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Impact of Video Game Habits on Academic Achievement of Adolescents:A Review


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1 Department of Education, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, India
     

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Video gaming is the preferable leisure activity of the adolescent. Video games are designed to be entertaining, challenging and sometimes educational. By reviewing the previous studies the conclusions is drawn that there is a negative association between amount of video game play and school performance for children, adolescents and college students. The research results have indicated that video games can promote hand-eye coordination, visual scanning, auditory discrimination, spatial skills and problem solving skills. The results of the previous studies indicated that the video games influences academic dishonesty among children and adolescents. The strategies used in video games promote cheating behaviour in academics and business for problem solving.

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Video Game Habits, Academic Achievement, Adolescents.
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Lavleen Kaur
Department of Education, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, India

Abstract


Video gaming is the preferable leisure activity of the adolescent. Video games are designed to be entertaining, challenging and sometimes educational. By reviewing the previous studies the conclusions is drawn that there is a negative association between amount of video game play and school performance for children, adolescents and college students. The research results have indicated that video games can promote hand-eye coordination, visual scanning, auditory discrimination, spatial skills and problem solving skills. The results of the previous studies indicated that the video games influences academic dishonesty among children and adolescents. The strategies used in video games promote cheating behaviour in academics and business for problem solving.

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Video Game Habits, Academic Achievement, Adolescents.