افاق للعلوم
Volume 10, Numéro 4, Pages 252-261
2025-09-21

Technology: A Way To Evolve Or A Problem To Resolve?

Authors : Ghaskil Abir Soundous .

Abstract

Today, technology has overruled the world and the digital revolution has changed every aspect of daily life including education. Researchers from different schools have become so worried about the kind of effects technology may generate; especially on the educational development of students. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the negative effects of technology on the current generation. As a start, this paper provides a general background about the previous and current studies/opinions of different researchers on the effects of technology on education. Secondly, it sheds light on the way technology has shaped critical thinking and affected communication skills. Finally, the paper discusses the negative effects of technology on the writing abilities of learners along with a concrete example from the department of English language at Batna 2 University, Algeria.

Keywords

Critical thinking ; Communication skills ; Technology ; Negative effects ; Writing abbilities