Comments on: Computers and Education http://www.ashokkarra.com/2007/09/computers-and-education/ On Poetry, Politics and Philosophy - A Sketch, An Intersection Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:46:39 +0000 hourly 1 By: Web Design Hull http://www.ashokkarra.com/2007/09/computers-and-education/comment-page-1/#comment-8942 Web Design Hull Sun, 17 Apr 2011 18:06:34 +0000 http://www.ashokkarra.com/?p=336#comment-8942 I believe one day soon you will not find a young person that doesn't use a computer for every piece of writing they do. I believe one day soon you will not find a young person that doesn’t use a computer for every piece of writing they do.
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]]> By: TJ http://www.ashokkarra.com/2007/09/computers-and-education/comment-page-1/#comment-6448 TJ Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:26:38 +0000 http://www.ashokkarra.com/?p=336#comment-6448 "most people I meet can look at the entries I decry and say "so what, looks good to me." This is anecdotal, obviously, but I can't help but think the Internet is contributing directly to this." I disagree. What the Internet does is reveal to us the fact that a large proportion of people cannot recognise valid arguments. It may be that fifty years ago exactly the same proportion of the population were incapable of recognising valid arguments, but without comment boxes this fact was not generally known. The Flynn effect is relevant here. The Flynn effect is the gradual increase in measured IQ over the past 100 years. I have read it suggested that the Flynn effect is partly caused by the increasing understanding of abstract concepts amongst the general population (e.g. the scientific method, logical argument). There also may be a selection bias at work here. If someone is stupid they are more likely to think their opinion matters when they are not justified in thinking it does. See also the Dunning-Kruger effect. So it could be that huge numbers of your readers are capable of recognising a valid argument but are also sufficiently humble in their understanding that they do not choose to comment. So there is a bias in comments generally towards idiot loud mouths. “most people I meet can look at the entries I decry and say “so what, looks good to me.” This is anecdotal, obviously, but I can’t help but think the Internet is contributing directly to this.”

I disagree. What the Internet does is reveal to us the fact that a large proportion of people cannot recognise valid arguments. It may be that fifty years ago exactly the same proportion of the population were incapable of recognising valid arguments, but without comment boxes this fact was not generally known.

The Flynn effect is relevant here. The Flynn effect is the gradual increase in measured IQ over the past 100 years. I have read it suggested that the Flynn effect is partly caused by the increasing understanding of abstract concepts amongst the general population (e.g. the scientific method, logical argument).

There also may be a selection bias at work here. If someone is stupid they are more likely to think their opinion matters when they are not justified in thinking it does. See also the Dunning-Kruger effect.

So it could be that huge numbers of your readers are capable of recognising a valid argument but are also sufficiently humble in their understanding that they do not choose to comment. So there is a bias in comments generally towards idiot loud mouths.
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]]> By: Josh http://www.ashokkarra.com/2007/09/computers-and-education/comment-page-1/#comment-261 Josh Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:09:00 +0000 http://www.ashokkarra.com/?p=336#comment-261 Ashok, please finish reading the "Diamond Age" as this is very real point that is made - the connection between education and technology. I think you will like the point and how it is portrayed. Ashok, please finish reading the “Diamond Age” as this is very real point that is made – the connection between education and technology. I think you will like the point and how it is portrayed.

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