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http://children.webmd.com/news/20090423/math-plus-chewing-gum-equals-better-grades?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Johnston and his team enlisted 108 eighth-grade students in four math classes, randomly assigning them to two groups: one group chewed Wrigley’s sugar-free gum during school, while doing homework, and also while taking a standardized test; students in the control group didn’t chew gum.
Johnston tells WebMD that students who chewed gum showed an increase in standardized math test scores after 14 weeks of chomping in class and while doing homework, compared to those who didn’t chew.
Gum chewing was associated with a 3% increase in standardized math scores, which Johnston terms small but still “statistically significant.”
The youngsters who chewed also had final math grades that were “significantly better” than those who didn’t chew, Johnston says.
The participants included 52 girls and 56 boys. The gum chewers reported chewing at least one stick of gum 86% of the time they were in math class and 36% of the time they were doing homework. Johnston says that chewing gum reduces stress and anxiety and increases arousal.
Design Thinker and Adventurist/Thrill-Seeker!
Design Thinker and Adventurist/Thrill-Seeker!
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