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
There were, however, two exceptions -- newspaper reading and listening to music -- were actually linked to a positive academic performance.
"Most research on media use and academics has focused on adolescents, rather than new college students, or has only examined a few forms of media," said lead author Jennifer Walsh, of The Miriam Hospital Centre for Behavioural and Preventive Medicine.