This term, Year 7 and Year 8 Global Perspectives students have been investigating the impact of social media and device use on adolescents and the developing brain.
Throughout the unit, students have been developing their research skills. They constructed their own research questions, refined their information-gathering techniques, and conducted research to record their findings. As part of this process, students analysed survey data gathered from across Year 7 and 8 to examine how device use affects their wakeful hours. From this data, they extrapolated the proportion of time spent on social media.
Students also examined data regarding their peers’ relationships with their devices, including their propensity to be consumers versus producers of content. The results provided clear insights into local device habits.
This week, students completed the production of a short video to present their findings and deliver a motivational message encouraging positive change within the school and wider community.
Andrew Kingston, Global Perspectives