News tagged with academic progress

Poverty-related stress affects readiness for school

Stress in the lives of poor children is one cause of the early achievement gap in which children from low-income homes start school behind their more advantaged classmates.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Teenagers who feel like they don't fit in less likely to attend college, sociologist finds

(PhysOrg.com) -- High school students who feel they do not fit in are less likely to attend college -- particularly girls who are gay or obese -- according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin.

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created Apr 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Signals tells students how they're doing even before the test

This fall Purdue University has launched a first-of-its-kind computerized system that will track student academic progress and warn students in real-time if they need work in certain areas.

Technology / Software

created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Wild blue yonder: Engineers tackle challenges of hypersonic flight

(Phys.org) -- Aeronautical engineers believe hypersonic planes flying at seven to 15 times the speed of sound will someday change the face of air and space travel. That is, if they can master such flight's known unknowns.

Technology / Engineering

created May 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Inside a mathematical proof lies literature, says Stanford's Reviel Netz

Like novelists, mathematicians are creative authors. With diagrams, symbolism, metaphor, double entendre and elements of surprise, a good proof reads like a good story.

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created May 08, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Yahoo confirms misleading info on new CEO's resume

(AP) -- A disgruntled Yahoo shareholder questioned the qualifications and integrity of recently hired CEO Scott Thompson after exposing a misrepresentation about the executive's education.

Technology / Business

created May 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A-levels not equipping students with appropriate mathematical skills

New evidence shows that A-levels in a range of subjects fail to equip students with an appropriate level of mathematical skills.

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 4

Taking an innovative approach to battery design

You have to give Donald Sadoway points for style: Not many professors come to the last class of a semester dressed in black tie, decorate the table with linen and a vase of fresh roses, and toast their students ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study shows how much parents pay for college

While you’ve heard of the “mom and dad scholarship,” new research clears up some of the mystery about the number and scope of these grants given to today’s college students from their parents.

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created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New tool helps teachers use technology more effectively

A University of British Columbia researcher has piloted a tool to help elementary and secondary school science teachers get the most out of new classroom technologies.

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created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study: Female students wary of the engineering workplace

Why don’t more women enter the male-dominated profession of engineering? Some observers have speculated it may be due to the difficulties of balancing a demanding career with family life. Others have ...

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created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 23 | with audio podcast

3D structure opens new avenue for drug discovery

(PhysOrg.com) -- An international consortium has determined the structure of an important new drug target in complex with a synthetic molecule designed by our researchers, opening up new avenues for drug discovery.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

How to engineer intelligence

"Do we actually want machines to interact with humans in an emotional way? Will it be possible for them to interact with us?"

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 4


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