However, the study’s methodology cannot prove that playing video games were the cause of the improvement. It is possible that children who are gifted at maths, science and reading are more likely to play online games. Children who play online video games tend to do better in academic science, maths and reading tests, according to an analysis of data from over 12,000 high school students in Australia. The study found that students who played online games almost every day scored 15 points above average in maths and reading tests and 17 points above average in science. Posso, who published the research in the International Journal of Communication, said: “The analysis shows that those students who play online video games obtain higher scores on Pisa tests, all other things being equal.

Source: The Guardian August 08, 2016 13:52 UTC