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The first major study showing that so-called brain games (such as 'Lumosity' and 'Brain Age') can have a positive effect on mental abilities has been completed by Learning and Teaching Scotland. The organization studied more than 600 students at 32 different schools for nine weeks, and the students used the 'Brain Age' game (for Wii and Nintendo DS) both at home and at school. Students played the game for 20 minutes at the beginning of each school day. Surprisingly, test scores not only rose, but skyrocketed, by an average of 50-percent. Students also finished the tests faster during the course of the experiment -- times dropped from from 18.5 minutes to 15.5 minutes.
Most encouraging of all, those students who started out with lower scores showed the most improvement, essentially leveling the playing field with their normally more academically successful classmates. Most students felt that their mental acuity had noticeably improved.
Guess that high subscription price for Lumosity isn't a complete waste. [From: BBC]
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Subscribe to commentsDouglasSep 27th 2008 11:54PM
I think the truly tech-saavy educational systems around the world will soon realize that brain games are an effective and relatively inexpensive way to raise student scores across the board. Global competition in the Information Age requires countries to step up to the plate and give their students as many advantages as they can. (Although the U.S., unfortunately, seems behind the curve in this regard.) Until their local educational system catches on, though, parents at least have the option of encouraging their children to play these games on their own. And regarding the expense, there are cheaper alternatives than the pay services. For example, there are a number of sites on the web where educational/brain games can be played for free, such as at Kaboose.com ( http://funschool.kaboose.com/ ) or the Brain Games Training page on my own website, http://www.memory-improvement-tips.com/brain-games.html . Just type "free educational games" or something similar into Google.
Hev E. KomponentsSep 28th 2008 12:26PM
oooh wait till i show my mom this ....