Found a strong relationship between use of Facebook and low notes
April 22, 2009 by
Filed under Lifestyle
University students who use Facebook very often spend less time studying and have lower student achievement for students who have not joined this network social. This was a pilot study at a university in the
This happens despite the fact that 75% of users of this network, to be consulted, say that the use of such sites does not interfere with their daily studies.
However, Dr. Aryn Karpinski, head of the research, says that “we can not say that the intensive use of Facebook, we condition to obtaining lower notes in exams, however we managed to verify that it exists a direct relationship between the two events.”
“We found a contradiction between the statements of students who claim that using these social networks do not compromise their studies and our findings where it is found that users are more intense under notes and invest less time in studying and performing tasks .
The expert explained that this study was relatively small, but nevertheless is one of the first to find a relationship between academic achievement and the use of social networks.
What we found is that typically Karpinski, the most intense users of Facebook notes were averages between 3.0 and 3.5 (on a maximum of 5), while those who did not use social networks used to have averages of between 3.5 and 4.0.
Additionally, users claimed more customary to consider an average of between 1 and 5 hours per week, however those who do not sail in social networks tend to look between 11 and 15 hours per week.
Karpinski study this issue and next to Adam Duberstein work being presented at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association.
The work focused on studying the behavior of 219 college students from Ohio State, and included 102 students and 117 postgraduate degree. 148 of the participants claimed to have account in Facebook.
Of course, this finding triggered a long series of discussions and hopefully, new studies to reveal actually happens with academic achievement and the applicant and use of social networks.
Dozens of mummies discovered in a necropolis in Egypt
April 22, 2009 by
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“The mission found dozens of mummies in 53 graves dug into the rock,” said Zahi Hawass to AFP.
“Four of the mummies date to the 22nd dynasty (931 to 725 BC) and are considered the most beautiful mummy ever discovered,” he added. Others date from the Middle Empire (2061-1786 BC), said.
Mummies, covered with linen, are well preserved.
The necropolis was discovered near the pyramid Ilahun in Fayum, south of Cairo.
According to Abdel Rahman Ayedi the team leader, also discovered a funerary chapel which probably functioned until the Roman era (30 BC to 337).
The team also found 15 painted masks, as well as amulets and pottery, as Zahi Hawass.
