Centre Brain » Internet http://www.tyndale.ca/~asmith/blog A Centred Approach to Web Development and Life Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:00:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 New study finds no correlation between Facebook and lower grades http://www.tyndale.ca/~asmith/blog/2009/05/11/new-study-finds-no-correlation-between-facebook-and-lower-grades/ http://www.tyndale.ca/~asmith/blog/2009/05/11/new-study-finds-no-correlation-between-facebook-and-lower-grades/#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 13:51:36 +0000 Andy http://www.tyndale.ca/~asmith/blog/?p=236 Last month it was reported that research from Ohio State University found a link between Facebook use and lower grades among college students. In their attempt to replicate the results of that study, researchers from Illinois-based Northwestern University found no evidence of Facebook use correlating with diminished academic performance. An examination of 3 existing data sets uncovered no significant negative relationship between GPAs and Facebook use. One of the study’s co-authors says more research with more nuanced data is needed to better understand how using of social networking sites may relate to academic performance.

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Source: Academica Top 10 (May 11, 2009)
— http://www.academica.ca/node/7528

]]> http://www.tyndale.ca/~asmith/blog/2009/05/11/new-study-finds-no-correlation-between-facebook-and-lower-grades/feed/ 0 Research finds link between Facebook use and lower grades http://www.tyndale.ca/~asmith/blog/2009/04/14/link-between-facebook-use-and-lower-grades/ http://www.tyndale.ca/~asmith/blog/2009/04/14/link-between-facebook-use-and-lower-grades/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:59:45 +0000 Andy http://www.tyndale.ca/~asmith/blog/?p=233 Research finds link between Facebook use and lower grades: According to a new study from Ohio State University, college students with a Facebook account spend less time studying and have lower GPAs than students who are non-users. Researchers found that Facebook users in the study typically had GPAs between 3.0 and 3.5, while non-users had GPAs ranging from 3.5 to 4.0. Those with Facebook profiles said they averaged one to 5 hours a week studying, while those without accounts reported studying 11 to 15 hours per week. 79% of Facebook users participating in the study claimed the site did not have an impact on their academic performance. OSU Research News | Sunday Times

Source: Academica Top 10 (April 14, 2009)
— http://www.academica.ca/comment/reply/7333

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