The first question was, “How do you think technology can motivate you to learn more?” According to respondents, they believe that technology is a significant reason that attract students to pay more attention in the class because it offer more entertainment and can also reduce the feeling of boredom. For example, if lecturers utilize the technological devices such as projectors, media, and computers while lecturing their students, it seems that the number of people who attend the class has increased compared with lecturing without any visual aids. Moreover, one respondent stated that “Using technology such as calculator, cell phone, and computers can encourage her to solve more mathematical problems because it can free her from mathematical calculations” In this case, many people have a hard time doing a calculation because they do not like it, but with these technological devices it can engage them more to learn mathematics.
For the second question, “ Do you think technology can help you prepare for your future career? How?” According from respondents a majority of student said that there are lots of advantages that technology contribute to their future career. The first advantage is technology which is computer, offer a wide range of personality test and job qualification or even what major students need to study if they are planning to join particular career field. From what the respondents said technology help them in preparing for future career by create more opportunities to gather information of specific job easier. Not only provide essential information, but also offer solution or way to contract with target organization. Many students like to do personality test on the internet because it gives them a clear explanation on who they are and what job suit them the most. If there are not any technology available students today will not know what major they must attend in order to achieve their dream goal and future career. In addition, students mention that people in the previous generation do not have a chance to discover themselves soon enough so they might not be able to pursue their dream.
For the third question.” In your opinion what is the advantages of using technology?
According from the respondents, they said that technology help them learn or gather necessary information easier and faster. It gives a broad range of knowledge for example research proposal and the description on how to do it.Without technology we as a student will not be able to learn different methods beside from what teacher has taugh. The technology create more fun atmosphere to the classroom which the visual aid assist student to pay attention to the lecturer. Many claim that without technology they do not want to come to class due to the boringness of class itself.