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Report: 8th-grade students still lag in science
Eighth-graders in the U.S. are doing better in science than they were two years ago, but seven out of 10 still are not considered proficient, the federal government said Thursday.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 10, 2012 |
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Learning algebra too early may harm some students, study says
(Phys.org) -- Learning about all those x’s, y’s and quadratic equations too early in life may do more harm than good for some students, a new University of California, Davis, study says.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 13, 2012 |
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Getting in rhythm helps children grasp fractions, study finds
Tapping out a beat may help children learn difficult fraction concepts, according to new findings due to be published in the journal Educational Studies in Mathematics. An innovative curriculum uses rhythm ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 22, 2012 |
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Middle school boys who are reluctant readers value reading more after using e-readers: study
Middle school boys rated reading more valuable as an activity after two months of using an e-reader, according to a new study.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 22, 2012 |
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GRAIL returns first video from moon's far side
(PhysOrg.com) -- A camera aboard one of NASA's twin Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) lunar spacecraft has returned its first unique view of the far side of the moon. MoonKAM, or Moon Knowledge ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 01, 2012 |
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Technology, costs, lack of appeal slow e-textbook adoption
Textbooks are often a luxury for college senior Vatell Martin. The accounting major at Virginia State University got by in several courses with study groups and professors' lectures. "It's not that I didn't want to buy," ...
Jan 18, 2012 |
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US Supreme Court rejects Internet speech cases
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to take two cases involving three separate incidents involving free speech protection for public school students on the Internet.
Jan 17, 2012 |
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Study debunks myths about gender and math performance
A major study of recent international data on school mathematics performance casts doubt on some common assumptions about gender and math achievement — in particular, the idea that girls and women have less ability due ...
Dec 12, 2011 |
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ONR goes back to school to open new pathways into science education
Enlisting the aid of experts from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), a Maryland-based nonprofit rolled out a series of educational science competitions for area middle and high school students on Sept. 17.
Sep 23, 2011 |
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Bridging the gap between scientists and the public through communication
In recent years, more scientists have begun to realize that it's not enough to just do science. Researchers have to be able to explain their work in words that make the discoveries relevant and understandable ...
Jul 01, 2011 |
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