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June 9, 2024
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June 7, 2024 Online education is effective for teaching complicated topics like quantum information science (QIS) to high school science educators, according to a new ...
May 22, 2024 Scientists have shown that problems regulating emotions -- which can manifest as depression, anxiety and explosive outbursts -- may be a core symptom of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ...
May 15, 2024 A new study has shown that repetitive practice not only is helpful in improving skills but also leads to profound changes in the brain's memory ...
May 14, 2024 The vast majority of people have an ongoing conversation with themselves, an inner voice, that plays an important role in their daily lives. But between 5-10 per cent of the population do not have the same experience of an inner voice, and they find ...
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June 6, 2024 New research has found that teachers may be attributing signs of age-related immaturity in children, to conditions such as ...
June 5, 2024 Training exercises designed to improve cognitive control in children do not make a significant difference to their ability to delay gratification or to their academic achievement, nor do they lead to ...
May 23, 2024 Children who were behind in their development at age 4-5 were almost three times as likely to have been out of education, employment, or training at ...
May 10, 2024 Employers are significantly more likely to offer job interviews and higher salaries to graduates with experience of artificial intelligence, according to new ...
May 9, 2024 A 'crazy idea' hatched during a walk in the woods and first tested by a high school student is now an innovative research tool used by scientists ...
May 6, 2024 Cybersecurity programs vary dramatically across the country, a review has found. The authors argue that program leaders should work with professional societies to make sure graduates are well trained ...
May 6, 2024 A new study among ninth-graders attending lower secondary school in Swedish-speaking areas of Finland identified four perfectionistic profiles with ...
May 3, 2024 A new study sheds light on the role that new and traditional media play in promoting and affecting character development, emotions, prosocial ...
May 3, 2024 A new study finds people who have nature-based experiences report better well-being and lower psychological distress than those who do not. Birdwatching in particular yielded promising results, with ...
Apr. 29, 2024 A new study shows that school entry requirements are linked to an increase in human papillomavirus (HPV) ...
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May 30, 2024 Cultivating creativity in schools is vital for a future driven by artificial intelligence (AI). But while teachers embrace creativity as an essential 21st century skill, a lack of valid and reliable ...
May 14, 2024 Adults spend an average of 59 times a day thinking about the future. This helps them to cope with upcoming challenges. But what do children ...
Apr. 29, 2024 Researchers tested a research-based intervention with English learners with math difficulty. The intervention proved to boost comprehension and help students synthesize and visualize information, ...
Apr. 24, 2024 A university professor has found a way to help students -- and himself -- power through long lecture classes: exercise breaks. A new study showed that five-minute exercise sessions during lectures ...
Apr. 24, 2024 A computer game helped upper secondary school students become better at distinguishing between reliable and misleading ...
Apr. 22, 2024 Normally, a person's pupils naturally widen (or dilate) in low-light environments to allow more light into the eye. However, in a new study, researchers reported that a person's pupils also ...
Apr. 22, 2024 Observers of Japanese early childhood education and care have pointed to the mindset of educators watching over and waiting on preschoolers as being an intriguing tendency. This mimamoru approach has ...
Apr. 17, 2024 Gender stereotypes mean that girls can be celebrated for their emotional openness and maturity in school, while boys are seen as likely to mask their emotional distress through silence or disruptive ...
Apr. 15, 2024 Managing problematic student behavior is one of the most persistent, challenging, and controversial issues facing schools today. Yet despite best intentions to build a more inclusive and ...
Apr. 10, 2024 As the centennial of the Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 approaches, a new study illustrates that the attitudes of Americans in Generation X toward evolution shifted as they ...
Apr. 9, 2024 More synchrony between parents and children may not always be better, new research has revealed. For the first time a new study looked at behavioral and brain-to-brain synchrony in 140 families with ...
Apr. 8, 2024 Researchers found that when the adult talked and played socially with a 5-month-old baby, the baby's brain activity particularly increased in regions responsible for attention -- and the level ...
Apr. 3, 2024 Forming a long-term recreational exercise habit as a young person has a beneficial impact on physical and mental health later in life, but some groups, such as females and academic high-achievers, ...
Apr. 3, 2024 A new study finds that universities scoring strongly on measures of sustainability are associated with innovation and economic growth in their surrounding communities. However, the study did not find ...
Apr. 2, 2024 Adolescents with high positive affect may have improved physical and mental health as adults, according to a new ...
Apr. 2, 2024 New screening tools in child health care are effective in identifying early language and communication difficulties in children. This is shown by two studies based on more than 6,000 ...
Mar. 28, 2024 School quality ratings significantly reflect the preparation of a school's students, not just the school's contribution to learning gains, according to new ...
Mar. 28, 2024 Neuroscientists have established in recent decades the idea that some of each day's experiences are converted by the brain into permanent memories during sleep the same night. Now, a new study ...
Mar. 25, 2024 Many parents recognize increasing mental health concerns among children, reflected by the 1 in 5 who say they're open to allowing a child to take a mental health ...
Mar. 25, 2024 Food insecurity among college students is associated with negative physical and mental health and lower academic performance and graduation rates. A recent research study investigates why over half ...
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- A University Lecture, With a Dash of Jumping Jacks
- Computer Game in School Made Students Better at Detecting Fake News
Monday, April 22, 2024
- Eye-Opener: Pupils Enlarge When People Focus on Tasks
- Japan's Premodern Concept of Nature at Root of Distinctive Mindset in Early Childhood Education
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
- Exercise Habits in Youth Create Better Health Outcomes for Some
- Are Universities Connected to Local Sustainability? A New Study Suggests Yes...and No.
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
- Increasing Positive Affect in Adolescence Could Lead to Improved Health and Well-Being in Adulthood
- Early Detection of Language Disorders Helps Children Obtain Right Interventions
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Monday, March 25, 2024
- 2 in 3 Parents Say Their Adolescent or Teen Worries About How Sick Days May Impact Grades
- Confusing Assistance Requirements Contribute to Food Insecurity Among College Students
- Teacher Effectiveness for Students With and Without Disabilities
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Monday, March 18, 2024
- Feeling Apathetic? There May Be Hope
- Landmark Study Shows That 'transcendent' Thinking May Grow Teens' Brains Over Time
Thursday, March 14, 2024
- Study of Long-Term Student Engagement Challenges 'one Great Teacher' Narrative of Education
- Lonely 12 Year-Olds Less Likely to Gain Employment in Adulthood
- Study Tracks Shifts in Student Mental Health During College
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
- Innovative Approaches for Addressing Difficult Topics in K-12 Schools
- Explicit Socioemotional Learning Can Have a Key Role in PE Lessons, Study Says
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Monday, March 11, 2024
- Happiness Can Be Learnt, but You Have to Work at It
- No, an Anti-Racist Program in Schools Didn't Stress out Kids, Study Finds
- 'Study Drugs' Set the Stage for Other Drug Use and Mental Health Decline
- Natural History Specimens Have Never Been So Accessible
Friday, March 8, 2024
- Small Class Sizes Not Better for Pupils' Grades or Resilience, Says Study
- Lack of Focus Doesn't Equal Lack of Intelligence -- It's Proof of an Intricate Brain
Thursday, March 7, 2024
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
- Airflow Dynamics Scrub Classroom Air
- Scientists CT Scanned Thousands of Natural History Specimens, Which You Can Access for Free
- Peer Pressure Susceptibility Lasts Into Adulthood
- Study Takes Wider View at Household Size, Children's Development
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
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Friday, March 1, 2024
- A Mental Process That Leads to Putting Off an Unpleasant Task
- Early Vocabulary Size Is Genetically Linked to ADHD, Literacy, and Cognition
Thursday, February 29, 2024
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
- Maths: Smart Learning Software Helps Children During Lockdowns -- And Beyond
- Long-Term Memory and Lack of Mental Images
Friday, February 23, 2024
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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
- Sleep Improves Ability to Recall Complex Events
- Teachers' Growth Mindset Appears More Important Than Warmth
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
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Wednesday, February 7, 2024
- Does Your Community Have a Personality Type?
- How Teachers Make Ethical Judgments When Using AI in the Classroom
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Monday, January 29, 2024
- How a Walk in Nature Restores Attention
- Education and Information Can Increase the Acceptance of Climate Policies
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
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- Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy Linked to Language Delays in Children
- Chronic Childhood Ear Infections Delay Language Development
Friday, December 22, 2023
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Monday, December 4, 2023
- Teaching Physics from the Din of Flying Discs
- Filling Data Gaps to Assess the Role of Education in Fertility Decline
- Botany Must Feature More Prominently on the School Curriculum to Promote Awareness of Climate Change, Study Warns
Friday, December 1, 2023
- Human Behavior Guided by Fast Changes in Dopamine Levels
- Why Reading Nursery Rhymes and Singing to Babies May Help Them to Learn Language
- Child-Centric Approach: Blueprint to Improve Communities
Thursday, November 30, 2023
- Unsafe Lead Levels in School Drinking Water: New Study IDs Building Risk Factors
- Climate: Why Disinformation Is So Persistent
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
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Monday, November 27, 2023
- Kids Who Feel Their Parents Are Less Reliable Take Fewer Risks Vital to Learning and Growth
- Extra Practice Blending Letter Sounds Helps Struggling Readers
Monday, November 20, 2023
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Tuesday, November 14, 2023
- Peer Educators Play Key Role in New Recipe Development and Testing
- How Teachers Would Handle Student Violence Against Educators
Monday, November 13, 2023
- Exhaustion Caused by Video Conferencing Demonstrated on a Neurophysiological Level
- New Heat Map Charts Unequal Civic Opportunity in the United States
Friday, November 10, 2023
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Monday, October 30, 2023
- Complex Data Becomes Easier to Interpret When Transformed Into Music
- High Engagement, High Return: The Secret to Student Success