Adding gaming to the classroom boosts concentration, study finds

Children in the U.K. could soon be playing a lot more games at school.

A new study has found that turning learning into a computer gambling game — with elements of risk and reward — improves focus and stops people from getting distracted. Professor Paul Howard-Jones, an expert in neuroscience and education at the University of Bristol, now believes that the majority of lessons could include such games, reports the Times Educational Supplement.