Study: New Games Harm School Work

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A new study has been published that concludes that videogames can impact on kids' school work.

According to the study, young boys who receive their first console show no signs of improvement in reading or writing tests over a period of four months.

"For children without games, scores go up over time," said Robert Weis of Denison University in Ohio, co-author of the study. "For boys with games, scores remain relatively stable. You don't see the typical development in reading and writing."

The ESA responded, saying: "Can anyone be surprised that kids tend to play more with new videogames, or toys or bicycles, than with the older ones?"

Study: New Games Harm School Work | Edge Online