Study says teens who play video games do better at school

[kiska3]

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He analysed the academic results of more than 12,000 Australian 15-year-olds and compared it to their online habits which were also collected by PISA.

“Students who play online games almost every day score 15 points above the average in maths and 17 points above the average in science,” he said in a statement issued by the Melbourne university.

Prof Posso believes the problem solving aspect of gaming could help sharpen the cognitive abilities of students and provide them with a way to practice the skills they learned in the classroom.

 

 

Whilst every once in a while universities are releasing studies, this study has me interested, as there hasn't been a related study for maybe about 2 years. Australian university RMIT says that playing video games enhances cognitive abilities as long as the games themselves aren't violent, the professor has said that teachers should incorporate them into how they teach.

I at the moment do not really have an opinion, and this doesn't affect me much, but it would be interesting to see what might come out of this. Whilst the study says that using social media is a detriment to learning and might indicate that they are having trouble understanding the material and go on social media to socialise and ignore the more pressing issue. Now that might have an impact and we might see parents nagging teens to get off of facebook/twitter/etc and study.

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Journal: http://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/5586/1742

I will attempt to get a copy of that study from the journal that it is being published in.

 

Source:

http://www.news.com.au/technology/home-entertainment/gaming/australian-teens-who-game-perform-better-at-school-study-says/news-story/99185fc51e5bd3e83aa245ab0422f2a6

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-09/online-gaming-can-boost-school-scores/7703070

http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/gaming-could-make-teens-perform-better-school-study-n625501

http://www.wired.co.uk/article/playing-online-games-good-for-teens

Edited August 11, 2016 by kiska3

[Herman Mcpootis]

i play lots of games, but i could have sworn i was in the misfit class of the cohort, and getting Fs in maths and chemistry 

[Scruffy90]

I played video games heavily during highschool. Aced all my test, didn't care about anything else lol

[Slottr]

I'm in my last year of high school now, and honestly from what I've experienced so far is that doing good in school comes from motivation to do good. Played the same types of games up to now since the start and only just until last year I've started to care. Going from something like a 52 in maths to high 90's because I really want to get the awards and the advantages of universities and colleges.

[suicidalfranco]

played a lot back in HS, only studied in the 15 min bus trip in the morning, never repeated a class. Still feels good thinking about it even if my grades were average 

[VinsinityKT]

That is generally true with the males in my graduating class. They were enjoyed playing video games.

[raphidy]

Played with my friends in university, BF3/4. Stayed up late, then cram for exams. Ahh... good old days.

[DocSwag]

What I'm wondering is how it goes... Is it really that if you play video games you do better in school or does it go if you do good in school generally you play more video games?

 

I personally have a feeling it could be the latter, but I could be wrong.

[kiska3]

1 hour ago, Slottr said:

I'm in my last year of high school now, and honestly from what I've experienced so far is that doing good in school comes from motivation to do good. Played the same types of games up to now since the start and only just until last year I've started to care. Going from something like a 52 in maths to high 90's because I really want to get the awards and the advantages of universities and colleges.

Unfortunately for me getting into a good university doesn't just rely on yourself it also means that your class also has to do well, it didn't matter if you did well. e.g I did very well at Information Processes Technology, with a raw mark of 89. When I got scaled, I was scaled down to 54(27). Max scaled mark is 100(50). Max raw mark is 100. And the only reason why I was scaled so poorly was because my classmates didn't care and they did horribly. Even though I did not study for this subject and I went in with no preparation.

So basically in Australia, it doesn't matter if you do well, your classmates need to do well in order for you to get a good scaled mark.

Here is the year scale report: http://www.uac.edu.au/documents/atar/2015-ScalingReport.pdf

EDIT: Mistake for scaled mark. In brackets is the mistake

Edited August 9, 2016 by kiska3

[Stadin6]

3 minutes ago, kiska3 said:

Unfortunately for me getting into a good university doesn't just rely on yourself it also means that your class also has to do well, it didn't matter if you did well. e.g I did very well at Information Processes Technology, with a raw mark of 89. When I got scaled, I was scaled down to 27. Max scaled mark is 50. Max raw mark is 100. And the only reason why I was scaled so poorly was because my classmates didn't care and they did horribly. Even though I did not study for this subject and I went in with no preparation.

So basically in Australia, it doesn't matter if you do well, your classmates need to do well in order for you to get a good mark.

Here is the year scale report: http://www.uac.edu.au/documents/atar/2015-ScalingReport.pdf

What idiot thought that this was a good way to do things? I`m curious to what their reasoning was.

[Coaxialgamer]

Of course , it's always in moderation . While games do improve some things , playing so much that it disrupts sleep or studying is never good .

[kiska3]

1 minute ago, Stadin6 said:

What idiot thought that this was a good way to do things? I`m curious to what their reasoning was.

UAC:

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The scaling process is designed to encourage you to take courses for which you are best suited and which best prepare you for your future studies.

 

[kiska3]

1 minute ago, Coaxialgamer said:

Of course , it's always in moderation . While games do improve some things , playing so much that it disrupts sleep or studying is never good .

And I completely agree with that. I still have yet to find that study.  

 

[deviant88]

Playing video games doesnt fix Lazy it enhances it so no binge gaming wont get you better grades it helps your brain create more connections improving your logic and imagination.

[Memories4K]

I think this is just accidental, or poor, correlation.

 

I played video games in high schools, lots, and i did terribly until i decided to actually care about wanting to do well.

 

Video games didn't hold me back, mind you, but they were certainly not a factor at all in my later grades.

[4960X]

1 minute ago, Memories4K said:

I think this is just accidental, or poor, correlation.

 

I played video games in high schools, lots, and i did terribly until i decided to actually care about wanting to do well.

 

Video games didn't hold me back, mind you, but they were certainly not a factor at all in my later grades.

This. I spent all my time playing counter strike in HS and didn't do very well in school.

[samcool55]

Well people that game are people that aren't on the streets after school getting drunk or high.

So tbh it makes sense

 

And for me games helped a lot to give me good scores in english

[ADM-Ntek]

video games are the only reason i learned English i went from F to B in like 6 month. and that was without doing homework stopped doing that in 5th grade. i still don´t understand how someone can just sit down and learn i wouldn't even know what to do. 

[Prysin]

22 minutes ago, Memories4K said:

I think this is just accidental, or poor, correlation.

 

I played video games in high schools, lots, and i did terribly until i decided to actually care about wanting to do well.

 

Video games didn't hold me back, mind you, but they were certainly not a factor at all in my later grades.

it depends on the games you play.

 

FPS games, racing games -> no, not much

 

MMO's, RPGs, RTS -> yes, will help.

 

In the end, it all has to do with how the game stimulates functions in your brain. Logical thinking, analytical skills, mathematics, history, navigation and social skills all can be gained from games. Just depends what kinda games you play.

[The Benjamins]

 

[DXMember]

wasn't it like a year ago when a study said the exact opposite?

1 hour ago, The Benjamins said:

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lel, she looks like my math teacher from back in the days

 

watched the video - very interesting, but I'd advise for everything that is sacred to you regardless of your religion please... stay clear of publishers

[EdvardFrank]

I for some reason very few believe in it. Perhaps some developing programs and help in study, but not games that are mostly about fantasy and war.

[ThinkWithPortals]

3 hours ago, kiska3 said:

 

So basically in Australia, it doesn't matter if you do well, your classmates need to do well in order for you to get a good scaled mark.

That is possibly the stupidest system I have ever heard of.

[xentric]

During high school I played a lot of the classic and burning crusade WoW. At those times when I was playing the most, my GPA was the highest. Has soon has I started to be social and meeting girls my grades dropped.

[Doobeedoo]

Certainly it can improve some skills and all, cognitive, awareness, space, etc. no doubt, it did for me. I played ton of WoW back then pretty much entire free time with little sleep too. I still do, though even if I do long plays like before it won't disrupt me  Some people ruin their lives, no control, yet some play for same long length and have no problems as such. It's not for everyone, to play much that is.