News tagged with education data
New research shows that your looks, creditworthiness may go hand in hand
New research suggests that a person's appearance may play a role in whether they are deemed trustworthy by financial lenders. The study is summarized in a working paper by Jefferson Duarte at Rice University's ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Making a game of research
Tablet computers are being adopted by behavioural scientists at Norway's University of Stavanger (UiS) as a more efficient way of obtaining information from young children.
Mar 29, 2012 |
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Digital divide widens, research finds
(PhysOrg.com) -- The "digital divide" -- the gap in Internet access and usage due to socioeconomic factors -- is increasing, according to research published in the Communications of the Association for Information Systems.
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Jan 20, 2012 |
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Study shows suburban schools have worked to 'hoard' advantages
As suburban school districts have gained advantages over their urban counterparts, they have tenaciously clung to them, often at the expense of urban districts, a new study by University of Kansas researchers shows.
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Aug 17, 2011 |
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Children raised by gay couples show good progress through school: study
(PhysOrg.com) -- By mining data from the 2000 Census, sociologist Michael Rosenfeld figured out the rates at which kids raised by gay and straight couples repeated a grade during elementary or middle school. He found that ...
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Aug 31, 2010 |
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Structure more effective in high school science classes, study reveals
Self-led, self-structured inquiry may be the best method to train scientists at the college level and beyond, but it's not the ideal way for all high school students to prepare for college science.
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Mar 26, 2009 |
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Soybean rust PIPE: Past, present and future
A new, open-access article in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management describes the origin, function, successes, limitations, and future of the Soybean Rust Pest Information Platform for Extension and Education (PIPE).
Sep 08, 2011 |
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