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Does Computer Use Undermine Reading Skills?

A provocative new study suggests increased leisure use of computers by children leads to poorer reading ability. Swedish researchers said this effect is being played out in both Sweden and the United States. Monica Rosén, Ph.D., of the University of Gothenburg, analyzed differences between different countries over time in order to explain change in reading achievement [...]

By |2020-11-22T23:29:57+00:00May 24, 2011|Current Affairs|Comments Off on Does Computer Use Undermine Reading Skills?

A Lot of Gray Areas with Video Games and Kids

An expert on the effects of video games on children has a clear opinion on the topic — the subject is too complicated to be categorized in black and white terms. Dr. Douglas Gentile, an associate professor of psychology at Iowa State University, argues that there’s a vast grey area when considering the multiple dimensions [...]

By |2020-11-22T23:29:58+00:00May 23, 2011|Current Affairs|Comments Off on A Lot of Gray Areas with Video Games and Kids

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