Computers a Boost to Young Minds, Study Finds

KingFishKingFish
edited June 2004 in Science & Tech
Preschool children who use a computer appear to develop better learning skills than peers who lack computer savvy, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
In a study of 122 children aged 3 to 5, those exposed to a home or school computer either alone or with someone else three to four times a week scored higher on tests that gauge school readiness and cognitive development than non-users, said the study published in the journal Pediatrics.
What about old, brittle minds?

Source: Yahoo

Comments

  • EgoShowcaseEgoShowcase North Carolina
    edited June 2004
    then my kid should get stright A's caus im goin to make her as big of a geek as i am
  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited June 2004
    KingFish wrote:
    Preschool children who use a computer appear to develop better learning skills than peers who lack computer savvy, U.S. researchers said on Monday.


    What about old, brittle minds?

    Source: Yahoo

    Do you mean yourself.;)
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    Preschool children who use a computer appear to develop better learning skills than peers who lack computer savvy, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

    Because:

    a) early exposure educational materials is probably what these young children were exposed with their computers, or

    b) parents who encourage their small children to use the computer are keeping them away from passive entertainment - TV (parents support active learning versus passive), or

    c) the mere activity of operating a computer is good excercise for the brain, or

    d) all of the above
  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    christopher (18 mos) manages to lock me out into a password screen each time he bangs on this machine. Every single time he gets to it.
    I cannot duplicate what he does nor can my admin at work ...I even started a thread here and nadda!
  • shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    windows + L ?
  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    shwaip wrote:
    windows + L ?
    LOL ...I wish ...no he doesn't log me out at all.
  • KingFishKingFish
    edited June 2004
    Yes, mm, exactly. :)

    KF
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