SMSes, online chatting affect student grades?
London: A US study has suggested children spending long time over texting on social networks and the internet do less well in the classroom.It found widespread use of media among students -- from texting to
The research -- one of the first to explore the effects of new media on academic outcomes -- found some teenage girls spend nearly half their day being engaged in some form of media use, particularly texting, music, the internet and social networking.
Researchers found media use, in general, was associated with lower grade point averages and other negative academic outcomes.