Date
5-2025
Document Type
Capstone Project (Open Access)
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Department
Liberal Studies
Major
Liberal Studies
First Advisor
Paoze Thao
Abstract
Becoming an educator in a post-Covid society results in many unknowns in regards to the socio-academic development of students. Specifically, the utilization of instructional technology in the classroom has become a centralized topic within educational settings over the past six years. Through research conducted from peer-reviewed journals, as well as surveys with fourteen educators and one hundred and fifty-one students, the result and findings revealed that, while there is a great divide over whether or not instructional technology is a net-positive or negative classroom asset, the use of technology in instruction impacts students’ socio-academic development with the overall consensus that it is more important how technology is implemented rather than if technology is implemented. Therefore, it is the job of teachers to utilize technology in a way that enhances the classroom environment for students, ultimately benefiting their socio-academic development during their primary and secondary school years.
Recommended Citation
Haines, Alivia L., "The Impacts of Instructional Technology on the Socio-Academic Development of K-12 Students" (2025). Capstone Projects and Master's Theses. 1954.
https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/caps_thes_all/1954