News tagged with educational materials
Understanding basic concepts in spatial measurement
In a first or second grade classroom, a teacher asks students to take a ruler and measure (in inches) the length of a rectangular block. A student aligns the "0 inch" mark of the ruler with the end of the ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 01, 2012 |
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Texas Ed Board compromises on evolution materials
(AP) -- The Texas State Board of Education gave final approval to supplemental high school science materials on Friday, delivering a blow to the board's social conservatives after a brief flare-up over some ...
Jul 22, 2011 |
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Phage hunting students publish in PLoS ONE
(PhysOrg.com) -- Recently a research paper titled "Expanding the Diversity of Mycobacteriophages: Insights into Genome Architecture and Evolution" was published in PLoS ONE, a peer-reviewed online journal publis ...
Apr 25, 2011 |
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Making ideas harder to read may make them easier to retain
(PhysOrg.com) -- Publishing ideas in a hard-to-read typeface may make concepts harder to learn but easier to retain, according to a new study by researchers from Princeton University and Indiana University.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 29, 2010 |
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Telephone counseling increases daily servings of fruit, vegetables, study says
Combining telephone counseling calls with a daily written diet plan increases a person's success in improving fruit and vegetables consumption, according to research published in Preventive Medicine.
Apr 21, 2010 |
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Study examines how much is too much visual information when it comes to learning
(PhysOrg.com) -- It’s been said that a picture is worth a thousand words. But with advances in computer graphics capabilities, more recent cognitive theory related to multimedia learning suggests that very ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 27, 2009 |
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New research shows program effective in educating parents about prevention of shaken baby syndrome
New studies in the United States and Canada show that educational materials aimed at preventing shaken baby syndrome increased knowledge of new mothers about infant crying, the most common trigger for people abusing babies ...
Mar 02, 2009 |
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