According to HSE researchers, men with a high 2D:4D ratio (i.e. those whose index finger is longer than their ring finger) tend to be better educated. These findings have been published in Personality and Individual Differences.
Social Sciences
Apr 21, 2017
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Discipline in schools has a greater impact and is more important to educational performance when compared to monetary investment, a new study from Macquarie University has found.
Social Sciences
Feb 21, 2017
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Australia's higher education system appeared to level the playing field in terms of academic achievement for students, regardless of their socio-economic status (SES) background, according to a new study.
Social Sciences
Dec 19, 2014
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Children's marks at school influence the likelihood of them abandoning their studies, but the effect varies according to their social background: among students with poor marks, those from a higher social class have more ...
Social Sciences
Jun 17, 2014
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New research led by the University of Notre Dame's Center for Research on Educational Opportunity (CREO) points a way forward to improve certain teacher performance evaluation systems.
Social Sciences
Feb 3, 2014
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Today's fourth and eighth graders are doing better than their predecessors in math and reading. But it's too early to start celebrating.
Social Sciences
Nov 7, 2013
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Dating violence in adolescence not only takes a physical and emotional toll on young women, it also leads to less education and lower earnings later in life, according to a first-of-its-kind study led by a Michigan State ...
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Aug 27, 2013
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Governments should invest in postgraduate school teacher education and primary-level specialist teachers in maths and science, according to a new green paper released today by the Melbourne Graduate School of Education.
Social Sciences
Jul 11, 2013
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Countries that have higher levels of corruption struggle to attract and retain skilled workers report the authors of a new study published in EMBO reports.
Economics & Business
May 17, 2013
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Australia has managed to improve equity in education, but that hasn't stopped it slipping on performance according to new research from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Social Sciences
Feb 13, 2013
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