Ohio State University doctoral candidate Aryn Karpinski has conducted the kind of statistical study that guarantees headlines, 20-second mentions on network and local newscasts, and lots of comments on tech news Web sites and blogs. She knew she was writing about a media-friendly topic, but she still confesses to receiving a crash-course in sudden news exposure. The name of her study: “A Description of Facebook Use and Academic Performance Among Undergraduate and Graduate Students.”
How do we know that these same students wouldn't just be doing something else besides study even if Facebook were not available? Solid, real conclusions cannot be drawn from this study. There are too many other variables - obvious and hidden - that can be a factor in grades and time spent studying. Are we to believe that not studying leading to bad grades is some sort of new phenomenon? Just something else for people to wring their hands over.....
Let's don't be naive. You know this must also happen to elementary and secondary students. I, for one, have a teenager who would live on the Internet if my wife and I allowed him to. Now, if he has friends over to the house, they usually split up and head back home so they can all get on the Internet TOGETHER and play. Wow! Things have changed!
While searching the web a few weeks ago, I did find a tool which appears to be putting the "earn" before "play." I found something called Pass2Play (Pass2Play.com) which looks like it makes kids do their homework to earn Internet time. Wow, I wish I had thought of that! Just as I had to earn money buy cutting neighbor's lawns to buy that bike, kids have to earn playtime by doing their homework. What a novel concept. :)
...all kids in grades K-12. Let's just face it, as parents today we are fighting and ever increasing battle trying to keep our kids off the Internet and focused on their studies. My son would live on the Internet if my wife and I allowed him to, even to the exclusion of going outside (most of his friends are now on the Internet and they socialize that way).
In my web searches, I did find a tool that might help combat this. I found something called Pass2Play (Pass2Play.com) which makes the students study before they play. Doesn't that get back to how we were taught...you must earn money for that bike, car or whatever was important to us? I'd like someone else to check out this Pass2Play and let me know if it is what I think it is.
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Study on Facebook and Grades Becomes Learning Experience for Researcher
Posted by: Renay San Miguel April 14, 2009 01:17 PMOhio State University doctoral candidate Aryn Karpinski has conducted the kind of statistical study that guarantees headlines, 20-second mentions on network and local newscasts, and lots of comments on tech news Web sites and blogs. She knew she was writing about a media-friendly topic, but she still confesses to receiving a crash-course in sudden news exposure. The name of her study: “A Description of Facebook Use and Academic Performance Among Undergraduate and Graduate Students.”
While searching the web a few weeks ago, I did find a tool which appears to be putting the "earn" before "play." I found something called Pass2Play (Pass2Play.com) which looks like it makes kids do their homework to earn Internet time. Wow, I wish I had thought of that! Just as I had to earn money buy cutting neighbor's lawns to buy that bike, kids have to earn playtime by doing their homework. What a novel concept. :)
In my web searches, I did find a tool that might help combat this. I found something called Pass2Play (Pass2Play.com) which makes the students study before they play. Doesn't that get back to how we were taught...you must earn money for that bike, car or whatever was important to us? I'd like someone else to check out this Pass2Play and let me know if it is what I think it is.