Can Playing Video Games Make Your Child Think Faster?
We did this research to help us learn about whether playing games such as Guitar Hero, Dance Dance Revolution, or Rock Band could help children to become faster and more […]
Month: March 2012
Playing Smarter in the Classroom
Our team of researchers from LearningWorks for Kids and The University of Rhode Island Education Department conducted an evaluation of our school-based programming. This program, Playing Smarter, uses popular, […]
LW4K Research on Brain Training Games: Do they work?
In conjunction with the University of Rhode Island, LearningWorks for Kids conducted research on brain training games labeled as being effective for improving brain functioning. We did this research to examine whether popular brain-training […]
Creating a Healthy Play Diet and Child Development: Ages 6-9
Starting out around the age of 6, children begin the process of choosing the type of play that they are most interested in rather than having it dictated to them […]
Play Diet Recommendations: Ages 6-9
Between the ages of 6 and 9, children tend to focus on learning about games with rules, as it coincides with their overall need to learn about the cultural […]
