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Version 1.2 – Updated June 2023

Screen time

Overview

  • Influence: Screen time
  • Domain: Technology, School, and Out-of-School Strategies
  • Sub-Domain: Technology
  • Potential to Accelerate Student Achievement: Likely to have a negative impact
  • Influence Definition: The duration of screen time related to achievement.

Evidence

  • Number of meta-analyses: 1
  • Number of studies: 30
  • Number of students: 480,479
  • Number of effects: 30
  • Weighted mean effect size: -0.29
  • Robustness index: 2

Meta-Analyses

Meta-Analyses
Journal Title Author First Author's Country Article Name Year Published Variable Number of Studies Number of Students Number of Effects Effect Size
JAMA pediatrics Adelantado-Renau, Moliner-Urdiales, Cavero-Redondo, Beltran-Valls, Martinez-Vizcaino, & Alvarez-Bueno Spain Association between screen media use and academic performance among children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis 2019 Screen time 30 480,479 30 -0.29
TOTAL/AVERAGE 30 480,479 30 -0.29
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