SUTEDENTS ATTITUDES AND HABITS REGARDING MODERN TECHNOLOGIES

Novi „idoli“ koji utječu na oblikovanje mišljenja djece i adolescenata su nove tehnologije- Internet, mobiteli i društvene mreže. Cilj rada je istražiti utjecaj modernih tehnologija na djecu i adolescente, njihove stavove i navike u svezi modernih tehnologija. Istraživanje je provedeno metodom jednokratnog anketiranja pomoću anketnog upitnika, anonimno, na uzorku od ukupno 375 učenika u dobi od 10 – 17 godina od čega 220 ispitanika od petog do osmog razreda osnovnih škola i 155 ispitanika od prvog do trećeg razreda srednje škole. Rezultati su pokazali da učenici sebe percipiraju kao uspješne korisnike interneta koji svakodnevno koriste internet, najčešće s vlastitog mobitela ili kompjutora u kući za potrebe zabave ili komunikacije elektronskim putem. Učenici su povezani s brojnim društvenim mrežama , najzastupljeniji su Youtube i Instagram , najčešće motivirani osjećajem dosade. Većin a učenika smatra da je lakše ostvariti komunikaciju putem društvene mreže. Slobodno vrijeme ispunjeno modernim tehnologijama prakticira oko četvrtine učenika . Zaključak: oko polovice učenika ne može više zamisliti život bez modernih tehnologija, što implicira potrebu za edukacijom djece i adolescenata o korisnim i potencijalno štetnim učincima modernih tehnologija, ali i roditelja i nastavnika, kao i drugih stručnih djelatnika koji su uključeni u skrb za djecu i adolescente.New “idols” having impact on opinion formation of children and adolescents are new technologies Internet, mobile phones and social networks. The aim of this paper is to research the impact of modern technologies on children and adolescents, their attitudes and habits related to modern technologies. The research was carried out by a single survey method using a questionnaire survey anonymously on the total sample of 375 students at the age between 10 and 17 years, out of which 220 test persons were students of the fifth up to the eight grade in elementary schools and 155 t est persons from the first up to the third grade in high schools. The results suggested that students perceive themselves as successful Internet users who use the Internet on a daily basis most frequently on their mobile phones or computers in the house, for entertainment purposes or to communicate electronically. Students are connected by numerous social networks of which the YouTube and Instagram account for the biggest share; they are mostly driven by the feeling of boredom. Most students think it is easier to communicate by a social network. About a quarter of all students spend their free time engaged in modern technologies. Conclusion: about one half of the students cannot imagine the life without modern technologies any more, which implies a need for educating children and adolescents about useful and potentially harmful effects of modern technologies, also parents and teachers as well as other professional workers involved in care of children and adolescents