Some Australian students are reportedly shunning Year 12 exams in favour of more favourable, and less stressful, pathways to finishing school. These reports come amid warnings of rising rates of anxiety and depression among ...
Social Sciences
May 14, 2019
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New research from King's College London finds that teacher assessments are equally as reliable as standardised exams at predicting educational success.
Education
May 13, 2019
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The youngest student ever admitted to Mexico's National Autonomous University wouldn't call himself a "genius."
Other
Aug 4, 2018
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Students perform less well in end-of-term exams if they are allowed access to an electronic device, such as a phone or tablet, for non-academic purposes in lectures, a new study in Educational Psychology finds.
Social Sciences
Jul 27, 2018
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For many students, essay tests are a source of dread and anxiety. But for professors, these tests provide an excellent way to assess a student's depth of knowledge and critical-thinking skills. At the American Physiological ...
Social Sciences
Jun 21, 2018
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Low-income students with advanced academic abilities are far less likely than their wealthier peers to have access to resources that would help them succeed, according to a new report co-authored by researchers from Johns ...
Social Sciences
Apr 5, 2018
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Male students tend to do better on high-stakes tests in biology courses, but it's not because they are better students. Gaps in performance change based on the stakes of the test. A new study published in PLOS ONE confirms ...
Social Sciences
Dec 28, 2017
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You have a big exam coming up. You've done everything you can possibly to do to prepare. You attended all your classes, took good notes, and studied often. You stayed up late the night before the exam, cramming every last ...
Social Sciences
Dec 7, 2017
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Mitzi is a longtime survivor of lymphoma. It's been five years since her last chemotherapy treatment, but she has been vomiting and her owners are afraid the cancer is back. Her stomach feels very weird – kind of doughy, ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 2, 2017
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Early intervention to maintain and raise expectations could increase the number of teenagers from less privileged backgrounds entering higher education, finds a new study by the UCL Institute of Education (IOE).
Social Sciences
Jun 22, 2017
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