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Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Short Message Service or SMS on mobile (phone) apparently can improve children's spelling ability.
According to a study in the UK, the use of sms can increase the level of literacy in children who are studying the basis for introducing the composition of words sms services to children outside of school time.
But the conclusion is still questionable because many see that as the children often use non-standard abbreviations and the language of 'slang' in sending the message then the trend will also happen when they do their school work.
However researchers from Conventry University, as quoted by the Telegraph, said there has been no evidence to suggest that access to the phones harmed reading skills of children, quite the contrary they can become more competent in spelling.
In his research on academics involved 114 children aged from nine to ten years, which is taking primary education in the Midlands region, England.
Children who are not accustomed to using a cell phone divided into two groups.
Children in the first group given each a cell phone used to send messages over the weekend and during school holidays. The test was conducted for ten weeks.
While the second group was not given specific behavior and a control or comparison group.
Meanwhile, the researchers gave a series of tests of reading, spelling, and phonology before and after the study. Ability to read and spell the children also was monitored every week.
Research published in the Journal of Computer Assisted Learnig, published next month, found evidence that 'there is significant contribution from the use of a short message to the spelling ability of children during the study.'
The study also showed that children who use mobile phones for ten weeks have a higher IQ level than that do not use the phone.
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