An increasing number of schools provide tablets and laptop computers for students to use in school, replacing books and other printed materials like exams and assignments. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this trend.

Educational institutions have increasingly made electronic gadgets available to their students for

learning

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learning, hence

hence

,

outdating

books and printed materials. While

this

trend promotes better learning outcomes by increased availability of a wide range of

information

, it could be a source of distraction to the students. Digital learning promotes better learning outcomes primarily by increased access to a wealth of

information

. When students are exposed to

this

, it reinforces what they are being taught in the classrooms, strengthens their knowledge base and makes them exceedingly vast in the field.

In addition

, with the help of these devices, the variety of

information

is being made readily accessible, as

electonic

of or relating to electronics; concerned with or using devices that operate on principles governing the behavior of electrons

electronic

gadgets are easier to carry around more than a pile of books. A recent study conducted in America, amongst adults who owned

at least one one

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at least one

electronic device or the other, showed that 90% of the population have ready access to their electronic devices especially their phones than hardcopy materials.

Therefore

, a plethora of

information

, readily available and accessible to students makes learning more convenient, faster and better for the students. One major drawback of

this

trend is its tendency to cause distractions. Since these devices make wide ranging

information

readily available and accessible, a considerable part of

this

wealth of

information

is pertaining to fun, thrill and entertainment, which are considered to be more pleasurable than studying. Since school age children do not have the strong will against distractions, they are often suckers for these. Distraction is estimated to be the leading cause of failure among high school students in the United States according to The Forbes editorial, 2016. In conclusion, digital learning is considered a positive development as it improves learning through vast

information

availability and convenience.

However

, a lot needs to be done to prevent the students from being distracted as

this

simply is counterproductive.