Showing posts with label Facebook users don't study. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Facebook users don't study. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

College Facebook users are STOO-pid



Well maybe not stupid, but they sure study less than students who aren't on Facebook.

A study of 219 students at Ohio State University, being presented at a conference this week, suggests a link between the social networking Web site and lower academic performance, though the reason isn't clear.

Students who said they used Facebook reported grade-point averages between 3.0 and 3.5, while those who don't use it said they average 3.5 to 4.0. Also, Facebook users said they studied one to five hours a week, vs. non-users' 11 hours or more.

Gee, do you think there might be a connection?