examiner.com 25 August 2014
A new study of sixth-graders who went without any kind of exposure to digital media for five days found them to be far superior at reading human emotions than other sixth-graders who had continuous exposure to digital media during the same time period, a new study indicates.
Researchers evaluated 51 students who lived together for five days at a science and nature camp in California that didn’t allow any digital media; another 54 students did not attend camp, but went to the same school as the other students. Only the students at the school had access to their electronic devices such as television, phones, and computers.
UCLA scientists found that sixth-graders who went five days with no access to mobile phones, television or other digital device were superior at reading human emotions than their peers at school.
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A new study of sixth-graders who went without any kind of exposure to digital media for five days found them to be far superior at reading human emotions than other sixth-graders who had continuous exposure to digital media during the same time period, a new study indicates.
Researchers evaluated 51 students who lived together for five days at a science and nature camp in California that didn’t allow any digital media; another 54 students did not attend camp, but went to the same school as the other students. Only the students at the school had access to their electronic devices such as television, phones, and computers.
UCLA scientists found that sixth-graders who went five days with no access to mobile phones, television or other digital device were superior at reading human emotions than their peers at school.