Cambridge University study suggests that 14-year-olds who spend even an hour a day watching TV or online tumble behind peers [br]Teenagers who spend hours on screens during their free time,either watching TV, playing computer games or surfing the internet, and appear to achieve lower grades at GCSE,according to a study published on Friday.
Research from Cambridge University suggests that 14-year-olds who spend an hour a day on screens during their leisure time score nine fewer points at GCSE when the sum of their grades is calculated – the equivalent of dropping two grades from a B to a D. Two extra hours results in 18 fewer points at GCSE.
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Source: theguardian.com