Centre Brain » Social Media 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

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