Using electronic devices in the daily routine by the fifth graders
The paper presents the study ofcomputer load in the fifth-grade students during a day and a week. It was found out that about 90 % of children use computer in their everyday life, about half of them -daily. 14,2 % ofboys and 3,7 % ofgirls have no systematic contact with the computer. 67 % of children use computers for educational purposes. Boys spend more time at the computer than girls, both at the weekend and during the weekdays. In addition to computers, children use mobile phones and tablets. Internet resources were used by 96,1 % of fifth-graders, 41 % of which used it daily on weekdays and 70 % of children - at the weekend. Boys were more likely than girls to play Internet games (64,6 % versus 35,1 %), and girls were more likely than boys to use gadgets to get prepared for school studies (55,8 % versus 35,4 %). It was registered that excessive amount of time is spent on the Internet (up to two hours or more). Especially, that concerns boys (17,6 % during school days and 34 % at the weekend). Such hobby adversely changes daily regime of the students, increasing physical inactivity and leading to the reduction in the time spent on sleep and recreational activities.