[net-gold] EDUCATION: K-12: STUDENTS : CHILDREN : COMPUTER : TIME : TESTS: University of Maryland Researcher Links Kids' Computer Use with Test Scores, Behavior
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- Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2010 07:53:03 -0400 (EDT)
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EDUCATION: K-12: STUDENTS :
CHILDREN :
COMPUTER :
TIME :
TESTS:
University of Maryland Researcher Links
Kids' Computer Use with Test Scores, Behavior
University of Maryland Researcher Links
Kids' Computer Use with Test Scores, Behavior
By Donna St. George
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2010/09/14/AR2010091407044.html
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http://tinyurl.com/24gh26v
A University of Maryland researcher has a message for parents who fret
about how much time their preteen children spend on computers: Worry not.
In what researchers describe as one of the first long-term looks at the
effects of media use during childhood, a study released Wednesday linked
hours at the computer with achievement test scores and behavior and found
little sign of harm for children ages 6 to 12 as they increased their
screen time over a six-year period.
Moreover, the study found benefits for girls and black boys.
"Generally, adolescent achievement and adjustment showed benefits from the
use of the computer, and it didn't have to be studying. It could be
playing games," said Sandra L. Hofferth, a family science professor and
director of the Maryland Population Research Center.
Hofferth's results, published in the journal Child Development, showed
that African American boys' reading scores improved by four points,
considered significant, as they increasingly logged more time on the
computer.
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Her research found that boys who increased their video game hours the most
over the six-year period also had the biggest increase in aggressive
behavior. Even so, she said, the increase was small for most children.
Some parents were not entirely soothed by the findings.
"It's a relief that it's not harming them academically, but that's only
part of the picture," said Mimsy Pangilinan, a Manassas mother of two.
"They never have an opportunity to be bored," she said. "Or know what
their own thoughts are, because there's not much time to be
introspective."
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