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Need for ICT Use in Classroom as a Response to Cognitive Style Change in Children
was first developed, while deep attention has not developed before a group
cooperation that would create a secure and danger-free environment. Given
the standard of our educational institutions, it seems that deep attention
is highly fostered, while hyper attention is being regarded as defective be-
haviour and not even being a cognitive mode (Hayles 2007).
As Hayles (2007) put it:
Whether the synaptic reconfigurations associated with hyper attention
are better or worse than those associated with deep attention cannot
be answered in the abstract. The riposte is obvious: Better for what?
A case can be made that hyper attention is more adaptive than deep
attention for many situations in contemporary developed societies.
In the light of rapidly changing environment irrevocably followed by a
change in cognitive style and most probably a change in the preferred form
of knowledge acquisition, the aim of this study was to explore the current
opinion of school children regarding several questions. The issues regarding
their fondness for school, the amount of time spent on their smartphone/PC
and their learning approach and need for changing the learning method.
Methodology
The research involved 172 pupils (aged 11 to 13) who attend the fifth and sixth
grade of elementary schools in Republic of Serbia. The study was conducted
in four elementary schools located in Belgrade (‘Stevan Dukić’), Paraćin (‘Ste-
van Jakovljević’), Sremska Mitrovica (‘Jovan Jovanović Zmaj’) and Zrenjanin
(‘Dr Jovan Cvijić’), respectively.
The dominating research methods included a theoretical content analysis
and descriptive scientific research method with a survey, as the selected data
collection instrument. A quantitative data analysis was conducted using the
SPSS for Window program. For the assessment of opinions and attitudes of
5th and 6th grade pupils, a questionnaire titled Comparative analysis of the
use of new technologies and learning methods was prepared. Questionnaires
were filled out anonymously. The research was carried out in December 2017.
The groups of pupils were heterogeneous with respect to their involvement
with specific learning method (NTC system of learning) and their grade. Ini-
tially, the children were grouped based on their grade and whether or not
they belonged to an experimental (NTC method of learning implemented by
teacher) or control group (no alternative methods of learning). For the pur-
poses of this study, a general group analysis was carried out, with compar-
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was first developed, while deep attention has not developed before a group
cooperation that would create a secure and danger-free environment. Given
the standard of our educational institutions, it seems that deep attention
is highly fostered, while hyper attention is being regarded as defective be-
haviour and not even being a cognitive mode (Hayles 2007).
As Hayles (2007) put it:
Whether the synaptic reconfigurations associated with hyper attention
are better or worse than those associated with deep attention cannot
be answered in the abstract. The riposte is obvious: Better for what?
A case can be made that hyper attention is more adaptive than deep
attention for many situations in contemporary developed societies.
In the light of rapidly changing environment irrevocably followed by a
change in cognitive style and most probably a change in the preferred form
of knowledge acquisition, the aim of this study was to explore the current
opinion of school children regarding several questions. The issues regarding
their fondness for school, the amount of time spent on their smartphone/PC
and their learning approach and need for changing the learning method.
Methodology
The research involved 172 pupils (aged 11 to 13) who attend the fifth and sixth
grade of elementary schools in Republic of Serbia. The study was conducted
in four elementary schools located in Belgrade (‘Stevan Dukić’), Paraćin (‘Ste-
van Jakovljević’), Sremska Mitrovica (‘Jovan Jovanović Zmaj’) and Zrenjanin
(‘Dr Jovan Cvijić’), respectively.
The dominating research methods included a theoretical content analysis
and descriptive scientific research method with a survey, as the selected data
collection instrument. A quantitative data analysis was conducted using the
SPSS for Window program. For the assessment of opinions and attitudes of
5th and 6th grade pupils, a questionnaire titled Comparative analysis of the
use of new technologies and learning methods was prepared. Questionnaires
were filled out anonymously. The research was carried out in December 2017.
The groups of pupils were heterogeneous with respect to their involvement
with specific learning method (NTC system of learning) and their grade. Ini-
tially, the children were grouped based on their grade and whether or not
they belonged to an experimental (NTC method of learning implemented by
teacher) or control group (no alternative methods of learning). For the pur-
poses of this study, a general group analysis was carried out, with compar-
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