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04-13-2009, 10:26 PM
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#1 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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| Facebook Users Get Worse Grades in College
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Facebook users have lower overall grades than non-users, according to a survey of college students who also ironically said the social networking site does not interfere with studying.
That disconnect between perception and reality does not necessarily mean that Facebook leads to less studying and worse grades -- the grades association could be caused by something else. However, it does raise more questions about how students spend their time outside class on activities such as Facebook, part-time jobs and extracurricular activities.
"I'm just saying that there's some kind of relationship there, and there's many third variables that need to be studied," said Aryn Karpinski, an education researcher at Ohio State University.
Her study found that Facebook user GPAs were in the 3.0 to 3.5 range on average, compared to 3.5 to 4.0 for non-users. Facebook users also studied anywhere from one to five hours per week, compared to non-users who studied 11 to 15 or more hours per week.
However, Karpinski emphasized that correlation does not equal causation, meaning Facebook use might not be the culprit behind lower GPAs or less study time.
For instance, students who spend more time enjoying themselves rather than studying might tend to latch onto the nearest distraction, such as Facebook. Or students who use the social networking site might also spend more time on other non-studying activities such as sports or music.
The study did show that students who work more hours at jobs spend less time on Facebook, while students involved in more extracurricular activities were also more likely to use Facebook.
Such results may help Karpinski and other researchers better understand the profile of the average user on the popular social networking site. Early findings show that over 85 percent of undergrads use Facebook, compared to 52 percent of grad students.
Karpinski herself does not use Facebook, although her coauthor does. She expressed some bemusement over how quickly students rose to the defense of their online activities, even though she took care not to introduce a positive or negative bias into her survey questions.
"They're very territorial about their Facebook," Karpinski told LiveScience.
The research will be presented at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association on April 16.
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04-13-2009, 10:32 PM
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#2 | | DOES HE LOOK LIKE A BITCH?
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not surprised.
at all.
(don't reply with "That's what she said", because that'd make you look bad  )
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04-13-2009, 10:37 PM
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#3 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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bullshit.
i quit facebook and my marks dropped
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04-13-2009, 10:38 PM
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too bad theres no grade for social skills
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04-13-2009, 10:40 PM
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#5 | | I subscribe to the Revscene NWS thread(s)
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If you think facebook is bad, what about world of warcraft or halo? hahaha...
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04-13-2009, 10:45 PM
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#6 | | DOES HE LOOK LIKE A BITCH?
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^that's not the same because you'd actually have to make the effort to run the game.
most people are too lazy to do that when it comes time to study.
which is why I'm on REVScene or on Facebook, because all I have to do is click.
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04-13-2009, 11:08 PM
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#7 | | Chinese Guy, Swedish Rides
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Originally Posted by twitchyzero bullshit.
i quit facebook and my marks dropped
thanks to RS | QFT.  | |
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04-14-2009, 04:32 AM
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#8 | | I keep RS good
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Originally Posted by jigga250 too bad theres no grade for social skills | you mean "life skills"
Math: A+
English: A+
Bio: A+
Physics: A+
Chem: A+
History: A+
Life: F-
that's usually how it is. HAHA!
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04-14-2009, 04:57 AM
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#9 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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| http://blog.omio.com/industry-news/n...-phone-coming/
Nokia is going to launch the facebook cellphone, it will get worse  | |
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04-14-2009, 07:17 AM
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#10 | | Willing to sell a family member for a few minutes on RS
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04-14-2009, 08:43 AM
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#11 | | Chinese Guy, Swedish Rides
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That's a pic of the INQ1, you trollop, not a Nokia Facebook phone.
Only n00bs would think that a specific Facebook phone is needed lol
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04-14-2009, 02:10 PM
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#12 | | is best wrench
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wtf, that would be retarded to make a phone specifically for facebook, glad it isnt because i would seriously /facepalm
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04-14-2009, 02:21 PM
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#13 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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Originally Posted by Ulic Qel-Droma you mean "life skills"
Math: A+
English: A+
Bio: A+
Physics: A+
Chem: A+
History: A+
Life: F-
P.E.: F- (usually)
that's usually how it is. HAHA! | fixed
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04-15-2009, 02:41 AM
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#14 | | I answer every Emotion with an emoticon
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Originally Posted by +Kardboard+ Only n00bs would think that a specific Facebook phone is needed lol | World is mostly n00bs, I bet that shit would move a lot of units.
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04-15-2009, 06:40 AM
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#15 | | Chinese Guy, Swedish Rides
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Originally Posted by Nightwalker World is mostly n00bs, I bet that shit would move a lot of units. | True that. The INQ1 is as close to a Facebook dumbphone (cf. a real smartphone) that we have right now. It's all integrated into a bunch of social networks, eh? I wonder if it's selling well.
Facebook didn't ruin my grades. Back then... Facebook was pretty basic LOL | |
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04-15-2009, 06:43 AM
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#16 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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Originally Posted by twitchyzero bullshit.
i quit facebook and my marks dropped
thanks to RS | That was my first thought... "they didn't say anything about RS affecting grades".
Just do a search for "I'm in class right now"
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04-15-2009, 06:45 AM
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#17 | | Willing to sell a family member for a few minutes on RS
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