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by ujjjujjj 2319 days ago
There is a difference: Kids are really bad in learning from a screen and no one means with 'screen' a wikipedia article.

screen = tv with tons of ads, basic entertainment, simple mobile games with tons of ads etc.

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I think most people (parents) do not in fact distinguish between screen activities. In particular, games are bucketed into the same box as tv regardless of the game.

I'm not aware of any studies indicating learning something from a webpage is any less effective than learning it from a book. I'd be interested to see studies targeting that. Even more so if it had breakdowns by age