Gaming may boost teens’ school results – Australian studySYDNEY: Playing online games may boost teenagers’ school results while spending time on social networks such as Facebook could do the opposite, according to an Australian study. Some 78 percent of the children in the sample used online social networks almost every day or every day. The study said it was possible that children who were already gifted in maths, science and reading were more likely to play online games. “Students who play online games almost every day score 15 points above the average in maths and 17 points above the average in science,” study author Alberto Posso said Tuesday. “Conversely, the analysis shows that those students who play online video games obtain higher scores on PISA tests, all other things being equal,” the study published in the International Journal of Communication said.

Source: Manila Times August 09, 2016 07:18 UTC