Is Google Making USupid? And The Deep Space Of Digital Reading Analysis
The topic of reading online has led to a myriad of studies with the purpose to determine how the internet affects a person’s ability to focus, retain information, or think. At the highschool, a study was conducted in order to determine whether or not easy access to information was more important than retention. The challenges and benefits of reading online are presented in the articles, Is Google Making Us Stupid? and The Deep Space of Digital Reading.
Carr (2008) and La Farge (2016), although presented in different ways, discussed the new modern form of reading. In Is Google Making Us Stupid?, Nicholas Carr (2008), centered his article on the issue of how the internet is changing the way people think. Carr (2008), the author of The Shallows and a writer for various magazines, promoted his argument using his own personal experiences, along with the use of others. Carr (2008) stated, “Research that once required days in the stacks or periodical rooms of libraries can now be done in minutes” (p.1). Although he understood the benefits of the internet, he focused his argument around the atrophy of his ability to think. La Farge (2016), in The Deep Space of Digital Reading, used a historical perspective to provide explanations for both the benefits and downfalls of reading on the internet. La Farge (2016), the novelist …show more content…
The gamut included a person who strongly agreed, two people who agreed, four people that remained neutral, three disagreed, and one strongly disagreed. To understand an individual's personal beliefs on the importance of retention was vital to this study. La Farge (2016) indicated that, “Studies have found that readers given text on a screen do worse on recall and comprehension tests than readers given the same text on paper” (p. 2). Students demonstrated that retention of information is still
Carr (2008) and La Farge (2016), although presented in different ways, discussed the new modern form of reading. In Is Google Making Us Stupid?, Nicholas Carr (2008), centered his article on the issue of how the internet is changing the way people think. Carr (2008), the author of The Shallows and a writer for various magazines, promoted his argument using his own personal experiences, along with the use of others. Carr (2008) stated, “Research that once required days in the stacks or periodical rooms of libraries can now be done in minutes” (p.1). Although he understood the benefits of the internet, he focused his argument around the atrophy of his ability to think. La Farge (2016), in The Deep Space of Digital Reading, used a historical perspective to provide explanations for both the benefits and downfalls of reading on the internet. La Farge (2016), the novelist …show more content…
The gamut included a person who strongly agreed, two people who agreed, four people that remained neutral, three disagreed, and one strongly disagreed. To understand an individual's personal beliefs on the importance of retention was vital to this study. La Farge (2016) indicated that, “Studies have found that readers given text on a screen do worse on recall and comprehension tests than readers given the same text on paper” (p. 2). Students demonstrated that retention of information is still