Non-players generally score better than players on graduate attribute measures, though the difference is very small¶

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q2 i? When respondents were collapsed into players and non-players, non-players scored better on all measures of graduate attribute attainment, with statistically significant but very small differences. → Matthew Barr 2020

Evidence¶

Matthew Barr 2020¶

Matthew Barr. (2020). A cross-sectional study of video game play habits and graduate skills attainment. Research in Learning Technology. https://doi.org/10.25304/rlt.v28.2326

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Player-versus-non-player analysis (Table 3: 753 non-players, 1351 players) of the same survey. The article reports a CAS difference of 1.88 between players and non-players against standard deviations of 13.49 and 13.85, i.e. a very small absolute difference.

"It also highlights that players score less well on all measures of graduate attribute: this difference is real, as indicated by most of the associated p-values but is very small when absolute scores are compared to the standard deviation for each measure."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Existing extracurricular video game play habits show no significant relationship with graduate attribute attainment among higher education students
• Playing games in a variety of modes (local and online multiplayer; cooperative and team-based) is associated with higher adaptability and communication scores — related