Interaction of Young Adults' Information Technology Usage Habits and Cognitive Processes in Learning

Abstract

This article explores the relationship between young adults' information technology usage habits and cognitive processes in learning. The study reveals that information technologies have become an irreplaceable part of modern education, offering wide opportunities to access information and resources, thus promoting the learning of young adults. The article includes a larger research phase, the aim of which is to qualitatively analyze the impact of expert interviews on information technology usage habits on young adults' cognitive processes and to investigate what changes it can create in the learning process. The research questions are: What is the impact of information technology usage habits on cognitive processes in young adults? What changes in cognitive processes can the use of information technology in the learning/studying process create? Data was collected using semi-structured interviews using open-ended questions. At the end of the research stage, it was found that the use of information technology has both positive and negative consequences. The use of information technology in the learning process has changed the way knowledge is acquired and has made information quickly and easily available, however, the use of technology creates an illusion that a person is equally optimally able to distribute attention to several tasks at the same time, maintaining the same quality as concentrating on one task. Learning with the help of information technology reduces the field of visual perception of a person, under its influence a different attitude towards time and the pace of life arises, creating a feeling of lacking time. Various cognitive, emotional, and social disorders arise or intensify, which directly affect the well-being of young adults. The conclusions of the conducted research indicate the importance of the interaction of information technology usage habits and cognitive processes in the learning of young adults.