Thursday, May 04, 2006

Does Home Internet Access Improve Academic Achievement? | PBS

TeacherSource | learning.now . Does Home Internet Access Improve Academic Achievement? | PBS:

"Researchers noted that for the first six months of the study, Internet access appeared to have no effect on GPA. However, “Internet usage did predict GPA obtained after one year of home access.” This pattern continued through the end of the study, the researchers observing a correlation between home Internet access and higher grade points. They also correlated home access with higher standardized test scores in reading: “More time online was associated with higher reading comprehension and total reading scores.” They attributed these results to the text-heavy nature of Internet"

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