News tagged with classroom
Children with autism need to be taught in smaller groups, pilot study confirms
Since the 1970s, there has been much debate surrounding the fact that individuals with autism have difficulty in understanding speech in situations where there is background speech or noise.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 02, 2009 |
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Poor attention in kindergarten predicts lower high school test scores
As thousands of students nationwide prepare to leave high school, a UC Davis study appearing online today in the June issue of the medical journal Pediatrics shows a clear link between attention problems early in school — as ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 26, 2009 |
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U. of Missouri hopes to teach some iJournalism
(AP) -- Gadgets such as the Apple iPhone and the iPod Touch are mainstays on college campuses - largely for the devices' ability to help students escape the pressures of the classroom.
May 21, 2009 |
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Preschoolers' language development is partly tied to their classmates' language skills
Young children learn how to speak and understand language from the words parents speak at home and teachers speak in preschool. A new longitudinal study has found that their preschool classmates also play a part.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 15, 2009 |
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Should teachers be licensed on effectiveness or experience?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Michigan education officials are considering new standards for licensing teachers focusing more on effectiveness rather than years of educational and work experience. Are teachers ready?
Apr 15, 2009 |
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Teachers cutting paper usage; kids loving it
In some school classrooms, paper is becoming more of a relic than an educational staple.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Mar 30, 2009 |
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Unlocking mystery of the deep: Florida reef getting a road map
Equipped with floating GPS units, side scan sonar and waterproof paper, college students dove 25 feet down into an underwater classroom with a pioneering assignment: create a three-dimensional, interactive map of a reef.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 10, 2009 |
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All work and no play makes for troubling trend in early education
Parents and educators who favor traditional classroom-style learning over free, unstructured playtime in preschool and kindergarten may actually be stunting a child's development instead of enhancing it, according ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 12, 2009 |
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Teaching intangibles with technology
Teach students some facts, and they learn for one exam at a time. Teach students to think and they learn how to learn for the rest of their lives. Ambitious work from European and Israeli researchers is making it easier to ...
Jan 05, 2009 |
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