abilities and achievements. Using technology in classrooms would allow students use different computer programs and even look up information on their phones. In a study performed by Qualcomm Incorporated, low-income students were given smart phones and “test scores increased 30%” because technology gave them “the access to information and the ability to collaborate with peers” (Barseghian). By having access to information, the minorities were able to improve their academic skills and test scores. This can not only improve the student’s individual test scores but also the school’s, states’, and countries’. According to Pew Research Center both ethnic
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According to Dr. Hollenbeck at Indiana University Southeast, technology positively affects minority students by increasing creativity, innovation, and problem solving (Hollenbeck. Hollenbeck). By improving these skills, minorities’ performance in the classroom improves because learn to think in new ways. It also helps minorities gain acceptance and improve self-esteem due to the positive environment to which they feel like they can contribute (Hollenbeck. Hollenbeck). Technology would also allow students to work at a slower or faster pace and allowing students to fully understand the material (Hollenbeck. Hollenbeck). However, according to Dr. Jim Taylor, a psychologist, text-only presentations resulted in better recall, understanding, and learning. And reading also developed skills such as critical thinking, problem solving and vocabulary (Taylor). Having technology would then hinder their academic skills due to lessened literacy skills which are frequently used. Also, technology has also been shown to change the wiring of children’s brains (DeLoatch); however, this is not necessarily a bad thing even though many see it as one. For example, internet search engines have caused students to become more skilled at remembering where to find information then remembering the information. But in today’s society, which is becoming even more technology based, the population is becoming more like this. Technology would give low-income and ethnic minority students individual skills that would help them prosper in the classroom and in daily life; however their literacy skills would be best developed using traditional learning. A blended learning system would allow for students to receive the individual benefits such as confidence and creativity while also improving their literacy and reading
According to Dr. Hollenbeck at Indiana University Southeast, technology positively affects minority students by increasing creativity, innovation, and problem solving (Hollenbeck. Hollenbeck). By improving these skills, minorities’ performance in the classroom improves because learn to think in new ways. It also helps minorities gain acceptance and improve self-esteem due to the positive environment to which they feel like they can contribute (Hollenbeck. Hollenbeck). Technology would also allow students to work at a slower or faster pace and allowing students to fully understand the material (Hollenbeck. Hollenbeck). However, according to Dr. Jim Taylor, a psychologist, text-only presentations resulted in better recall, understanding, and learning. And reading also developed skills such as critical thinking, problem solving and vocabulary (Taylor). Having technology would then hinder their academic skills due to lessened literacy skills which are frequently used. Also, technology has also been shown to change the wiring of children’s brains (DeLoatch); however, this is not necessarily a bad thing even though many see it as one. For example, internet search engines have caused students to become more skilled at remembering where to find information then remembering the information. But in today’s society, which is becoming even more technology based, the population is becoming more like this. Technology would give low-income and ethnic minority students individual skills that would help them prosper in the classroom and in daily life; however their literacy skills would be best developed using traditional learning. A blended learning system would allow for students to receive the individual benefits such as confidence and creativity while also improving their literacy and reading