News tagged with academic development
UN, Brazil to host Internet debate on green planet
The United Nations and the Brazilian government are launching an Internet debate around 10 themes for a green planet to elicit suggestions from experts and the public for next month's Rio+20 summit.
May 18, 2012 |
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Academic inventors critical to American innovation
In an article published in Volume 13 Number 3 of Technology and Innovation, Proceedings of the National Academy of Inventors, Richard Maulsby, associate commissioner for innovation and development for the USPTO's Office of ...
Feb 22, 2012 |
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Foreign children take at least six years to learn the language used in school
There are now more and more foreign children in the classroom, and many of them speak a different language to that of their sociolinguistic environment. A study by the University of Gerona has assessed the ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 21, 2011 |
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In-country OB/GYN training programs contributed to retention of doctors in Ghana, study shows
Ghanaian Obstetrics and Gynecology residents say in-country training programs contributed to their decision to remain in their home country to practice medicine, new University of Michigan research shows.
Sep 30, 2010 |
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For 4-year-olds, interactions with teacher key to gains
Pre-kindergartners who spend much of their classroom day engaged in so-called free-choice play with little input from teachers make smaller gains in early language and math skills than children who receive input from teachers ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 15, 2010 |
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Game on? Video-game ownership may interfere with young boys' academic functioning
Parents of young boys may want to encourage moderation when it comes to their kids' video game habits. According to new findings in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, owning a vide ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 10, 2010 |
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Research Suggests New Approach to Using Assessment Results to Improve Classroom Instruction
(PhysOrg.com) -- Education researchers at the University of Arkansas have taken an important first step toward better understanding both formative assessment and how to get the information teachers need to ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 02, 2009 |
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Awareness of racism affects how children do socially and academically
Most children actively notice and think about race. A new study has found that children develop an awareness about racial stereotypes early, and that those biases can be damaging.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 13, 2009 |
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Baby Einstein Controversy: Professor Offers Healthy Language Learning Alternatives for Young Children
(PhysOrg.com) -- Baby Einstein videos have become a staple in many American households until recently when the Walt Disney Company decided to refund the product, acknowledging that these ever-popular videos were not intended ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 05, 2009 |
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