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Maybe achievementcoursedatafindingsgeneralglobeheadlineskidslowerpossibleproblemreflectionregularlyrelevantsamescoressettingtechnologythinguse playing online video games is not such a bad achievementcoursedatafindingsgeneralglobeheadlineskidslowerpossibleproblemreflectionregularlyrelevantsamescoressettingtechnologythinguse after all. A new study shows that teenagers who achievementcoursedatafindingsgeneralglobeheadlineskidslowerpossibleproblemreflectionregularlyrelevantsamescoressettingtechnologythinguse played games online improved their test scores at school. However, the achievementcoursedatafindingsgeneralglobeheadlineskidslowerpossibleproblemreflectionregularlyrelevantsamescoressettingtechnologythinguse study found that social media achievementcoursedatafindingsgeneralglobeheadlineskidslowerpossibleproblemreflectionregularlyrelevantsamescoressettingtechnologythinguse was damaging to exam results. The study was conducted by professor Alberto Posso at Australia's RMIT University. Researchers analysed achievementcoursedatafindingsgeneralglobeheadlineskidslowerpossibleproblemreflectionregularlyrelevantsamescoressettingtechnologythinguse on the online activities of more than 12,000 15-year-olds across the achievementcoursedatafindingsgeneralglobeheadlineskidslowerpossibleproblemreflectionregularlyrelevantsamescoressettingtechnologythinguse. It looked at their maths, reading and science achievementcoursedatafindingsgeneralglobeheadlineskidslowerpossibleproblemreflectionregularlyrelevantsamescoressettingtechnologythinguse. Professor Posso concluded that: "It is achievementcoursedatafindingsgeneralglobeheadlineskidslowerpossibleproblemreflectionregularlyrelevantsamescoressettingtechnologythinguse that a number of skills associated with online gaming correlate positively with achievementcoursedatafindingsgeneralglobeheadlineskidslowerpossibleproblemreflectionregularlyrelevantsamescoressettingtechnologythinguse knowledge and skills tests in maths, reading, and science."

Critics of the study suggest the achievementcoursedatafindingsgeneralglobeheadlineskidslowerpossibleproblemreflectionregularlyrelevantsamescoressettingtechnologythinguse may not be achievementcoursedatafindingsgeneralglobeheadlineskidslowerpossibleproblemreflectionregularlyrelevantsamescoressettingtechnologythinguse today as the games are now outdated. Education expert Nicola Johnson said: "I think achievementcoursedatafindingsgeneralglobeheadlineskidslowerpossibleproblemreflectionregularlyrelevantsamescoressettingtechnologythinguse practices move so quickly, even within a year….While [this study] should make achievementcoursedatafindingsgeneralglobeheadlineskidslowerpossibleproblemreflectionregularlyrelevantsamescoressettingtechnologythinguse, you have to say it's not really a achievementcoursedatafindingsgeneralglobeheadlineskidslowerpossibleproblemreflectionregularlyrelevantsamescoressettingtechnologythinguse of current practice." However, she did admit that children could learn useful skills while gaming. She said: "Many games involve a lot of strategising, achievementcoursedatafindingsgeneralglobeheadlineskidslowerpossibleproblemreflectionregularlyrelevantsamescoressettingtechnologythinguse solving, goal achievementcoursedatafindingsgeneralglobeheadlineskidslowerpossibleproblemreflectionregularlyrelevantsamescoressettingtechnologythinguse and regular practice in order to obtain more skills. That kind of mindset would of achievementcoursedatafindingsgeneralglobeheadlineskidslowerpossibleproblemreflectionregularlyrelevantsamescoressettingtechnologythinguse seemingly correspond with achievementcoursedatafindingsgeneralglobeheadlineskidslowerpossibleproblemreflectionregularlyrelevantsamescoressettingtechnologythinguse and learning." Conversely, the study found that students who used social media a lot scored 20 points achievementcoursedatafindingsgeneralglobeheadlineskidslowerpossibleproblemreflectionregularlyrelevantsamescoressettingtechnologythinguse on maths tests.