Playing Video Games = Learning? Shocking!! (except to those of us who have actually watched kids play video games)
From Playing Video Games Offers Learning Across Life Span, Say Studies
In one paper, Fordham University psychologist Fran C. Blumberg, PhD,
and Sabrina S. Ismailer, MSED, examined 122 fifth-, sixth- and
seventh-graders' problem-solving behavior while playing a video game
that they had never seen before to show that playing video games can
improve cognitive and perceptual skills.
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Findings from the student studies confirmed previous research on
effects of playing violent games: Those playing violent games were more
hostile, less forgiving and believed violence to be normal compared to
those who played nonviolent games. Players of "prosocial" games got
into fewer fights in school and were more helpful to other students.
Check out this article - Could Violent Video Games Reduce Rather Than Increase Violence? - for more information on this topic. It is highly debated and studies have been inconclusive; contrary to what this article implies.
Other studies involving students showed that those who played more
entertainment games did poorer in school and were at greater risk for
obesity.
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Filed under Learning Resources, Education | Comment (1)Alaska Cruise!!
Will and I went on a cruise to Alaska for our 10th anniversary. It has
been planned for quite a while now, and was just an amazing trip!
See the full post and beautiful pictures at http://www.unbridledlearning.com/wp/?p=957
Filed under Family | Comment (0)Catching up from summer part 1
Well, I have some pictures on this computer and some on another so I decided to do this in parts. I need to get caught up now that William started school again yesterday, football is in swing for William and Ben, and we will have lots of projects to post about soon. Hopefully.
See the full post at http://www.unbridledlearning.com/wp/?p=931
Filed under Homeschooling | Comment (0)Moving to unbridledlearning.com
I keep going back and forth about whether to keep this blog here or at unbridledlearning.com. I've been using both most recently, but since with my own wordpress install I have more features and flexibility I've decided to focus my energies there. If you are subscribed to this feed, change your subscription to http://www.unbridledlearning.com/wp/?feed\x3datom While you're at it, you may want to subscribe to my "Recommended Reading" feed at http://feeds.feedburner.com/UL-reading.
I will continue to post links here to the Unbridled Learning blog when new content appears (one of these days).
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